ѕαηgєєтα ηαιr • handcrafted gold-filled jewelry

ICYMI, here I am, back in the studio! It’s never too late to treat yourself to a sentimental piece of jewelry, right?

After 18 months of being with my daughter full time, she is now in daycare a few days a week which means I get just a teeny bit of studio time back!

I rarely make myself jewelry, even though that’s how I got started in 2013! I want my push present to represent this new chapter in my life, and that means learning a technique I’ve been wanting to teach myself for years.

I have big plans for this ring: First, sand casting a signet ring I carved out of wax in solid 14kt gold. Then learning how to flush and bead set faceted stones, and finally taking my new skills to the ring and setting 4 heirloom diamonds in the signet.

I worked on the wax ring in July and then it just sat there for 2 months. In those months I started convincing myself that it was too big a project and I “couldn’t do it.” But that is just not true! It was time to beat the negative voices and just go for it.

Here is part 1 of me making my push present! Missed filming a couple steps but I love how it turned out! I’ll definitely be sharing more of this journey as I learn how to flush and bead set stones (wish me luck!)

I can’t wait to see the completed piece after what will likely be months of learning, trial and error, but I’m also so excited to see how learning this new skill will grow my offerings as I return to ember&onyx after so long!

Thank you for being here!