An example of my new Ginkgo Leaf Solitaire set with a vintage lovely pale champagne Old European Cut diamond. Smaller in size compared to the original stone in my sample photos, at .60ct and about 5.2mm diameter, yet it works incredibly well I think.
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Curling Snake ring with spinel
Pair of Roses ring
This blooming pair of roses has a scattering of bright little tsavorite garnets. Kind of a nice organic take on the Toi et Moi style ring. 19K rose gold.
Continue readingStorybook band: fox, tree of life, oak leaves
This Storybook band is carved with a Fox, Oak Leaves, a Tree of Life, and a leafy/Rococo motif reminiscent of its ring-mate (the high-profile solitaire w/purple sapphire in this post). 14K with bright little rubies set around the band.
Continue readingEgrets & Anemone flower wedding ring
This was a fun one to make: The center stone is a petite teal sapphire set into a big anemone bloom, curling vines & leaves carved down the sides of the band. From the gallery view, however, you see the pair of egrets, feathers being all feathery down the sides. 14K.
Continue readingBotanical wedding band for antique solitaire
This was a wedding band made to fit against an antique sapphire halo solitaire. Oak leaves, Dahlia, Ivy, Poppies, and forget-me-not motif, 14K rose gold.
Continue readingNautilus band
‘Storybook band’ featuring a Nautilus with an emerald. Flanking this creature are smoky, waving tendrils and a depiction of the microscopic flowery shapes seen in magnetic domains (my client was a physicist). 14K gold.
Continue readingIris & mums sapphire & tourmaline ring
Iris blooms with mums, set up top with a cool wine-colored sapphire, and a handful of green tourmalines down the sides. 14K gold.
Continue readingBats & blooms ring
Bats and poppy flowers motif with a handful of scattered little grapey-berry garnets. The stone is set with a cool fire agate, a stone that I didn’t even believe was real the first time I saw one. Behold:

Iridescent rainbow oily-smoky swirls inside this stone. They are so cool!
Continue readingGinkgo Solitaire — new shop design
A new piece for my shop: The Ginkgo Leaf Solitaire. This one shows a ~7mm stone, but could be very easily adapted for stones of other sizes, larger or smaller.
This sample piece is currently for sale as well, ready to ship immediately. It isĀ 18K yellow gold, size 6, and is set with a 1.23ct E/VVS2 lab-grown diamond. Email if interested.
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