the problem with convention

i so desperately want to make a whole line of labradorite set in 14k yellow gold. everyone's been telling me not to bother as conventionally speaking, labradorite is a lesser value than gold warrants. but what of it? doesn't it stand out so? i just want to rock this ring all day long. 

rose cut diamonds

my poor camera couldn't handle the light dancing on the surface of these diamonds. please trust me when i tell you that they are fantastically beautiful. the white freeform tear drop is about 7x6 mm and the mocha pear is roughly 8x6. 

just practicing. i think i'll set them in one of a kind wax cast moldings. yellow or rose gold?

this one is definitely for yellow gold. pretty, pretty. the big exciting news is the giant emerald cut white diamond that is nearly here. 2.35 carats and 9.5x7.5 mm. when it arrives i shall sleep with it under my pillow and dream that it is mine to keep forever.

watermelon man

watermelon tourmaline 5.6 Carats.

mocking the color combination up.

the smaller emerald cut tourmaline collection.i've never understood the draw of the tourmaline until recently. they really are as beautiful as diamonds and in some cases nearly as expensive.

but i did manage to swing a little bit of a deal on a 256 carat lot of black with green tourmaline. i favor the longest emerald cut baguette at the top right. does it say "surround me in a generous layer of platinum and set me on a thick textured band" to you? because that's what i hear.