Unique bi-colour amethyst

Sometimes I get these ideas and they won’t go away. Is it the universe trying to tell me something?

My customer wanted a ring with both of her daughters birthstones: April (diamond-white) and February (Amethyst-purple). I designed several rings that had two stones and was searching for the right colour purple. Then I stumbled upon this bi-color amethyst that is white AND purple.

I couldn’t stop thinking about it. Literally. As soon as I thought of my customer and her ring, I thought of this stone. I had to show her! If she didn’t want it, I would order it anyways because the symmetry was so unique and beautiful.

Turns out she loved it too! We had started off with the intention of making a different ring and then ended up with this gorgeous power ring. It’s so cliche…but sometimes you just have to trust your gut. One of my fave rings of 2022 for sure!

Winter 2021 Collection

When I designed this collection, I was inspired by glaciers and knew I wanted to use a lot of clear quartz because it looks like ice. Winter is a time of rest and introspection. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could carry a little piece of winter magic with us all year round to remind us to rest, even during the summer when we feel like we have to maximize every second of sunshine?

I also used a combination of blues stones, both faceted and raw, inspired by the beauty of glacial lakes!

I hope you enjoy the collection as much as I enjoyed making it!

2021 Winter Collection Stones

My winter collection is inspired by turquoise glacial lakes! I usually gravitate to snowy whites and shimmering blacks for winter but this season I was drawn towards glacier-inspired colours. Collection coming soon!

Photo of Moraine Lake in Alberta by my friend Alice!

WINTER 2021

What do you think of this colour combination? I think this might be my winter palette! I normally stick to white, black, and clear but this year I think I may live on the edge!

METAMORPHOSIS: DECEMBER REVEAL

Tikka

There you have it: the last metamorphosis of 2015!

I knew Kendra wanted a tikka and I wanted to make one. It was my first tikka and I thought it would be great to end the year making something new! I hope I get to make another some time soon!

The final product is actually different than my original design. The original tikka had a sodalite as the third eye (the dangling stone). When I was polishing it, it slipped from my hand and the sodalite ricocheted off the buffing machine's wall and cracked. That was annoying. But then I found the quartz and loved it as part of the design so much more than the sodalite. I think it was meant to be!

In the photo (courtesy of Kendra), she is also wearing some hammered silver earrings I made her earlier this year.