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Holiday Gift Guide
I figured I’d do something a little bit different this year since I have several jewelry items in the etsy shop, and they all need good homes! First, a note about items in my etsy shop. I actually started my etsy shop when a friend who lives overseas asked me…
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Hand Forging vs. CAD and Cast
I feel like the topic of different ways to manufacture jewelry has been coming up more and more lately in email conversations with clients, so I figured I’d write a little bit about it. *Please note, I’m not going to discuss die struck jewelry in this post! I think it’s…
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Ombré du Soleil
They just wanted to be made. – Elle I had posted these on instagram the other day, just a small macro shot, and immediately got requests to see more. Well, the thing about that is that these are ridiculously difficult to photograph for one simple fact – they are huge.…
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Market Watch: Spinel
Today’s blog will be short. I have a huge queue of projects lined up that need my attention, and never enough time to do everything I want to do (hint hint: GIA GG). Over the years I have gained a reputation for being someone who loves spinel. It’s true, I…
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TGP: Year Two
A lot has happened over the last year, and certainly in the last two! On a more personal note, I have moved from just outside of the Mojave desert where water is scarce to a 1800s farmhouse in the middle of thousands of acres of the incredible rolling hills of…
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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…
The Gemstone Project 