New Work

Fair trade peridot and recycled palladium sterling silver wedding ring with matching matte-finish mens band
{ custom order; sold }

California green tourmaline and recycled palladium sterling silver wedding bands
{ custom order; sold }

New Work

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

New Work

Nevada variscite & recycled sterling silver ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

Sapphire & recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

Amethyst, blue tourmaline, rainbow moonstone, & recycled sterling silver ring trio
{ custom order; sold }

Rustic labradorite & recycled sterling silver ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

Labradorite & recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

Aquamarine & recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

Pink tourmaline (light & dark), peridot, & recycled sterling silver ring trio
{ custom order; sold }

New Stuff

An oldie but a goodie - square cushion cut labradorite set diagonally, recycled sterling silver
{ custom order; sold }

Mexican fire opal, recycled sterling silver
{ custom order; sold }

Another oldie but goodie - square cushion cut labradorite, recycled sterling silver

{ custom order; sold }

Faceted grey moonstone, recycled sterling silver

{ for sale in my shop }

Peridot, sterling silver

{ custom order; sold }

A Birthstone Pendant for Me

For the last couple of months, I've been wanting to make a set of five stacking rings for myself to symbolize the connections that our family has with Carlos' birthmother and foster family. Well, I finally realized that five rings is more than my little sausage finger can support without looking pretty ridiculous, and decided to make a pendant instead.



Each stone symbolizes a member of our family of adoption; from top to bottom - aquamarine (Carlos' foster mother's birthstone), citrine (an alternate birthstone for November, for Carlos' birthmother's birthday), peridot (Matt's birthstone), and two shades of pink tourmaline (both mine and Carlos' birthstone).



I've ordered a thick snake chain to wear it on - I can't wait until it gets here. These colors are perfect for summer and I'm really looking forward to wearing this symbol of our family.

Yes, more beads.

I need them like I need a hole in the head. Soon to be listed in Ye Olde Bead Shoppe...

Andalusite briolettes

Aquamarine (beryl) nuggets
{just a bit smaller than those I've had in my shop recently}

Andalusite rondelles

Garnet briolettes

Green garnet briolettes

Smooth labradorite ovals

Faceted peridot rondelles

Tundra garnet briolettes

Teeny-weeny tundra garnet briolettes

Oh yes, and I have some labradorite cabochons to de-stash... anyone want them?

Assorted round labradorite cabs, 12.5mm - 17.5mm, $30 for the batch

{another view of the same cabs}

17mm labradorite cabs, $20 for all four

Cabs, beautiful cabs...

New cabs! I went shoppin' yesterday and here's what I found... (all are available for custom order rings unless noted otherwise)

The biggest pink tourmaline cabochon I've ever seen
(14mm x 16mm, 16.5 carats, and tentatively spoken for)

{another view}

Aquamarine {these cabs are so luminous! very pretty...}

Triangular pink tourmaline

Brazilian blue-green tourmaline

Brazilian pink tourmaline

Peridot

Afghan tourmaline

New Rings

Green tourmaline and sterling silver ring, size 7.5
(The dots are fabricated and applied by hand and they go all the way around the band; I should have photographed the back too but I didn't.)

Pink tourmaline & sterling silver ring {sold}

Peridot & sterling silver ring, size 6.5

Purple sapphire & sterling silver ring {sold}

Enormous blue tourmaline & sterling silver ring
(I think this one might be mine.)