Making a bespoke custom wedding ring
Kate came to me with a desire for a bespoke wedding ring made from the gold that was in two 22k gold wedding rings that belonged to her grandmothers on two sides. We came up with a design to embrace her gorgeous engagement ring.
We did not have quite enough gold for the concept, but her lovely family donated cherished wedding rings and earrings to make up the difference. We ended up being able to fully hallmark the ring/s as 14k and with my makers mark.
Each ring has the names of her grandmothers engraved on the inside. This video shows the 20 hour process condensed into a short and entertaining video
A memorial pendant for Ettta…
A customer was looking for a memorial pendant, that would contain the ashes of the deceased daughter and depicted a representation of her most beloved dog, Gypsy. I created the pendant using sand casting and drilled a hole to contain the ashes under the gold heart set on the collar.
Locking and Unlocking the Locking BRacelet.
A short instructional on how to unlock and lock my unique locking Cuban style bracelet.
Wendy’s ring.
A service I offer is to recycle heirloom silver and make a new and modern keepsake such as ring for you to wear. This video is a real example of a memory ring I recently made for a customer.
The ring is actually in three parts. The main ring has a rescued and treasured pendant as its focal point, the side rings can be worn as one band as they interlock.
This ring is entirely hand made hand forged and totally unique.
Part 2: Soldering Heavy Cuban Chain Jump Rings.
Part 2 in a 5 part series of short videos showing the construction phases of making heavy cuban chain. Soldering the chain links or jump rings.
Part 1: Making Heavy Cuban Chain Jump Rings.
Part 1 in a 5 part series of short videos showing the construction phases of making heavy cuban chain
putting items into the Valentina Art Lounge Gallery allows them to be viewed and touched…
a short video describing the rationale for putting items on display in a gallery
The making of The Stately up-cycled brooch box…
A short construction video for another up-cycled jewellery product from the Shop of The Recycled Metal Smith.
Fold forming…
Fold forming produces natural and beautifully rigid shapes ideal for making jewellery, light, exciting and different every time.
Upcycled Pearl , Argentium and gold ring
This is a small construction video of the Unisexy Argetnium gold and Pearl ring, cycled from a single cherished pearl on gold screw back earring.
Sand Casting simple argentium ring body
This is a ring made using the sand casting technique
Gold Wrapped Sea glass pendant
The Mokume Gane Ring…Outlining the journey to make a Mokume Gane ring from scratch, to show a potential customer the process of how their ring was made.
Mokume gane ring - Four
The Mokume Gane Ring…Outlining the journey to make a Mokume Gane ring from scratch, to show a potential customer the process of how their ring was made.
Mokume gane ring - Three
The Mokume Gane Billet…Outlining the journey to make a Mokume Gane wedding ring from scratch, to show a potential customer the process of how their ring was made. It also serves as an educational tool for anyone in the jewellery making business wanting to give it a go.
Mokume gane ring - Two
Making Silver Ingots…Outlining the journey to make a Mokume Gane wedding ring from scratch, to show a potential customer the process of how their ring was made. It also serves as an educational tool for anyone in the jewellery making business wanting to give it a go.
Mokume gane ring - one
The Beginning…Outlining the journey to make a Mokume Gane wedding ring from scratch, to show a potential customer the process of how their ring was made. It also serves as an educational tool for anyone in the jewellery making business wanting to give it a go.