The pendant is individually customized to a person's specific birth date, time and location to represent the alignment of the stars as they appeared in the sky the moment that person was born. AMAZING! No two pendants are alike. I love the personal, intimate feel of this piece of jewelry. I would literally be ordering this pendant this very moment if it wasn't only offered in yellow or white gold. So now I am scouring the internet trying to figure out my symbols so I can attempt to create my own version in sterling silver. (I found this great free natal chart: http://www.cafeastrology.com/articles/howtoobtainchart.html) If that fails, I am going to start saving my pennies for this beauty!
I decided to solder the 2 bezels together (without a space) and soldered the ring to the bezels. I decided to hammer the thin band to give the piece a little bit of texture and gave it a high polish to compliment the brilliant facets of the stones. Then I set the stones and voila!... I had the ring I wanted for years, but better! I couldn't be happier.
I love the idea of a more elongated shape with a design or cut out in the front and something unexpected on the inside. I definitely see the locket having a brushed texture and having some kind of patina to really bring out the design.
well, I started to recreate this ring in my own Villette-Jewelry-way, with brushed hammered sterling silver, and I substituted the diamonds for cubic zirconia and smoky quartz. I am contemplating eliminating the space between stones but I'll see how that plays out. Here's what I have done so far...
I created 2 bezels and 2 bezel seats (for the stones to sit on). And those are some TINY bezels (that's why I included the dime for size representation). Next week, I will solder the seats inside the bezels and solder those to the ring, and hopefully set the stones and polish. While I was shopping for gems, I also picked up this tiny little london blue topaz. I think I might make a ring just for this little guy that I can wear with the zirconia and quartz ring, if I feel so inclined. I love the color combination!
And of course the root of all my envy lies in Virginie Ledoyen and the creme de la creme gathering of the most beautiful women I have ever seen in the appropriately titled movie, 8 Femmes.
I love snow (despite the fact that it seems to keep ruining my weekend plans this year). I feel like a little kid when I am out in the snow, and I can't help but smile. It makes me want to dress all cozy in winter whites! Here are a few things I would love to be wearing in this snowy weather...
I wanted to channel a traditional 1940s silhouette. Without actually having the vintage pieces themselves, this was relatively easy to pull together with a few modern pieces. I paired a bunch of old items in my closet (a brown tweed high-waisted below-the-knee skirt with flared hem from H&M, a short sleeve ivory sheer blouse from Old Navy, a fitted 3/4 sleeve brown cardigan from Target, a brown wide corset belt from Anthropologie, brown textured tights from Target, and orange T-strap heels from Nine West) to create a very curvy, streamlined figure. I finished the look off with some of my favorite antique jewelry (cameo necklace, marcasite teardrop earrings, etched silver bangles) and twisted my hair back with antique tortoise shell haircombs. The outfit makes me feel very polished and womanly. I definitely need to save this outfit for some upcoming special event... can't let a good outfit go to waste!
I was thinking of turning 2 of them into delicate drop earrings, very a la Jane Austen. The remainder I hope to add to a delicate chain spaced throughout amongst some filigree beads. I am debating whether to set the pearls myself but the desire to splurge on more expensive settings through a jeweler is very tempting. Regardless, I know I will treasure these pearls just as much as I do that very first pearl I purchased.
