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  Here is an attempt at Gustav’s idea of injecting chocolate in jewellery moulds. I thought that was a great idea, so Anne and I set about seeing if this was possible. Well, we were successful in injecting the chocolate. That was simple. All we did was heat the chocolate in the microwave carefully, and [...]

This bangle was made from a David Yurman picture that a much loved client of mine brought in. I have made many similar types of jewellery, using the ‘rope’ look. Long before ol’ Davi  boy made this design his “own” —–He’s just smarter than me….. It weighed 60 grams and has 5 carats of diamond. I first [...]

I made an anti clastic gold band and then fused the sides high and set it with tiny diamonds. I think it’s cute. Fused earrings. Stock. This is my latest steam punk project. I’m calling it a gear gun, but that will be only part of the final name. Today I made the Power Pack. [...]

  This is a niobium and 18kt gold pendant set with some small diamonds that I have just finished. I blogged about how this CZ was made here This is the nicest laminated CZ I have made, and I figured it had to have some high tech-ish surround. Niobium works a lot like titanium in terms [...]