Category: My Jewelry Line
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2019 Updates to Policies
I realize that I’ve been terrible about updating the page for the past year, and I’m hoping that things will start to turn around shortly. I wanted to post an update that there will be changes made to the following policies that will take place at 12:01am January 1, 2019.…
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Updates and an Announcement
I feel like it’s been a while since I blogged. And there are a lot of good reasons for that. But I’ll get to that in a bit. I recently nabbed a trio of gray spinel asschers. I’m thinking about making a three stone with them, if they match well enough…
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Gem Blast: Holiday Edition
It has been a crazy week, with a family birthday plus Thanksgiving and then ten completed projects when I was expecting 5, plus a bunch of gems. I have more on the way, and with the holidays gearing up, things are just bound to get crazier! So this week, I’m…
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Gem Blast: Vivant Earrings
If you follow me on social media, you’ve seen these earrings before. They have been all over Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat. Inspired by the Vivant necklace, I got the idea when I found these incredible step cut cushion Mahenge spinels, and had to put them together. I then paired them…
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A Diamond Papillon
The Papillon was my first official foray into creating a stock jewelry line. I spent so many hours agonizing over slight details and figuring out the best way to make those details come together in a cohesive manner. The Papillon was the result and I am still quite proud of…
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What’s in a Name?
What’s in a name? I get a lot of questions about why I name jewelry what I do, so I thought I should explain a bit more as to how I came to the defining theme in the names of my collection. Vivant – Vivacious I feel like so many…
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Designing Accolade
I have had a rough week, first I burned my hand while using a heat gun (remodeling) and then when I went to go to bed on Friday night, I thought it felt a bit cold…it was 60 in our house instead of the usual downright tropical 70. Turns out…
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Miscellaneous Updates
Just a quick update this week, New Years is coming up soon (where did this year go?), and getting my new office/studio together is taking up way more time than I planned on. My wonderful Angie Crabtree “Elle” print was finally framed, and it’s waiting for it’s new spot to be…
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Overthinking
I have one particular client-friend who will tell you just how much I overthink pieces. She has listened to me, more than once, go on and on and on about how much time I put into designs, and how ridiculous all of the thought I put in before I even…
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Evaluating a Fancy Colored Sapphire
Before I get to the topic for today, I wanted to bring up the actual inspiration behind last week’s gallery post, since it was just completed by my co-collaborator, David Klass. The client had come to be a few months ago about something completely unrelated, and we kept talking about her…
The Gemstone Project 