January 16th 2016 - My interest in Maori symbols started a long time ago when a dear friend lent me his jade wedding piece to help me out during a difficult time. This ring was designed around the Maori symbols of the fish hook (hei matau) and whale tail (wera).
Read MoreJanuary 15th 2016 - Late last year I made a Tsavorite Garnet engagement ring. Whilst the Garnet was the most amazing green colour I have seen in a gemstone in a long while, it is the precious metal Platinum that was used for the ring that I am going to write about in this article.
Read MoreJuly 4th 2015 - Often the starting point for a custom piece of jewellery is an existing design. Today we will look at what happens when you modify a setting for a 3.5mm gem to suit a 12mm gem.
Read MoreJune 13th 2015 - When I write not resizable I mean that the ring cannot be resize to a round shape and/or that the design features will be less than they were as a brand new ring.
Read MoreMay 16th 2015 - I have just added a new design to the range of jewellery that I make. In this article I describe the process of purchasing a finger print ring from me.
Read MoreMay 6th 2015 - With pieces of jewellery made using semi precious gems such as Amethyst, Garnet, Citrine etc the most valuable part of the piece is usually the gold content.
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