Client Stories
One Watch Makes Two Pendants and a Bracelet
What Do You Do With a Watch That’s too Small to Tell Time? That is what started this very fun project with Ruth. “I love the watchband itself. I’d love to somehow use it as a bracelet, but it’s too small if I remove the watch. I can’t really use the watch because the numbers…
Inherited Jewelry, Debra’s Story featured on Dr. Oz
A Story of Loss and Inherited Jewelry Debra’s lovely story, which was featured on a previous blog post of mine, caught the attention of Dr. Oz’s magazine, The Good Life. This wonderful re-working of Debra’s mother’s wedding band into a piece of memorial jewelry for Debra to wear was a meaningful project for us both….
Lovin my Bangin Clients – Base Jumping and Death Metal
What is Bangin? The Urban Dictionary says; Bangin: Short for “Banging” 1. adj. meaning highly attractive (referring to an object or person) 2. adj. meaning high energy, busy, loud, exciting. (referring to music, a party, etc). Bangin, the Opposite of Boring Please allow me to disabuse you of the notion that my job as a…
Dream Ring From Across Time and Distance
Sometimes You Get That Call That Will Inspire You When Edbbie called I was twenty minutes from leaving my office for a full day of appointments. He wanted to know if I could possibly make him his dream ring in time for his wedding. When I found out he was getting married in three weeks…
Client Saves the Day for Her Gold Coin Leather Bracelet
A Father’s Love and a Love of Horses My client Cheryl had a special coin from her deceased dad that she wanted to wear. She also happens to loves horses. I encouraged her to add her love of horses to whatever piece of jewelry we ended up making to make it that much more wearable….
Tight Ring Removal in the Woods – A Camp Tuolumne Story
Tight Ring Removal at 5,000 Feet I was minding my own business, reading a Dick Francis book. The birds were calling, the distant sound of kids playing was a happy background sound and I felt that happy lassitude you get after a long hike and a swim in a bracingly cold creek. I was at Berkeley…