Perfect Fit

I recently made a pair of wedding bands for a lovely couple. Her band was made of white gold and diamonds and fits the engagement ring, which I also made. You can read about the engagement ring in an earlier post here.

In order for the rings to fit nicely together the wedding band had to conform to the shape of the engagement ring. The resulting shape of the wedding band is a little awkward when worn on its own. Fortunately, when I spoke to the bride to be, she assured me that if she felt like only wearing one ring it would be the engagement ring because she loves it so much.

Here you can see how nicely they fit together.

The vintage ring box that the rings were presented in was cleaned up, repainted, reupholstered, and given a custom plaque.

His ring is a made of 18k palladium white gold, which I love for its steely gray color.

Fundaraiser Raffle!

I'm participating in a triathlon this May and raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. As part of my fundraising I've made this necklace to raffle off.

Spring Star Burst- vintage plastic, sterling silver(darkened)

Tickets are $10 each, 6 for $50, or any amount in between.

Please visit my fundraising page to donate or get updates on my training. Winner will be announced Friday April 15th.

http://pages.teamintraining.org/cpa/nervetri11/mkrolt

Thanks!

Art Unleashed

My alma mater, the University of the Arts, holds an annual sale to raise funds for the university's scholarship fund. More info here

Art exhibition and sale featuring original works of art by talented students, faculty and alumni of one of the nation's top art schools, will open with a preview party on Wednesday, April 13. The public sale will be held Thursday, April 14 through Saturday, April 16.

Origami Earrings- origami paper, vintage watch glass, sterling silver, stones

I have 9 pieces in the show. View the rest here

Solitaire

An engagement ring for my dear friends. She requested a simple princess cut solitaire in white gold. He designed the ring. The diamond is a beautiful .71 carat stone.

14k white gold, diamond

Plastic Ivory

These vintage molded celluloid pieces are so detailed and amazing they don't need much from me. Here are some pieces with simple sterling settings.

roses and lace

2.25"x 1.75"

rose with ferns

2.25"x2"

mum in garden

2.75"x 2"

Celluloid is a type of plastic that was invented in the late 1860's to replace ivory in the production of billiard balls. Over the years the recipe was modified and adapted for a variety of products. These pieces were most likely made in Japan after WWII and exported to the U.S. during occupation.

People often ask me if I carved the pieces myself, and are somewhat disappointed to learn that I didn't. For me, the excitement lies in finding, collecting, and remaking these pieces into new jewelry. I love the history of the pieces both materially and in the life we can imagine they lived.

Xmas Commission

The client picked out the turquoise stone. We decided to go with gold beads in the band

to accent the yellow brown specks in the stone.

10k gold, turqouise

Brides Maids

Matching brides maids necklaces made for a friend's wedding. All the necklaces were different floral designs using sterling silver, lab grown rubies, and glass beads. I apologize for not having larger images of all the necklaces.

Feather brooch/hair pin in this earlier post was for the same wedding.