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A gift for Sarah, from her sister and parents for her 40th birthday. Sarah is a busy mum of 3 and her family wanted to buy her something she would wear everyday that would fit with her busy lifestyle.
This silver necklace has a diamond set into a simple tube set which dangles in the centre of the gap, so that there is lots of movement and each ring moves independently of the others while still holding it's overall shape.
Sarah cried when she opened her gift, with happy tears and wears her necklace everyday.
This necklace and earring set was commissioned as a retirement present by Patrick for his wife, Alison. Alison is a bee fan, and also the chairwoman of the local bee keeping society.
I made the bee in silver and 18ct yellow gold, sculpting in molten metal and then working on the top to add definition and detail, the necklace was created with silver twisty links, formed to look like the wood of a tree branch. The flowers were centred with 18ct granules of pollen, which also dotted around the rest of the necklace and the earrings.
The bee was finished with some oxidation to create the black and gold of the bumble bee. I studied bee species and worked up lots of drawings, because it was important to Patrick that the bee be a true representation of one of our native species.
Here I made not one, but two matching bands in 18ct white gold that swept round Tracy's engagement ring (I didn't make the engagement ring) Then I set some accent diamonds into the bands.
Tracy is one of my closest friends and someone I've known since Primary School, so this commission was a little scary but such an honour to be asked and I even got to see the lucky couple get married!
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