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Monday, September 27, 2010

New Work

recycled rose goldRecycled 14k rose gold wedding bands
{ custom order; sold }

fair trade peridotFair trade peridot and recycled palladium sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

recycled wedding rings(With matching wedding bands.)

moissanite wedding setMoissanite and recycled 14k yellow gold engagement and wedding rings
{ custom order; sold }

gold jade ringFair trade sandia jade, recycled 22k yellow gold, and recycled 14k yellow gold ring... I think this one might be mine (the stone is very special to me).

gold aquamarine ringFair trade aquamarine and recycled 14k yellow gold ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

ethical wedding bandsRecycled 14k white gold and recycled 14k yellow gold wedding bands
{ custom order; sold }

Friday, September 24, 2010

Congrats Marc & Gina!


Congratulations on your engagement, Marc and Gina! And thanks for sharing these sweet photos...

Aren't they cute? Marc's got a bit of an Ira Glass thing going on, don't you think? :-)


And here's Gina's wedding band as well -


Tuesday, September 21, 2010

New Work

silver wedding bandRecycled palladium sterling silver band, hammered and oxidized

sapphire engagement ringFair trade sapphire, recycled palladium sterling silver, and recycled 14k white gold ring
{ custom order; sold }

sapphire wedding ring...and with a matching mens band.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Happy Engagement!

I couldn't resist sharing these sweet photos taken on a customer's proposal day!



Congrats Kevin & Celeste, and thanks for sharing your special day!

New Work

fair trade engagement ringFair trade Zultanite and recycled 14k white gold ring, size 7
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

chunky sunstone ringFair trade Oregon sunstone and recycled 14k white gold ring, size 7
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

sapphire engagement ringFair trade sapphire, recycled 14k yellow gold, and recycled 14k white gold ring, size 6.5
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

moissanite wedding setMoissanite, recycled 14k white gold, and recycled palladium sterling silver engagement ring with emerald-accented palladium sterling silver wedding band
{ custom order; sold }

blue tourmaline ringFair trade Afghan tourmaline and recycled palladium sterling silver ring, size 6
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

New Stones

A fresh batch of new stones - all are available for custom orders; email me for details!

Variscite cabochon (Candelaria mine, Nevada), 10mm

Variscite cabochon (Candelaria mine, Nevada), 18mm x 25mm

Turquoise cabochon (Nevada), 13mm x 20mm

Turquoise cabochon (Ajax mine, Nevada), 11mm x 24mm

Turquoise cabochon (Ajax mine, Nevada), 16mm x 23mm

Sunstone cabochon (Oregon), 11mm x 15mm

Sunstone cabochon (Oregon), 10mm x 12mm

Pink tourmaline cabochon (California), 7mm

Pink tourmaline cabochon (California), 5mm x 7mm

Enormous pink tourmaline cabochon (California), 17mm x 26mm

Afghan tourmaline cabochon, 16mm x 17mm

Green tourmaline cabochon (California), 9mm

Green tourmaline cabochons (California), 6mm

Green tourmaline cabochons (California), 6.5mm

Aquamarine cabochons, 6mm

Aquamarine cabochons, 5mm x 7mm

Aquamarine cabochons
Left: 9mm x 11mm
Top right: 8mm x 12mm
Bottom right: 7mm x 10mm

Faceted Afghan tourmaline, 6mm

Faceted sunstone (Oregon), 6mm

Faceted sunstone (Oregon), 5mm

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

New Work

moissanite engagement ringMoissanite, recycled 14k rose gold, and recycled 14k palladium white gold ring

afghan tourmaline jewelryFair trade Afghan tourmaline, recycled 14k yellow gold, and recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

aquamarine engagement ringFair trade aquamarine, recycled 14k white gold, and recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

alexandrite wedding ringAlexandrite and recycled palladium sterling silver wedding band
{ custom order; sold }

Friday, September 3, 2010

New Work

zultanite jewelryFair trade Zultanite, recycled 14k palladium white gold, and recycled 14k green gold stacking rings, size 6-6.5

zultanite ringsI cannot tell you how much I looooove working with Zultanite. It is awesome! And I love combining it with green gold - I think it brings out the greens in the stone so nicely.

rose gold sunstoneOregon sunstone and recycled 14k rose gold ring
{ custom order; sold }

hammered wedding bandRecycled 14k palladium white gold band, matte/hammered finish
{ custom order; sold }

wide silver bands10mm wide recycled palladium sterling silver wedding bands
{ custom order; sold }

A new family member

I must have the best husband in the world, because look who he let me bring home yesterday!

Meet Lupe, the newest member of the pack!

Isn't she gorgeous?

Old man Otis is not too impressed.

But he'll try to distract himself with this tasty pine cone.

Old lady Hazel could care less... she's so easy.

It's nice (but strange) to have a young dog around again. We've become so used to Hazel and Otis and their laziness and general old-dogginess, it is kind of a shock to have a dog who actually wants to play! And having to be on the lookout for all the behavior stuff is weird - I guess we've been spoiled for too long. Overall Lupe is a super good girl, she's just still learning not to get on the furniture, and that Carlos' stuffed toys are not hers to play with. :-)