Showing posts with label cat's eye. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cat's eye. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Finally some new work
Pink tourmaline & recycled sterling silver ring, size 6.5
California green cat's eye tourmaline, recycled 14k gold, & recycled sterling silver ring, size 6
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Eye candy
I bought some more beautiful cabochons yesterday... they are all available for custom orders so email me if you see something you must have!
Triangular Afghan tourmaline cab, 7mm
Brazillian rubellite tourmaline cabs, 5mm x 7mm
Pink tourmaline cab, 6x8mm
Chrysoprase (I think!?) cabs, 6mm x 8mm
More Afghan tourmaline cabs
some delicate little 5mm pink tourmaline cabs
Aquamarine from Madagascar - WOW!!!
Soft pink tourmaline cabs, cat's eye, 5mm
Triangular pink tourmaline cabs
Triangular Afghan tourmaline cab, 7mm
Brazillian rubellite tourmaline cabs, 5mm x 7mm
Pink tourmaline cab, 6x8mm
Chrysoprase (I think!?) cabs, 6mm x 8mm
More Afghan tourmaline cabs
some delicate little 5mm pink tourmaline cabs
Aquamarine from Madagascar - WOW!!!
Soft pink tourmaline cabs, cat's eye, 5mm
Triangular pink tourmaline cabsSaturday, January 5, 2008
Now THAT'S dedication...
I braved the weather from hell today* to take these pictures, just for you. It is beautifully stormy here, and we had the most delightful thunder and lightning in the middle of the night last night...
* actually that makes no sense; Hell would be hot and it was definitely not hot outside today.
But back to jewelry. I am really excited about these rings and that's why I froze my butt off to photograph them today.
First we have an amazing green cat's eye tourmaline high-domed cab, mined right here in California, in a simple hand fabricated sterling silver setting. (The silver components are all from recycled sources.) This is the most expensive stone I've ever set in a ring and I was nervous throughout the process for fear of somehow damaging the stone. Thankfully, that didn't happen!
I used an open-backed setting for this stone, to let the light really stream through it and show off its chatoyancy. In order to provide support for the stone and improve the ring's comfort and wearability, there is a thin layer of clear resin on the back of the stone. You can see this piece in my Etsy shop here.
Next up is a little experiment I've been dying to try for months and months...
It's a rainbow moonstone cabochon set on top of a thin layer of blue resin. I love the way the blue looks through the moonstone... it's a very fun effect. I have lots of other colors (plus endless mixing possibilities, of course) so it will be fun to try this with other colors too.
* actually that makes no sense; Hell would be hot and it was definitely not hot outside today.
But back to jewelry. I am really excited about these rings and that's why I froze my butt off to photograph them today.
First we have an amazing green cat's eye tourmaline high-domed cab, mined right here in California, in a simple hand fabricated sterling silver setting. (The silver components are all from recycled sources.) This is the most expensive stone I've ever set in a ring and I was nervous throughout the process for fear of somehow damaging the stone. Thankfully, that didn't happen!
I used an open-backed setting for this stone, to let the light really stream through it and show off its chatoyancy. In order to provide support for the stone and improve the ring's comfort and wearability, there is a thin layer of clear resin on the back of the stone. You can see this piece in my Etsy shop here.
Next up is a little experiment I've been dying to try for months and months...
It's a rainbow moonstone cabochon set on top of a thin layer of blue resin. I love the way the blue looks through the moonstone... it's a very fun effect. I have lots of other colors (plus endless mixing possibilities, of course) so it will be fun to try this with other colors too.
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