A gemstone with a rounded domed top and a flattened bottom. This style of gem polishing is the oldest method and maximizes colour saturation.
A solid sterling tie clip with a bezel set natural star sapphire. The sapphire measures 8x6mm and was a clients heirloom which they wanted set horizontally. The asterism or star in some sapphires is due to inclusions of rutile, a compound of titanium ozide.
Gemstones can be cut into a number of shaped. Round brilliants are being the most common in the modern age, cabochon (a rounded dome) being the oldest style of polishing/cutting a gem. A lapidarist is one who cuts rough gems. Setting them into a jewellery is what a...
We were commissioned to make a pair of custom signet rings with a bezel set carved gem. Kanji characters inspired by Japanese Anime was the inspiration. One was for a character named 'Pein'. The second ring we made has the character for 'Steel'. We custom made a large...
Our client wanted us to make a custom Sterling Silver Tie bar for a graduation gift. To customize it we set one of the clients star sapphires into a white gold 4 claw setting. We gemstone was supplied her moms jewellery collection and this made it a very special...
I've been operating the shop by myself for 3 months now. We've been through 3 lockdowns in the last 13 months and we are in the 3rd wave of COVID-19. Demand for jewellery repairs and gifts have slowed, as might be expected, but is consistent. I am grateful to have...
A Ravens Heart Triskele with 2 red garnets in the eyes and a rainbow moonstone in the beak. The Raven is a symbol of intelligence and resourcefulness. The Celtic Deity Lugh had 2 ravens, in Scandinavia Odin has two ravens and in North America the West Coast nations...