Catch the cuffs!

We’ve been having fun in the studio with some of our newly mined stones (like the Gemfield Chalcedony) and some older friends (like Graveyard Point Plumes). These cuffs range from super fun embossed bands to elegant two-to-one cuff styles. These creations have only started cooking, keep an eye out for more to come in the current collection in wonderful, coppery fall colors.

Saturday Live?

We’ve been running around in the dog days of summer, trying to get our dogs to find some gold (like truffle dogs?!). Did we find any? Our last livestream was a fun recap of our travels, some lunar rock (no kidding!) under the microscope, and fossils from a great friend out in MO. Check that out on our YouTube channel as well as plenty of past adventures, lapidary, and silversmithing projects.

Winging it?

We love our rocks, but then, we do love other adventures as well. Most of the trips this year, we’ve been Wing Foiling and having a blast. You literally hover over the water on the mast of a foil in the water, propelled by the wind in your wing. It’s an incredible rush flying over the waves, effortlessly, like a magic carpet ride. We’re trying not to let it take too many rockhounding and studio hours away, but do you blame us for playing hooky to go winging?!

The grandest things

Our good friends were engaged to be married. There was an incredible ring made, a magical dress, and a request; could we make a tiara? The bride being so beautiful, and the groom being a great friend, the answer was obvious. To help with the ideas, the picture of her dress was a lovely cascade of earth toned, embroidered blooms and leaves against a diaphanous antique white. The vision started to emerge of pearls, copper leaves of repousse’, and faceted Sunstones. It was challenging to create the largest piece of jewelry I have ever done, but it was fantastic to finish and see worn perfectly on the bride’s special day.

crazy for customs

It begins with vision and the stones. The stones that resonate with you, the ones that draw each other together. A dance begins and the gems choose their rolls in the theatrics. Before you know it, a piece that is completely your own, the only one that will ever exist, has been created just for you. When everything comes together and the inspiration of all of the gems and minerals are unified, there’s nothing like the thrill of the completed piece. If you’re interested in custom work, Contact Us and we can discuss something imagined and fabricated just for you.

We Care!

We’ve been sending out these sweet packages with wonderful jewelry items and there’s one question that keeps coming up; does packaging have to equal waste? We’re combating the trash cycle with some hand made, super functional packaging items to not only get your jewelry to you safely, but also help you to keep your jewelry organized and stowed in style! Check out the BLOG for more information about the cool, new packaging!

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