Pendant repair: adding sterling discs adds heft and continued wearability when the metal is too thin to solder.
Mrs. got rocks – version 2.0
From four diamonds to six by adding stones she found in her jewelry box. All SIX stones are slightly different in size and these settings beautifully camouflage that fact.
Lapis beaded bracelet repair
One of the daughters came in with a bracelet for me to shorten – she remembered nana wearing this.
nana’s garnet bracelet resize was enough for earrings
She came in with a bracelet she remembers nana wearing. The resize left a few links that we turned into earrings for a matching set.
repair lapis bead necklace – concentration required
Repair “lapis” bead necklace from her aunt. The lapis blue beads are actually ceramic and amazingly done to simulate lapis.
goodbye prongs, hello bezel
Old mine diamond ring changed prongs to bezel. She loved the band’s clean lines but wanted an updated look without detracting from the stone.
stack stack stack (ring design fix)
Stack rings were well-made, but the jeweler did not listen to what she wanted. Listening and finding solutions is my favorite part of being a jeweler.
spinner wedding bands repaired
The spinner from his wedding band was missing. We recreated the white gold spinner in time to celebrate their anniversary.
repair one ring and combine two more
when someone says they have a bag of jewelry not being used – something is going to happen!
resized wedding ring set has blue stones in place of diamonds
he originally wanted to upgrade the wedding rings for her, but the perfect solution was to resize-to-fit then replace two diamond with blue zircon.