Wildly Custom Ring – An Orchid Ring for Robin Story

Yellow gold detailed Orchid ring with diamonds

Once I Saw That Big Diamond, I Was Off and Running, Designing in my Mind I usually design seamless rings, without lots of pokie-uppie elements (technical jeweler’s term) that catch on things—like sweaters, babies, and car doors. On the other hand, some of the most beautiful, eye-popping, mind-bending designs I’ve ever seen, have stuff (another…

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Why Not Re-Use Your Old Gold?

What About That Pile of Broken, Dated and Old Gold? Have you ever wondered if you could re-use your old gold and re-cast it into something new? A client asked me, her Goleta Jeweler, last week if I could make one of my more intricate rings using the gold she had from three old earrings…

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Changing the Texture of Your Ring – Video

Multi Textured Multi-colored sapphires Ring in yellow gold by Calla Gold

  Changing the texture of your ring makes it new and different. Are you a candidate for changing the texture of your ring? You may not even know. From shiny to matte, from smooth to hammered, there are many ways to change up a piece of your jewelry by adding texture to it. I’m sharing…

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