New Work

Green moissanite and recycled palladium sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

Green moissanite and recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

Chatham lab-created padparadscha sapphire, moissanite, and recycled 14k rose gold ring
{ custom order; sold }

Chatham lab-created padparadscha sapphire and recycled 14k yellow gold ring
{ for sale now in my Etsy shop }

New Work

Fair trade Madeira citrine, recycled 14k yellow gold, and recycled silver ring
{ to be added to my Etsy shop soon }

Petite moissanite and recycled 14k yellow gold ring
{ to be added to my Etsy shop soon }

Fair trade grape garnet and recycled 14k rose gold ring
{ to be added to my Etsy shop soon }

Moissanite (green and clear) and recycled 14k yellow gold ring
{ to be added to my Etsy shop soon }

Okay, so the ring pictured above is a bit of a mixed bag. On the one hand, I really like the design; however, it was really hard to do the bezels on the small stones since they are touching the larger bezel, and I'm not pleased with how messy they look along the edges of the middle stone. When you're looking at the ring in real life, I don't think it detracts much (since it's a lot smaller than here on the computer screen, you don't notice it so much, plus it's kind of a rustic finished ring anyways), but I can't decide if it's worthy of being offered for sale... what do you think?

Fair trade amethyst and recycled 14k yellow gold ring
{ custom order; sold }

Moissanite and recycled sterling silver ring
{ for sale now in my Etsy shop }

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

New Stones

Some drop-dead gorgeous new cabs (available for custom orders) -

Nevada turquoise (Ajax mine), 20mm x 10mm (6.33 ct.)

Nevada turquoise (Ajax mine), 22mm x 17mm (17.17 ct.)

Nevada turquoise (Ajax mine), 30mm x 15mm (14.23 ct.)

Nevada variscite (Blue Boy mine), 21mm x 9mm (6.77 ct.)

Nevada turquoise (Ajax mine), 16mm x 13mm (6.99 ct.)

Nevada variscite (Blue Boy mine), 21mm x 15mm (11.22 ct.)

Nevada variscite (Blue Boy mine), 26mm x 15mm (15.16 ct.)

Nevada variscite (Blue Boy mine), 26mm x 19mm (17.03 ct.)

Nevada turquoise (Ajax mine), 24mm x 13mm (16.51 ct.)

Nevada variscite (Blue Boy mine), 29mm x 9mm (13.19 ct.)

Hessonite garnet, 9mm (3.66 ct.)

California pink tourmaline, 13mm x 10mm (4.54 ct.)

And other miscellany -

6mm round Chatham lab-created padparadscha sapphire

Peruvian blue opal pendant, 19mm x 19mm (13.27 ct.)

Nevada variscite (Prince mine) pendant, 20mm x 13mm (12.4 ct.)

Pisco blue gem chrysocolla pendant, 30mm x 12mm (17.85 ct.)

New Work

Green moissanite, recycled, 14k yellow gold, and recycled 14k white gold ring

{ for sale now in my Etsy shop }

Moissanite, recycled 14k yellow gold, and recycled 18k palladium white gold ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

Moissanite and recycled sterling silver ring
{ for sale now in my Etsy shop }

Moissanite, recycled, 14k yellow gold, and recycled sterling silver ring
{ for sale now in my Etsy shop }

Nevada variscite and recycled sterling silver ring
{ for sale now in my Etsy shop }

Aquamarine, recycled 14k yellow gold, and recycled sterling silver ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

Fair trade sapphire, recycled 14k yellow gold, and recycled 14k white gold ring
{ custom order; sold }

Beaded Earring Tutorial

I originally wrote this tutorial back in 2008 and have had a couple of people ask about it lately, so I'm posting it here free for anyone who wants to try it. :-) If you give them a whirl, let me know how they turn out, or better yet, send pictures!

New Work

Moissanite and recycled 14k yellow gold 'halo' ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

California green tourmaline, recycled sterling silver, and recycled 14k yellow gold ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

Fair trade grape garnet, recycled sterling silver, and recycled 14k rose gold ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

Afghan tourmaline and recycled 14k yellow gold ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

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

Recycled sterling silver and recycled 14k rose gold band
{ custom order; sold }

New Stones

Because of the limited availability of fair trade / ethically sourced gemstones, it is pretty rare for me to come across a new type of stone that is really beautiful and lives up to my ethical standards. But I am happy to say that today I have made just such a discovery - green moissanite!!!

I had heard vague whispers about green moissanite a few times, but for some reason I always imagined it as a muddy, murky light green (don't ask me why?!?) - in reality, these stones have the most incredible, lovely blue-green color - similar to Afghan tourmaline - but since they are moissanite, they are harder than tourmaline, have better clarity and sparkle, and less environmental footprint (since they are lab created).

I can't wait to work with these beauties!!!

Dark green moissanite, 5.5mm

Light green moissanite, 6mm

New Stones

Here are some new sapphires I got in recently -

Fair trade sapphires, 5.5mm (~0.85 carat each)

Fair trade sapphires, 6mm (~1 carat each)

Fair trade sapphire, 6mm (~1 carat)

New Work

I must be behind on my blogging because I have lots to share today!

Moissanite and recycled 14k rose gold wedding/engagement set
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

... and the same set on my hand...

Fair trade sapphire and recycled 14k white gold ring
{ custom order; sold }

Moissanite and recycled 14k rose gold eternity engagement ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

... and the same ring with optional wedding bands ...

Fair trade sapphire and recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

Chatham lab-created alexandrite and recycled 14k yellow gold wedding/engagement set
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

Ethically sourced afghan tourmaline and recycled 14k white gold wedding/engagement set
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

Moissanite, recycled sterling silver, and recycled 14k white gold engagement ring
{ for sale now in my Etsy shop }

Ethically sourced afghan tourmaline, recycled sterling silver, and recycled 14k yellow gold ring
{ custom order; sold }

Moissanite, fair trade peridot, fair trade amethyst, and recycled 14k white gold ring
{ custom order; sold }

Recycled 14k white gold wedding bands - one with Chatham lab created ruby and the other with moissanite and Chatham lab-created emerald
{ custom order; sold }

Recycled 14k palladium white gold wedding bands
{ custom order; sold }