Donna’s Dogs and Diamonds Rings
A Dog’s Life Can be a Good Thing
Donna is an animal lover. She’s rescued a number of whippets and greyhounds over the years.
When she had the urge to have a new piece of jewelry from her Santa Barbara Jeweler, she brought me pictures of her two whippets.
Whippets Have Amazing Faces
Donna’s Whippets look so intelligent and emotional. It was great fun to work with my wax sculptress Peggy Croft, to get Donna’s dog’s faces just right.
I’ve always admired paintings of people’s beloved dogs. Getting to honor them in a piece of jewelry made me so happy.
Dogs and Diamonds, a Match Made in Jewelry Heaven
Donna is so generous to her dogs, so dogs and diamond collars seemed just the thing. And while we were at it how about more diamonds? On the ring of course.
In real life she lives on a ranch and lets them gallop free in their special pasture, startling birds with their amazing speed and grace.
Doggie Details
I used matte finishing on her dog’s faces to draw your attention to their details and a high polish finish beyond for dramatic effect. I was asked how the details of their faces was reproduced.
I may be an artist, but that level of artistry is beyond me. Peggy Croft, a gifted wax sculptor did their sweet faces.
One is Never Enough
Just like pets, one is never enough. We actually made her another whippet ring a few years ago. Here it is to the left.
Donna’s Review:
“Having only the dogs’ heads in a matte finish sets them off fantastically. It makes a world of difference! The diamonds, of course, add their own beauty. My dogs are now the center focal point of my look.Thanks for the great work!”
Donna
Do You Have a Dog You Love?
I’m ready and excited to make more beloved pet jewelry.
Your Personal Jeweler,
Calla
Calla, I LOVE Whippets, and I LOVE what you did with this project. Kudos to you!
Calla,
Even men comment on the beauty and individuality of the sighthound rings. It’s a pleasure to give them your name or business card.
Donna, your use of sighthounds intrigued me so I looked it up. (Sighthounds, also called gazehounds, are hounds that primarily hunt by speed and sight, instead of by scent and endurance as scent hounds do. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sighthound)
That is so fascinating. I thought all dogs hunted by scent and I’m thrilled to learn more about whippets. I can see that they’d hunt by site since they are so amazingly fast. I always say I learn something new everyday. Thanks for my lesson Donna! ~ Your Now More Learned Jeweler, Calla
That is wonderful! I love the idea! And everyone loves animals, especially companion ones. I can see how that would translate beautifully into jewelry. I’m not surprised Donna’s doggies are getting attention even from the men.
Great work Calla!
Calla,
Research shows that our pets bring so much love into our lives that we are healthier and happier as a result. Since jewelry is all about love, honoring our furry loved one with a dog and diamond ring is a wonderful way to appreciate the love they bring into our lives!
Dr. Lynn K. Jones, Certified Personal and Executive Coach
http://www.lynnkjones.com
Dr. Jones, I love your research backed comment. Jewelry is all about love, as are our pets! Thank you for weighing in. ~ Calla
Pets bring so much love into our lives jewelry is all about love, and it would make sense to have Calla Gold create the most beautiful doggie diamond ring so that every day it reminds us of the gift of love our animals bring to us.
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OMG!!! So beautiful… I have a Whippet and will begin breeding them and I absolutely love these rings! Must have been expensive….
Hi Caitlyn,
I made that as a one of a kind using photos of her dogs. Perhaps we could do one for you sometime using your breeding pair! You can e-mail me for pricing. calla@callagold.com.
Thank you for loving that ring. It was such a joy to make.
Your Personal Jeweler,
Calla
Just absolutely beautiful. I love the ring you made for Donna. My name is also Donna & my husband and I have two Italian greyhounds. I would love to have a ring made of my two furbabies. I would be one of your distant clients since I live in Georgia. Please let me know if you are interested and send me the details on how this could be a reality. Thanks so much, Donna
Hello Donna,
That is the most crazy awesome coincidence ever! I’m privately email to see pictures of your furbabies! I look forward to working with you.
Your Personal Jeweler,
Calla