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Left: Recycled palladium sterling silver and 14k yellow gold band, matte/oxidized
Right: Moissanite, recycled palladium sterling silver, and 14k yellow gold ring

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Oregon sunstone and recycled 14k white gold engagement ring
{ custom order; sold }

Shown with the wedding band I posted the other day.

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Oregon sunstone and recycled 14k white gold ring, size 5.5

Moissanite and recycled 14k white gold wedding band
(notched to accommodate setting for engagement ring - it's going to be worn with this one)

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Moissanite, recycled 14k yellow gold, and sterling silver ring, size 6.5

{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

This is a pretty simple design, but one that's been bouncing around in my head for a while. At first the whole ring was 14k gold, but the more I looked at it, the more compelled I felt to make it look more organic and antique, so ultimately I decided to melt some sterling silver solder all around and in between the bezels, which I then oxidized to give the piece a blackened, 'ancient' kind of feel. I'm not completely sure how I feel about the finished effect; I'm curious to hear what you all think... does the oxidized silver add or detract from this design?

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Moissanite and recycled 14k yellow gold wedding band

Recycled 14k yellow gold wedding band

Moissanite and recycled palladium sterling silver wedding band

Fair trade amethyst, lab-created alexandrite, and recycled palladium sterling silver wedding bands

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Moissanite and recycled 14k palladium white gold ring, size 8

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Moissanite and andradite garnet ring, recycled sterling silver, size 6.5

Moissanite, recycled 14k gold, and recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

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Moissanite, recycled 14k white gold, and recycled 14k rose gold ring
{ custom order; sold }

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

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Oxidized recycled sterling silver and recycled 14k white gold wedding ring
{ custom order; sold }

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

Enormous fair trade cat's eye pink tourmaline and sterling silver pendant
{ custom order; sold }

Fair trade pink tourmaline and recycled 14k gold ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

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

Fair trade amethyst and recycled 14k gold ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

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Moissanite, recycled 14k yellow gold, and recycled sterling silver ring, size 6.75

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'Pixie' ring - moissanite and recycled 14k white gold

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Moissanite and recycled 14k gold ring

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Another three-stone ring... I'm loving these!

Moissanite and recycled 14k white gold three-stone engagement ring, size 6

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Chrysoprase and recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold; stone supplied by customer }

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

This next one is very exciting (to me at least!) - I've been wanting to attempt a hand-fabricated three-stone ring for ages but I kept thinking it would be too hard. Well, I finally got over it and tried, and it wasn't nearly as bad as I feared... it did present some new technical challenges, but overall I'm really pleased with how it turned out, and I can't wait to try another (next up is three moissanites set in white gold).

Fair trade peridot, moissanite, and recycled 14k gold ring, size 6.5

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Just one today... this is the first time I've worked with alexandrite, and I have to tell you, it's so much more amazing in person than my photographs are able to show. Depending on the light, it can appear nearly sapphire-blue, almost as purple as an amethyst, a similar shade of green to an emerald, or any combination of these hues. It has an amazing amount of color play - probably more so than any other stone I've seen. For more photographs (not mine) of this awesome stone, check out this site - http://tinyurl.com/c3bcuf

Oh yes, and alexandrite is also a June birthstone!

Lab-created alexandrite and recycled 14k gold ring, size 7

Have I given you guys my 'why I like lab-created stones' spiel yet? I'm thinking maybe I haven't...

Lab created stones (also referred to as man-made, synthetic, or cultured stones) are NOT fakes. They are chemically and optically identical to their mined counterparts, but by growing them in the lab, many of the environmental and humanitarian problems inherent with gemstone mining can be avoided. This particular stone was created by Chatham Gems, a leader in created gemstones. According to the company, "Chatham does not make gemstones, we make environments in which crystals grow naturally." In other words, these are real gemstones that are cultured in a laboratory - natural components are placed in an environment created to duplicate nature's. Once the required combination of chemical and environmental factors is created, the crystals grow over the course of a year, the length of time depending on the gemstone. As a result, quality diamonds and gemstones are developed with identical physical, chemical, and optical properties to those found in nature.

Yay!

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Fair trade Nevada turquoise & recycled sterling silver ring, size 6
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

Fair trade California pink tourmaline, California green tourmaline, amethyst, & recycled sterling silver ring trio
{ custom order; sold }

Fair trade California pink tourmaline, recycled 22k gold, and recycled sterling silver ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

(and another view of the same)

Labradorite & sterling silver necklace made using vintage flatware
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

And last but not least, some rodent snuggles...

(all three of them are piled on top of each other)

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Fair trade fire citrine (6mm) with spessartite garnets (2.5mm),
4mm wide, hand-textured 14k gold (recycled) band, size 6.25
{ more pics }

Custom wedding rings - moissanite, recycled sterling silver, and recycled 14k gold

Custom wedding set - moissanite, lab created sapphire, and recycled sterling silver

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Moissanite and recycled 14k gold (yellow and white) wedding ring

6mm center stone with graduated flush-set stones on either side sitting atop a ribbon of yellow gold over a substantial white gold band

The band has an intentionally distressed finish that I think contrasts nicely with the sparkle of the moissanites.

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Fair trade sapphire, moissanite, and recycled 14k gold (white and yellow) ring