Tanzigrrl
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Today is my birthday and this is what I received! This ring was handmade by my husband and my friend who also just happens to be his jewelry/metalsmithing teacher!!! My husband has been taking jewelry making lessons for a couple of years now and has moved from copper to silver and now, on to gold. This ring represents his first ever foray into working with gold! I selected these stones several years ago, actually, for a different project. There was once a “twin” to the ruby but it was lost in my backyard last summer while it was being photographed in the afternoon sunlight. I was originally going to do a 3 stone ring with the 2 rubies and the sapphire, but, through several reworkings (after the loss of the other ruby), I decided I wanted a stack ring instead that made good use of my stones, and so I welcomed the spessartite to my collection this past spring. This actually made for a much more interesting ring project as it turns out!
The marquise weighs 1.98cts, and is a natural yellow sapphire from Ceylon (heat only, no BE treatment). The ruby is a .44ct Burmese pear (heat only), and the spessartite garnet is a .98ct trillion from Nigeria (no treatment). All sourced from AJS gems. I have a “thing” for the awkward shapes - particularly pears - so when I was talking to my husband and his teacher Courtney (of the Tanzanite necklace fame: https://www.pricescope.com/blog/jewel-week-vintage-inspired-custom-tanzanite-necklace), I said that I thought it would be fun to put these stones together in a hand-hammered 14kt “rough hewn” style stack ring. Here is what they came up with together! Courtney says that my husband made most of it all by himself, but since this was his very first time working with gold, she supervised and made the bezel for the pear ruby.
I’m not the most sentimental person when it comes to jewelry. I buy, sell, and trade pieces frequently (except for my custom-made pieces). This ring is very special to me because the two of them made it together by hand for me, with my funny little stones that I chose myself, and presented it to me for my birthday. It’s very personalized and significant to me. I’ve named it the “Parade of Awkward Stones Ring” and plan to enjoy it for many years to come.
The marquise weighs 1.98cts, and is a natural yellow sapphire from Ceylon (heat only, no BE treatment). The ruby is a .44ct Burmese pear (heat only), and the spessartite garnet is a .98ct trillion from Nigeria (no treatment). All sourced from AJS gems. I have a “thing” for the awkward shapes - particularly pears - so when I was talking to my husband and his teacher Courtney (of the Tanzanite necklace fame: https://www.pricescope.com/blog/jewel-week-vintage-inspired-custom-tanzanite-necklace), I said that I thought it would be fun to put these stones together in a hand-hammered 14kt “rough hewn” style stack ring. Here is what they came up with together! Courtney says that my husband made most of it all by himself, but since this was his very first time working with gold, she supervised and made the bezel for the pear ruby.
I’m not the most sentimental person when it comes to jewelry. I buy, sell, and trade pieces frequently (except for my custom-made pieces). This ring is very special to me because the two of them made it together by hand for me, with my funny little stones that I chose myself, and presented it to me for my birthday. It’s very personalized and significant to me. I’ve named it the “Parade of Awkward Stones Ring” and plan to enjoy it for many years to come.
Happy birthday, enjoy!
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