The graceful Flight of the Great Blue Heron pendant was inspired by the big birds that live in the trees and marsh down  at our beach. Being private property the Herons are not skittish around people and dogs so we have had many close encounters with them.Those huge wings make for some serene sights as they ride the breeze coming off Puget Sound. A sweet woman has asked me to make one of these Heron pendants for her and it will hang over her heart as she wishes. These birds are special and seem to have an effect of awe on us.

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Here they are 'The Mermaid saving the Sailor from the Sea'   This intricate detailed carving took some time but the brilliant result is well worth it. Now it goes to my client in  Azerbaijan!  Good old internet .This gentleman found me on Etsy.com, the wordwide sight for hand crafted arts and antiques. Three shades of Blue Topaz bring it to life. With no store to support I was able to make tis ring for less  than half of a regular retail situation.
    the holidays are coming soon! D.S.

Mermaid and Sailor in the Sea ring

Photos of this new ring will be posed here and on Linkedin tomorrow,until then Good Night ,Danny

Colors of Fall in Gold

I  have alove affair with the amazing color gems and crystals given us by Mother Nature.

The exotic gems in my jewelry creations are never what you see in commercial jewelry stores ,only in special designer jewelry studio shops.My importer friends of 30 years  have been bringing me the finest and rarest stones from all over the world. These stones are hand picked from big lots one by one,only the finest clarity ,cuts and the rich rarest of color.

Here are a few recent designs I made for these beautiful jawdropping fancies.  Tell me what you think.
  Oh , without a store to support I can offer prices as rare as the jewelry. Here with me ,  you have found a source for anything you could possibly want in the world of Jewelry.  Affordable.

casting silver 'sculpture' ring

Today I'm putting the finishing touches on a sculptural,very lifelike ring .The design is a Mermaid saving a sailor from the sea.The figures embrace among the swirling sea studded withe blue topaz with a large center topaz in between them.Tomorrow the wax model will magically become sterling,then I set the stones .Look for a photo in a couple of days

"Recycling " Inherited Jewelry

Do you have Family Jewelry or your old wedding ring from a former marriage and don't know what to do with it ?
Here are some ideas  of projects I've transformed for other clients ;This was a Mothers Wedding Set and we included her gold and diamonds

This incredible labor of love came from a collection of rings earrings and pendants . A present from a loving uncle to his niece . Combining Grandmothers Jewelry -going back 3 generations.

This tribute to her late husband who brought the Boar tusk back from the Pacific Theater in WWII was made from melting down part of her large collection of  22 KT Thai baht chains

 This ring was created from my client's mothers earrings and pendant set.

For this client we added the color change purple sapphire and pink sapphires to this fantasy design

the diamonds were her family's heirloom.