October 21st 2011 - As the prices of diamonds continue to rise the attraction of remodelling old and unused diamond rings becomes more attractive. If the diamond has a sentimental value then it is an even more inviting proposition.
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October 2nd 2011 - There is something about a hand made piece of jewellery that a machine cannot compete with. The challenge of hand making an often machine made design is something I encounter frequently and enjoy.
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September 19th 2011 - Some customers know exactly what they want and can convey it very clearly to me. When it came to remaking Peter`s wedding ring recently he was one of those customers.
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September 5th 2011 - The colour of a diamond greatly determines its value. The colour grades of "white" diamonds are usually represented by letters of the alphabet between D and R. These letters represent values varying from colourless to shades of yellow.
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Most of the pieces of jewellery I am commissioned to make are for women, however of late I have been fortunate to be asked quite a few pieces of jewellery for men. The men`s ring I am going to talk about today was based around a crest. The image I was given to work off was that of a tattoo.
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Corporate or symbolic jewellery is something I enjoy making very much. Often transferring a theme or logo into a piece of jewellery is quite a challenge due to the small area I have to work with on a piece of jewellery.
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