About this Product
Material: sterling silver that has been oxidized, and a .10 CT genuine diamondSize 5.5 - but can be upsized about 2 sizes
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Its a tiny oxidized sterling silver sea urchin & genuine 10pt diamond. For all you Sea & Briny Deep lovers!!! It is a size 5-1/2 , but I can upsize it slightly.
Here's how I made it .. i had a tiny sea urchin, took an impression of it, then filled the impression with wax. Pulled the wax matrix out and began the ring part placed it in a wax matrix empire setting, added 4 tiny prongs atop the urchin to set the diamond later on. Cast it in sterling silver.... this my darlings is called " Lost Wax Casting" and sadly only a few dozen people on the the entire planet still use this method. Why do I? Because you get a better product - no soldering, all cast in 1 piece makes it fit to be a future heirloom for decades to come ! Also in the band I inscribed little swirls, reminiscent of ocean waves.
Chymiera
Meet the Maker
She's mad, but she's magic. There's no lie in her fire...
I have always had an interest in dark , Gothic, Victorian eras which you will see in many of my creations. I love to bring antiques, relics & primitives back to life by incorporating them into new pieces.
I am ONE person. I don't work in a factory. My items are NOT mass produced. Everything in my shop under 'handmade' is handmade by my own two hands- With some help from my children, finding bones, stones and other treasures.
What you will find in my shoppe are one of a kind or few of a kind items. All my gold, silver & palladium jewelry is cast by me with my big bad torch.
There is literally nothing I cannot make in terms of jewelry. I have the equipment plus over 32 years of skill to make fine gold , silver and gemstone jewelry & the imagination and moxie to make over the top costume & statement jewelry. And then at times, I decide to have the two collide. So if there is something your little heart desires, drop me a line and chances are I can make it! I'm a visionary, I already see your custom piece finished.
At any given moment, you may find me wielding a torch, a hammer, a saw, a rod of metal to melt, a paint brush, a crochet hook, or other device that I used in the process of creating.
All of the jewelry, accessories, adornments, photography & curiosities you see in my shop is handmade by me with my own 2 hands . I have been a dental technician for over 36 years and have owned a dental laboratory for 27 of those years. The processes I use to cast gold crowns is the same process I use to make sterling , gold and palladium jewelry. It is called the 'lost wax' technique. I have been dabbling in jewelry making for about 23 years for family & friends, but decided to open to the public in 2009. I also make a lot of really cooky & weird costume jewelry and love to incorporate vintage pieces into new pieces. I love also utilizing bones, feathers, teeth, and other animal parts. Please know that we obtain our animal parts from either a licensed taxidermist or by our own excursions into the nearby forest. I also delve into my own Native American heritage and make one of a kind medicine bags & other leather and antler jewelry you see here & there in the shop. If you have any questions at all regarding any of my hand made processes, please feel free to ask! My shoppe is REAL Handmade and I support REAL Handmade!
"When You buy from a small mom business, you are not helping a CEO buy a third vacation home. You are helping a little girl get dance lessons, a little boy get his team jersey, a mom put food on the table, a dad pay a mortgage, or a student pay for college. Our customers are our shareholders- and they are the ones we strive to make happy. Thank you for supporting small businesses!" - unknown
