Tag: beautiful
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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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Engaged: 3 Stone Spinel
Sometimes the best projects are the most terrifying. Warning – this post is picture heavy! A while back I had a new client come to me and she said, “I don’t know what I want, but really like the Accolade band, and a few other settings. Can you design my…
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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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The Vivant Ring
One thing I sometimes struggle with is keeping it simple. Sometimes I find myself adding details and thinking, “This is perfect!” and then going back and thinking, “Why did I add so much?!” I always try to remember that Coco Chanel quote: “Before you leave the house, look in the…
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Custom Red Burmese Spinel Halo Ring
I’ve been incredibly busy, to say the least! I actually took my first day off in three weeks renovating/decorating/etc the other day to exclusively work on jewelry stuff. I had been sorely missing it and really had a stack of things to get back on – gemstone photography, rough jewelry…
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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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Guest Post: The Evolution of Collecting
I have a special treat today, a guest post from someone who has become a close friend through gemstones, and whose services I sometimes utilize as a gemstone personal shopper due to her connections within the industry. So if you have ever asked me for help finding a gem, rest…
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Building a Gemstone Collection
Over the past several years I have built a wonderful collection of jewels with a client of mine. She started out pretty slowly, but about 5 years later, through a lot of time, trial and error and wading through a pool of contacts, she has managed to build one of…
The Gemstone Project 