Sapphire ring10 January, 2003
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Sapphire ring
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22k Yellow gold, 18k White gold, blue and white sapphires. |
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This ring was commissioned to celebrate the birth of a baby boy. The blue sapphire was bought on honeymoon and the shank is made from a ring which belonged to a great uncle.
The white gold head is hand fabricated from square wire. This ensured a perfect fit for the sapphires. |
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Morse Code Bracelet5 September, 2002
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Morse Code Bracelet
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Argentium™ Sterling Silver, 14k Yellow gold, Sapphire, Emerald, Ruby, Amethyst, Peridot, Carnelian, Rose Quartz. |
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This hinged bracelet uses gemstone beads to send a secret message in morse code. eg a Sapphire= 1dot, an emerald 2 dots, a Ruby 1 dash.... |
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Church ring and earrings21 June, 2002
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Church ring and earrings
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Sterling Silver with Citrine dome and 18k gold cross inside.
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I used to walk past the 'new' state house in Boston, MA everyday on my way home from school. I'd often thought how much its beautiful shiny golden dome looked like a great big cabochon stone.
Building a silver state house to fit on a ring was a little ambitious, so instead I built a simple church with a citrine dome. |
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Tourmaline pendant4 May, 2002
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Tourmaline pendant
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18k White gold, 11.3 Cts Indicolite (Blue tourmaline),
VVS1/G 33pt natural diamond, 14k White gold cable. |
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This piece was commissioned by Christopher as a wedding anniversary present for Carolynn.
It's not at all obvious that this pendant opens, and Carolynn had been wearing it for a while before she found the diamond inside. I engraved the back in Christopher's handwriting. |
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Tourmaline ring4 May, 2002
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Tourmaline ring
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Argentium™ Sterling Silver with 18k yellow gold rim and Yellow Tourmaline. |
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This ring was fabricated by hand, it started life as silver sheet and square gold wire. |
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Woven bracelet2 March, 2002
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Woven bracelet
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999 Fine silver, Argentium™ Sterling Silver, 18k White gold, Sapphires |
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This bracelet is woven by hand using hundreds of fine silver wire loops. The handmade barrel clasp has a white gold tongue for strength and is opened by squeezing the sapphires.
I wrote a Step-by-Step article for the February 2006 edition of the Lapidary Journal illustrating how to make this clasp. |
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