Herkimer Diamond Ring

~*Rough Stone Collection*~ Herkimer Diamond Ring

very unique & one-of-a-kind. The Herkimer diamond is double pointed Quartz Crystal that has already been faceted by nature. mined in Herkimer, New York. measures about 7 x 5mm, has smoky gray-ish tint. set in simple prong setting. oxidized sterling silver. size 7.

        $120

Ametrine Nest Ring

~*Rough Stone Collection*~

gorgeous bi-color Ametine. it's Amethyst and Citrine in one! measures about 8,9mm. Nest-like setting is made from scrap sterling silver wire. nest measures about 12mm. ring size, 6.25.

        $180

Apatite Necklace ~Rough Stone Collection~

tiny rough Apatite stone set in cusrom sterling silver prong setting. stone measures about 7mm x 4mm. caribian blue with silver flash. Apatite is known for inspirational stone. It develops psychic abilities and spiritual attunement. Use it to aid communication and self-expression. has OM symbol stamped on the back. oxidized. chain is about 17".

      $75

Poppy Field Necklace

One-of-a-Kind. Hand painted with glass enamel "Poppy Field" set in eye shape brass with silver bezel. adorned with single moonstone briolette. inspiration is the eye looking at the poppy field, so beautiful that single tear coming down from the eye....

currentry display at Zodiac, $300.00

Riveting the Poppies

~how do you rivet those little balls without cracking the glass?

I got this question through my Flickr page. I’m no expert but I could be very cleaver & love questions like this! And I had locket order to do today so I decided to take pictures step by step. BTW, to me riveting is the single most valuable technique I learned at jewelry class. It’s opened up how I incorporate my enamel pieces into metalwork in so many ways!

You’ll need~
*one poppy disc
*brass locket
*1” - 18g fine silver round wire -And it’s important to use fine silver because fine silver doesn’t harden so you don’t have to put too much pressure hammering them.
*nail head punch –I got mine at “Harbor Freight Tools” for about $3. In jewelry class, we were using a fancy tool that has many sizes but this will do me just fine.
*stand for nail head
*riveting hammer
*small drill
*bead reamer




Let's start!

Drill a small hole on the middle of locket. Hole should be snag to wire so it’s better to start small and wider with reamer.

Make ball on one end of silver wire.

insert poppy, then locket on wire.

set ball end on the nail head punch. Punch end should be large enough to cover most of the ball but small enough to not touching the enameled surface.

Clip wire to leave about 1.5mm.

Tap on wire until they are almost flat.

file on sharp edges.

Yay, finished!

Happy Crafting:)

February 14th Talk About Blog

~What’s the most romantic piece you’ve ever made and why?




Wow, this is tough one! I made so many pieces and I try to put little romance in every piece. But as I was thinking about this topic I remember the one custom piece I made a while back. A customer requested earrings inspired from this cute quote: 'A Bird and A Fish Can Fall in Love, But Where Will They Live?' isn’t this a cutest?! And she wanted bird and fish to be like but you can tell the differences of bird and fish and in different colors. I was delighted to design & made this piece!

And most recently, I made this cherry blossom ring that I think it’s so darn romantic! The ring is on sale on Handmade Division team shop. And I’m working on necklace & bracelets next!



Now, let’s go see more romantic pieces the other team mates made!
Rickson Jewellery: http://www.ricksonart.blogspot.com/
andes cruz http://andescruz.wordpress.com/
Beth Cyr: http://bcyrjewelry.blogspot.com/
http://barbaradonovan.blogspot.com/

Happy Valentine's Day & Happy Crafting!

Romantic Pink Enamel Sakura Ring

Every time I think about spring (and I think about it in icy winter weather like now…) I think about cherry blossoms in Japan. You can enjoy gorgeous blossoms all over the town, parks, everywhere! And the fact that they will only last about 10 days, add the beauty to the whole seen.

I created this ring thinking about beautiful Japanese cherry blossom. As usual, my main focus in the enamel piece but I think I did good with the metals too! I made ring with sterling silver made to look like branch and solder little copper leaf on the one end. Looks very delicate, feminine and organic. And it’s listed on new Handmade Division team shop!

Happy Crafting:)

personalized jewelry

as I prepare to open my personalized jewelry station on upstairs Zodiac, I've been making lots of samples. I love making personalized jewelry and they do sell really well. but I was hesitant to list on my Etsy shop. because on Etsy, they have plenty of personalized jewelry listings already. but I dicide to list some that are still very much unique to my shop.

unique, handmade, meaninful gift for the holidays!