Saga of Life

July 8, 2011

In the continuing saga of making jewelry for my wife (she does get first chance at anything done), she chose two stones to be turned into cabochons the then jewelry.  The smaller tourmilated quartz was to be a ring, and the Peruvian blue opal to make a necklace.  After the lapidary work, the opal was [...]

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Jewelry Making Forum

July 7, 2011

Each month at the Jewelry Making Forum on About.com one member hosts a drawing for a prize to be given to another member.  NH Bead Lady was the host in June and I was one of the two winners. Thank you Linda for the fantastic sets of beads and the aventurine stone.  I looked for [...]

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Peridot Ring

June 27, 2011

Have been working for a couple weeks on a ring using a large 10 mm round brilliant cut eye clean Peridot stone.  I saw a ring with a stone set between two shanks, so I tried to produce a ring with a similar shape.  First I fashioned a bezel setting for the stone, with a [...]

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June 16, 2011

My main computer bit the dust last weekend, so I sent it off to HP for repair.  That meant that I had to use the slower backup computer, so I have not been doing too much online.  I also evacuated my online shop and am reshooting all jewelry for better pictures and will be reopening [...]

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Purple Passion

June 1, 2011

Purple Passion involves Fluorite and Amethyst cabochons which were cut this week. I started Monday morning cutting three amethyst, one fluorite and one ruby cabochons. I have finished cutting the cabochons, and have completed two as necklace pendants. First to be examined will be the Fluorite. This gemstone is quite soft (Moh’s hardness = 4) [...]

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Ruby Necklace

May 30, 2011

My granddaughter will be celebrating her birthday this July. As with the other recent birthdays, I try to make her a unique artisan piece of jewelry. This year, I am also honoring her for being inducted into the National Honor Society at her high school. Less than 1% of the students in her school receive [...]

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Lapis Lazuli Ring

May 24, 2011

I started this project with a slab of Lapis Lazuli sent to me from Kandahar, Afghanistan.  From this rough slab, I cut an 18 x 13 mm oval cabochon.  This is one of the “calibrated” sizes for gemstones.  Thus I purchased from casting company the other two components the head and shank to make a [...]

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Necklaces, Necklaces, Necklaces

May 21, 2011

For the recent past, I have been almost exclusively making pendants and necklaces.  The most recent have involved beading, silversmithing, stone setting, lapidary, design and several other techniques.  This pendant was inspired by the rock crystal cabochon that is the focal spot of the pendant.  It is internally flawless.  Using sheet Sterling Silver, I sawed [...]

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Another Diamond Ring

May 1, 2011

HAPPY MAY DAY! It is the first of May and bright and sunny in South Carolina.  We have a saying around here, “It’s not hot, wait until August.”  Temperatures are in the mid 80′s but very nice.  I finished this ring about 0330 this morning.  This is the second diamond ring made with small (2 [...]

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Stunning Cabochon Pendants

April 30, 2011

Hello to all, I have been thinking for quite a while about how to make a pendant without wire around it.  I knew that I would have to drill a hole at the “top” of the stone, but I did not really know how to make the bail.  Then while shopping in the new Walmart [...]

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