Diamond Ring

April 22, 2011

A friend (and now a customer) asked me to make him a ring with 9 diamonds (2 mm diameter) that were in another ring that he had worn through the metal in the shank.  He wanted them channel set.  I contacted the company where I buy castings and got three three stone channel settings and [...]

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Artisan Jewelery Guild Competition

April 19, 2011

The results of the Artisan Jeweler’s Guild competition for Mother’s Day are in….I won. http://artfireajg.blogspot.com/ There were several very high quality entries. One of the distinctions in this guild is that ARTISAN jewelry is handmade, but all handmade jewelry is not ARTISAN. An artisan jeweler does not just assemble pieces made from components made by [...]

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More Bracelets for Hope

April 10, 2011

I have added two additional bracelets to the collection being donated to the 7000 Bracelets for Hope project supporting the fight against multiple rare diseases. These diseases usually inflict themselves on children. They also usually are caused by genetic items. Click on the thumbnail to see a larger image.

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7000 Bracelets for Hope

April 8, 2011

Rasmussen Gems and Jewelry LLC will be participating in a “Blog Hop” on April 16th. This is part of the 7000 Bracelets for Hope project by the Rare Disease Project. The Blog Hop is being sponsored by Lori Anderson, who is an artisan jeweler and a patient with a rare disease. The rare disease organization [...]

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Chain Ladder Ear Rings

April 7, 2011

I was reading Art Jewelry magazine last night and they have a project in the current issue for “Chain Ladder” ear rings.  I adapted their design a little and produced my version.  These are made with Calsilica beads with an oriental flavor and sterling silver wire. While I was working on these, a customer brought [...]

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Necklaces

April 6, 2011

Over the past several days, I have made several necklaces from beads and gemstone chips that are in inventory. The first completed necklace was made for my daughter in law as her birthday is this month. April birthstone is diamond, since I could not make this with diamonds, I substituted rock crystal chips. The chain [...]

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Pursuing My Passion

April 4, 2011

Now that I am practically working at the bench full time; oh what fun.  I only have to clean the house, do laundry, mow the grass, repair all things broken, make meals in my other hours.  I am exploring multiple areas at the same time.  Debbie came in the shop a couple weeks ago and [...]

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Spring has Sprung

April 3, 2011

With the vernal equinox past, daylight is increasing every day. Now I have more time to work outside and also more hours of daylight to brighten my shop. As part of a swap from other artisan jewelers, I received a cabochon cut from an interesting piece of druzy quartz. The stone was beautiful, and shaped [...]

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Busy as a Bee

March 3, 2011

Hello to all, I have been busy.  So I am going to show some items made in the last week or so.  All pictures are thumbnails, click on one to see the larger picture. Debbie (spouse) bought me a whole pile of beads and beading supplies.  Expanding my tool box, now I have two. First [...]

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Wife’s Ring

February 3, 2011

For those new to the forum, Debbie is my wife and the inspiration for most of my artistry.  She came into the shop a couple days ago and looked through the gem jars (several hundred) of the cabochons and faceted stones that are in our collection and my inventory and selected a triangular cabochon of [...]

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