• 2 Carat Diamond

    Platinum, 3 Carats of Rubies Ring

     

    With outstanding stones such as these, the resulting ring had to be worthy. This 2 carat diamond is one of the most beautiful stones I have ever seen. It is a Modern European Cut of incredible proportions with a brilliance that illustrates clearly why diamonds are the king of stones. The rubies are a well matched pair, and are three carats total weight.

  • Comet Ring

     

    Is it a braided river? Is it fire? Is it a comet? This white gold, asymmetrical design sweeps around the finger starting with a .75 ct high quality diamond. Three smaller blue diamonds brighten up the stream like river rocks causing pleasant ripples.

  • Palladium Sapphire & Diamond Ring

     

    Interesting. It IS possible to get a whole lot of diamond in a ring without breaki ng the bank. The center stone is a nice round blue sapphire. The four side stones are all less than .25 in weight. These stones are set into palladium, a sister metal to platinum. The look and longevity is very similar without the platinum price tag. Working with palladium is interesting: follow the rules of platinum with many many exceptions. End result is worth it though!

  • The Cushion Cut Diamond

     

    The Cushion Cut Diamond that you have been dreaming about…. Start with good ingredients! Lovely, yummy 18 karat yellow gold in a modern yet classic gracefully tapered shank. The 1.21 carat VVS Cushion cut diamond is set in a hand constructed and forged platinum bezel. The proportions are pretty near perfect, we would say….

  • Monster Three Stone Platinum and Diamond Ring

     

    Move right in and no need to ever ever take this ring off. The customer was able to save up for her most ideal diamond ring, ever. This is what she dreamed up: a three stone ring, in platinum, bezel-set, with a European shank. Round stones, cut earlier this century, exhibit large large flashes of spectral colors...the high crown and small table of these diamonds really turns white light into big colorful prisms. This 2.44 carat center stone sends off some of the purest colors we have seen anywhere. This beauty is flanked by two side stones with matching color, also of modern european cut at .75 carat each. A little shy of four carats total carat weight. A girl can dream, right?

  • Golden Flying Saucer!

     

    Does it look like it could fly? We hope so. This necklace is carefully constructed in 18 karat gold, with a nice, deep, 7MM ruby in the center…. Flanked by flush mounted diamonds and rubies in an orderly arrangement.

  • Tapered shank, bezel-set solitaire ring

     

    NICE PROPORTIONS!!!!! Bezel set, tapered shank, low profile, sturdy, and how does it show off the stone! These rings are in platinum and and 18K yellow gold, each with a one carat VVS diamond. This design looks great with any size stone over 1/2 carat. Very classic and current while not being fussy. Comfortable to wear.Good ring for a textile person or a knitter as there are no sharp edges to catch on any threads.

  • Pièce de Résistance:
    (a.k.a the diamond- filled hollow rings)

     

    At first glance they seem to be simple, elegant platinum and gold wedding rings. But only the wearers know the secret of what is inside. Each of these rings is filled with 1/2 carat of diamonds - .005 ct full cut VVS stones. Each ring has 100 lovely, high quality, almost microscopic diamonds sealed inside of them. When you shake the rings, it sounds like snow falling. The platinum ring was extremely difficult to make, it was fabricated into a tube in two different parts. It took days to get it absolutely perfect. The 18K ring was much easier, but the challenge was getting it to be exactly the same size as an eternity band, not be too tall, and still have the room inside to accommodate all of the diamonds. One is square in cross section, and one is round, as a nod to Leonardo Da Vinci's vitruvian man. The square band fits exactly inside of the round band. As it should be.




  • Moonstone Earring Jackets

    Posted by LeeAnn Herreid

    Love these!  They are ALMOST done.  A small pearl will go above the diamond bow-shapes.  The top scroll-work pieces were cut off of an overly decorative bracelet that was formed into something else.  They were then soldered to gold bezels, which we chose moonstone for.  These earrings are worn as an add-on to a pair of post earrings, in this case to jazz up a pair of 2 carat diamond stud earrings.  To be worn on special occasions only! Very very fancy indeed.

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  • XTC earrings

    Posted by LeeAnn Herreid

    Named the XTC earrings.  Yes, after the band.  They remind me of the text on the cover of the record "Drums and Wires".  These earrings move, are lightweight, and are handmade of sterling silver tubing.  Named each pair in this series after one of their songs: "radios in motion", "making plans for nigel", "complicated game", etc. A bit calder-esque, these are. Fun to wear and one of a kind.

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  • Plumb Bob earrings

    Posted by LeeAnn Herreid

    Plumb Bobs?  We love plumb Bobs! 

    Clean and modern....and I hear that in the right hands they can answer yes or no questions.

    In these hands? They show us which way our friend gravity is pulling us...

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  • continuous wire ring

    Posted by LeeAnn Herreid

    This ring might look easy to make.  Surprisingly, it is not.  Goldsmiths spend YEARS learning how to make pieces perfectly.  We try to NOT make pieces that are somewhat messy and all over the place.  BUT GUESS WHAT.  When the experienced goldsmith sits down to make something that isn't all perfect..it comes out very cleanly.  This ring is to try my hand at a design that is fluid, relaxed as well as well done.  I have made several of these and will continue to try to perfect the unperfectable.

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  • mountain range belt buckle

    Posted by LeeAnn Herreid

    Custom-carved a specific mountain range view from high resolution photographs. Hand finished bronze.  Carved the original model out of wax.  This is a good balance between buckles that are too light and too heavy.  Somewhere in the middle is normally the best choice.

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