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pink and white agate ring – bespoke statement ring

My lovely client Emma chose this amazing drusy cabochon to be made into this pink and white agate ring. The stone gets the amazing colour through treatment. I usually prefer natural stones, but sometimes a treated stone is just too good to pass up!The ring is a huge one at nearly 5 cm long. It makes a great statement piece, but is comfortable enough for daily wear. The stone sits on top of the finger, but allows full movement of the finger below. I love to wear huge rings, and I take them off only if it gets very hot or if I’m doing something quite manual, like building another ring! You can read more about wearing my rings here.

Emma has a number of gorgeous Silver Forge pieces, including this pink and white agate ring. Check out her charoite ring; her shattuckite ring and her haematite ring. Fabulous! It’s always lovely when she drops by to browse my gemstones and have a chat. Thanks for visiting, Emma!

Textured Rectangle Sterling Silver Ring

My lovely bestie asked me to make this ring for her husband for his birthday.

The three textured bands represent herself and their two children.

The bands turned out a little bit off kilter, which is a nice organic touch – humans are never perfect, after all!

Domed Silver Ring

I made this ring for my gorgeous friend Kelly for her birthday.

Love you Kel!

Faceted Aquamarine Ring

My lovely client Natasha previously had me make her and her partner new wedding rings, set with lemon quartz.

A friend of Natasha’s admired those rings so much, so Natasha had me create a similar ring for her!

What a lovely friend to have!

sodalite, malachite and silver gum-leaf earrings

There’s a nod to the sky and the sea and the forest in these sodalite, malachite, and silver gum-leaf earrings I created last year for my client George.

As part of the design process, I sent George some pictures of combinations of different gemstones from my available gemstone collection. He chose sodalite and malachite as a lovely combo. We added the gum-leaves for a lovely subtle nature themed earring. George thought they looked great, and they went off to a new home overseas. I’m always so happy when my clients like the pieces I’ve made. It’s always exciting when they’re headed off to various corners of the globe. I have made some well travelled jewels!

eudialyte and silver pendant – handmade in brisbane

This eudialyte and silver pendant came about because Vera came to my workshop and browsed through my gemstone collection. There were a lot of choices, but Vera finally narrowed it down and chose two eudialyte stones for me to create with – one for her, and one for her partner. Vera’s piece is the eudialyte and silver cuff you can see more of here.

Her partner’s piece is this eudialyte and silver pendant. It’s a whoppingly big cabochon, great for a larger person! Eudialyte is a lovely stone and you can read more about it here.

Vera was very happy with the end result, and so was I. I think these pieces make a beautiful matched pair. I wish Vera every happiness for the future!

Mount Eliza Art and Design Show – 2017

I was pleased to be invited to participate in the 2017 Mount Eliza Art and Design Show, and I mailed a large box of goodies down to Victoria, including pieces from my Spirals collection.

I also sent down a selection of earrings, including various pairs of my popular bubble earrings.

I also sent some large bubble hoop earrings like these ones. These larger earrings are not yet available in my shop, but if you’d like a pair get in touch and I can let you know what colours I have still available.

It’s always a pleasure to have my work on show around the place, so a big thanks to the Mt Eliza Design and Arts Show team for all their efforts!

Citrine and Aquamarine Ascot Pins

My lovely client Natasha asked me to create two ascot pins, one for a friend to wear at his wedding and the other for his partner to wear.

It was the first time I’d really encountered ascot pins I have to say, so there was a bit of a learning curve involved.

I’m pretty sure they were the best dressed guys at the wedding though!

Eudialyte Cuff Bangle

Vera came to my workshop and browsed through my gemstone collection, choosing two eudialyte stones for me to create with – one for her, and one for her partner.

This cuff is for Vera. She wanted some subtle detail if I thought it would suit the stone.

Vera was very happy with the end result, and so was I!

Silver Initial Pendant

My lovely client Talitha requested an initial pendant to give to a friend whose name begins with J.

Simple and sweet!

Thanks as always, Lithy.

the silver forge

jewellery handcrafted by ruthie gray