New Stones

I got some new sunstones yesterday - all are a tad lighter in person than in the pics (on my monitor at least)...

Oregon sunstone, 5.5mm (0.53 carat)

Oregon sunstone, 6mm (0.57 carat)

Oregon sunstone, 6mm (0.81 carat)

Oregon sunstone, 6mm (0.83 carat)

Oregon sunstone, 6mm (0.94 carat)

Oregon sunstone, 7mm (1.14 carat)

Oregon sunstone, 7mm (1.43 carat)
This will hopefully inspire me to buy the $350 tool I need to set square cushion cut gemstones (and practice, practice, practice my technique - other shapes are harder to set than rounds...)

And finally a lone Arizona garnet (5.5mm; 0.73 carat)

New Work

Moissanite and recycled 14k yellow gold ring
{ custom order; sold }

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

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

New Work

Oregon sunstone, 14k yellow gold, and palladium sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

California pink tourmaline, 14k rose gold, and palladium sterling silver ring, size 6.25
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

Oregon sunstone, 14k yellow gold, and 14k white gold ring, size 6
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

New Work

The other day I got a bee in my bonnet about trying some really simple ring designs that would simply and elegantly showcase the various kinds of gold I work with. Here's what I came up with -


I think they look pretty cool all stacked up together, but here are some photos of each individually as well (click the links for more pics) -

Oregon sunstone and recycled 14k rose gold ring, size 6.75

Oregon sunstone and recycled 14k green gold ring, size 6
(This is the first time I've worked with green gold - I think it's pretty cool!)

Moissanite and recycled 14k palladium white gold ring, size 6

California citrine and recycled 14k yellow gold ring, size 6

And here's a photo of the gold only -

Top to bottom: yellow, green, rose, and palladium white gold

New Work

Oregon sunstone, moissanite, and recycled 14k rose gold ring
{ custom order; sold }

Fair trade rutilated quartz, recycled 14k yellow gold, and recycled palladium sterling silver ring
{ sold }

Oregon sunstone and recycled palladium sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

Recycled palladium sterling silver wedding band

New Stones

Oregon sunstone, 4mm

Oregon sunstones, 4mm

Oregon sunstone, 4mm

Fair trade sapphire, 6mm

Fair trade sapphire, 6mm

California pink tourmalines, 5mm

California green tourmaline, 5mm

California green tourmaline, 5mm

California citrine, 5mm

New Sunstones

Oregon sunstone, 6mm (0.70 carats)

Oregon sunstones, 7mm (just over a carat each)

These two are pictured individually below:

Oregon sunstones, 7mm (about a carat each)

These two are pictured individually below:

New Sunstones

These gorgeous stones just arrived in yesterday's mail. Most are available for custom orders (email me for details). The stones are all mined in Oregon, and are cut by a small family business in Sri Lanka. My local suppliers have worked directly with this same family for many years and are committed to helping to improve their lives by paying them a fair and professional wage for their work and supporting their ongoing professional education, so you can rest assured that these stones are not the product of cheap mass production done by children in India or underpaid factory workers in China.

Oregon sunstone - 5mm (0.52 carat)

Oregon sunstone - 5mm (0.5o carat)

Oregon sunstone - 5mm (0.49 carat)

Oregon sunstone - 5mm (0.50 carat)

Oregon sunstone - 6mm (0.92 carat)

Oregon sunstone - 6mm (0.87 carat)

Oregon sunstones - 5mm (approximately 0.50 carat each)

New Work

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

Shown with the wedding band I posted the other day.