One of my favorite things to do with jewelry is take something you own and don't wear and turn it into something you will. I've been fortunate to create many pieces in this way for many people. Just recently, I was working with a client who inherited some of her mother's jewelry and had promised she'd wear the diamond ring. Unfortunately, mother and daughter's taste in jewelry was a little different. But that's the wonderful thing about jewelry, take stones out of their current setting and new ideas are easy to imagine.
Here's the original ring:
Yellow gold, asymmetrical in design, diamond baguettes, and a 4.72 ct heart shaped diamond. The client wanted simple... classic... more "her." I felt that was an easy goal to achieve.
We came up with the design--a classic and pretty semi-mount, cathedral style band with a prong setting to hold the heart stone. I worked with one of my contacts and used their cad system to create the ring design. These are the computer generated designs:
After the ring came from the caster, it was time to put it all together. There's an added level of anxiety that comes along with using a client's stones. Often they are fragile and not replacable. But, it's worth my stress to transform it.
Nine small diamonds on either side were set first.
Then came the heart stone...and
WOW!!!
A new contemporary classic!
And she loved it!
Thank you for the opportunity to create such an important piece of jewelry with deep meaning and lasting memories.
Another amazing ring transformation to follow.
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