New Work

Moissanite and recycled 14k gold earrings -
3.5mm stones (0.28 total carat weight) set in yellow gold with white gold posts and backs

rear view.

Fair trade California smoky citrine and recycled sterling silver ring, size 6

Boy, I've been boring lately... all I've posted in ages is jewelry stuff. I guess it's obvious that I've been working hard and not playing much. :-) Vacation coming up soon though, thank goodness!

New Work

Fair trade Holley chalcedony and recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

Padparadscha sapphire and recycled white and yellow gold ring

Fordite and recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

New Work

Moissanite and recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

Fair trade California pink tourmaline and recycled sterling silver ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

Fair trade California pink tourmaline and recycled sterling silver ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

Fair trade sapphire and recycled sterling silver ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

New Work

California smoky citrine, recycled sterling silver, and recycled 14k gold ring, size 8

California pink tourmaline and recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

Fair trade Holley chalcedony and sterling silver pendant
{ custom order; sold }

California pink tourmaline, recycled sterling silver, and recycled 22k gold ring, size 7.5

Oregon sunstone, recycled sterling silver, and recycled 14k gold ring, size 7

New Work

This is a big one!
Fair trade Zultanite (8mm) and recycled 14k white gold ring, size 7

Fair trade Oregon sunstone, moissanite, and recycled 14k rose gold ring, size 6.5

Fair trade Oregon sunstone, recycled sterling silver, and recycled 14k rose gold ring, size 6.5

New Stones

Yesterday's shopping trip, continued... this time faceted stones. As before, all are available for custom orders; email me to discuss details and pricing.

Amethyst from Arizona
6mm (0.58 carats)

Amethyst from Arizona
4.5mm (0.57 carats total)
{ a nicely matched set for earrings }

Andradite garnet
3mm (0.53 carats total)
{ two nicely matched sets for earrings }

Citrine from California
7mm (1.12 carats)

Citrine from California
5mm (0.4 carats)

Green tourmaline from Southern California
4mm (0.48 carats total)
{ a nicely matched set for earrings }

Green tourmaline from Southern California
5mm (0.43 carats)

Green tourmaline from Southern California
5.5mm (0.86 carats)

Pink tourmaline from Southern California
5mm (0.45 carats)

Oregon Sunstone (I have two of these)
6mm (0.8 carats)

Oregon sunstone (with pale flashes of gray-green and peach)
4mm (0.44 carats total)
{ a nicely matched set for earrings }

Oregon sunstone (nearly colorless, with subtle flashes of earthy color)
4mm (0.41 carats total)
{ a nicely matched set for earrings }

A lovely, gemmy Oregon sunstone with beautiful color
6mm (0.85 carats)

A lovely, sparkly Oregon sunstone with gorgeous schiller
6mm (0.72 carats)

(The same stone again, just trying to capture the schiller a bit better.)

Oregon sunstone (a light peachy-pink)
5mm (0.42 carats)

New Cabs

I had waaaaay too much fun shopping yesterday! I'll start with the new cabs and do a separate post for the faceted stones. All are available for custom orders so let me know if you're interested!

Holley chalcedony from Sweet Home, Oregon
10mm with 6.5mm dome (3.95 carats)
{ This one and the next one have the most amazingly intense color! }

Holley chalcedony from Sweet Home, Oregon
8mm with 5mm dome (2.05 carats)

Holley chalcedony from Sweet Home, Oregon
9mm with 4mm dome (2.28 carats)

Holley chalcedony from Sweet Home, Oregon
matched pair (earrings, maybe?) - 6mm (1.45 carats total)

Cat's eye green tourmaline from Southern California
7mm x 9mm (1.84 carats)

American golden opal
6mm (1.25 carats)

American golden opal
8mm (1.17 carats)

Pink tourmaline from Southern California
11mm x 15mm (6.9 carats)

Variscite from Nevada (Prince Mine)
17mm x 32mm (22.32 carats)

And the winner is...

I've selected an entry from my $100 gift certificate giveaway contest (via Random.org) and the lucky winner is Gabriel J.!

Thanks so much for playing, everyone! It was lots of fun for me as well. Feel free to continue to pass along your thoughts and suggestions about my new site as I continue to make little tweaks and adjustments.

New Work

Fair trade grape garnet and recycled sterling silver ring, size 6.5

Fair trade black spinel and recycled sterling silver ring, size 6.5

Fair trade Oregon sunstone, moissanite, and recycled sterling silver engagement ring
{ custom order; sold }

And finally, I thought I'd try my hand at some earrings, since several of my contest participants mentioned that they would like to see some earrings in my shop. These are teeny-tiny (3mm) fair trade California green tourmalines set in 14k recycled white gold.

New Stone

A new fair trade stone that's available for custom orders - Oregon opal!
This one is 6mm.

New Work

Custom-order moissanite, fair trade sapphire, and sterling silver wedding set

(I really like how the band turned out.)