So, I’ve been super busy. I currently have two ring setting prototypes heading towards production, and a necklace prototype I’m looking towards production on (trying to get the ring setting collection out first!), and about a dozen and a half other designs in my head/in the sketchbook that want to be made sooner rather than later.
Plus I’m attempting to try to come up with some stock product ideas for a jeweler I work with, several other custom projects for various clients, and that’s not touching on my interstate move.
I don’t really have a ton of time for a lot of blogging right now, but I’ve still been taking a lot of gem and jewelry photos. I figured I could post some of my recent favorites as a blog entry.
A vintage blue sapphire and diamond ring.
A couple of citrines against a blue rhinestone background.
Some spessartite garnet earrings. I keep considering repurposing these, but I haven’t quite decided yet.
An ideal cut diamond showing off a little bit of arrow action.
Some rose and yellow gold rings in my personal collection. I need to flesh this collection out some more!
Playing with light and a green garnet.
This Star 80 cut in a lavender spinel never fails to be interesting.
A Jeff White asscher spinel. A bevy of step cuts.
A trio of colorful haloed rings.
Some spinel rough. Not really facetable, but I like to keep it around because the colors are nice and I love the natural texture. It’s fun to play with.
A couple of spinels. The top is from Mahenge Tanzania, and the bottom is from Burma. The top is more reddish pink, the bottom is more pinkish red. Both have the neon glow that is considered ideal in the industry.
And last, but certainly not least, though uploading lost a lot of it’s beauty, the cut of this unheated aquamarine reminded me of the way water ripples.
Many of these will be available back in my etsy shop as soon as I’m back up and running.
You can likely look forward to another photo-heavy post next week, as I will be completely entrenched in my move (probably driving somewhere in Northern California) when the next blog posts, as I do typically try to plan most blog posts in advance.
Also, I’m hoping to post on August 9th – it’ll be my blog’s first birthday! Kind of amazing to me that I’ve kept it up for almost a year already.
The Gemstone Project 