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Gratifying

January 25, 2009 by WendyB

It’s always nice to get an email like this:

I
love LOVE love
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my new ring!

THANK you!


The email is from gorgeous blogger ENC, and the photo shows the first of three custom-made stacking rings I designed for her. I’m using the stones from an old ring that she inherited. The ring in the photo is 18K rose gold with rubies; I also have some diamonds to use. Stay tuned for the next two rings. And remember, there’s no need to keep jewelry you don’t enjoy when I can remake it for you. If you want to inquire about a redesign, contact me at wbjewelry at hotmail dot com.

UPDATED TO ADD: Here’s another view of the ring.

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Photo by John Muggenborg

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Comments

  1. The Clothes Horse says

    January 25, 2009 at 10:37 pm

    That ring looks awesome! I love how the little gold shapes reach and stretch from one stone to the next.

  2. Swell Vintage - Frankie says

    January 26, 2009 at 2:10 am

    Wendy, you are so talented it’s unreal! I hope you frame emails like that so that you can continually remind yourself how great you are x

  3. lisa says

    January 26, 2009 at 2:34 am

    Oh wow! I can’t wait to see what they look like all stacked together.

  4. Little Lj says

    January 26, 2009 at 3:52 am

    So clever!

  5. Girl Japan says

    January 26, 2009 at 4:40 am

    Thank you for posting this Wendy… it is beautiful and I love 18K

  6. Ladies Who Lunch says

    January 26, 2009 at 5:07 am

    That is lovely. I have some old jewelry that I don’t know what to do with, a really old Chinese yellow gold bracelet that I had when I was a baby, the gold is so soft and at some point it’s lost its catch, not that it would fit me these days anyway! I’m always wondering what I can do with it to make it wearable again, seems such a shame.

  7. petite and dynamite says

    January 26, 2009 at 5:55 am

    i can’t wait to see these stacked.. wow. I can picture it already.. so nice. Kudos on great design, once again.

  8. Deja Pseu says

    January 26, 2009 at 6:45 am

    Fabulous design! And is suits Enc so perfectly!

  9. DaisyChain says

    January 26, 2009 at 7:15 am

    Wow, looks amazing. I’ve decided I’m dropping hints to people around my birthday that I want something you designed!

  10. Lizzi says

    January 26, 2009 at 8:06 am

    I loooooooooooooooove this ring! The combination of the delicate stones and the gold “x”s is beautiful.

  11. enc says

    January 26, 2009 at 8:18 am

    I really do love it!

    and . . . .

    I
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    this post!

  12. CDP says

    January 26, 2009 at 8:52 am

    I might do that! I have a couple of old pieces that I have no use for.

  13. Susanna says

    January 26, 2009 at 8:57 am

    Amaaaazing!

  14. -h of candid cool says

    January 26, 2009 at 10:16 am

    o wow! that’s so cool!
    the internets is so amazing

  15. Dr Zibbs says

    January 26, 2009 at 10:48 am

    If my good blog friend ENC is happy – then I’m happy.

  16. Sharon Rose says

    January 26, 2009 at 10:58 am

    Hi there-how completely, utterly gorgeous-I love it and I’ve a sneaky feeling Enc does too!! Excellent job well done my dear, can’t wait to see the next ones!!

  17. Agnes Deer says

    January 26, 2009 at 11:13 am

    Wow! You’re a real artist!

    http://agnesdear.blogspot.com

  18. K.Line says

    January 26, 2009 at 11:16 am

    Ugh, Blogger ate my comment! But the gist of it is that you are an awesome designer of jewelry and that this setting is just perfect for Enc.

  19. Tanya Espanya says

    January 26, 2009 at 11:24 am

    Ohmy, that is so lovely, you clever talented gal!

  20. Sharon Rose says

    January 26, 2009 at 12:01 pm

    Hi there-You’re so fabulous, please accept the award over on my blog!!

  21. Kira Fashion says

    January 26, 2009 at 12:09 pm

    Fantastic ring! I love the design so much!

    a kiss for you Wendy!

  22. coco says

    January 26, 2009 at 12:20 pm

    That’s such a lovely idea to use stones from an inherited ring. So much more personal.

  23. La Belette Rouge says

    January 26, 2009 at 1:01 pm

    I love all the love and I love the ring.

  24. Savvy Mode SG says

    January 26, 2009 at 1:49 pm

    that is gorgeous.

  25. THE HOUSE OF STYLE says

    January 26, 2009 at 1:56 pm

    okay Wendy you are ridiculously talented!! didnt know you carried out this service! wow this idea of a stacked ring is amazing. cant wait to see the next pieces of the stacked set! this is so original,you need to patent this design my sweet of you havent already.
    muah x
    marian

  26. pretty face says

    January 26, 2009 at 3:02 pm

    What a beautiful ring! So fabulous, enc 🙂 xxx

  27. fashion herald says

    January 26, 2009 at 3:54 pm

    fantastic, what a great idea.

  28. KD says

    January 26, 2009 at 4:14 pm

    That is so sweet of her but I’m sure it’s well-deserved, that ring is amazing!

  29. *Lady D* says

    January 26, 2009 at 5:07 pm

    That is one gorgeous ring!

  30. Thumbelina Fashionista says

    January 26, 2009 at 5:49 pm

    For anyone who thinks this is easy, IT’S NOT. I tried once, miserably, to make jewelry. I failed. Everything looked terrible, the lines were fuzzy, and those rotary machines freaked me out. After seeing your lovely designs, I’m convinced: you’re a genius.

  31. cybill says

    January 26, 2009 at 7:42 pm

    Lordess of the rings.

  32. AsianCajuns says

    January 26, 2009 at 8:32 pm

    Lucky Enc – I’m so jealous! Damn this crappy economy forcing me not to spend any money – bah!

    PS: We’ve given you an award 🙂

  33. ambika says

    January 26, 2009 at 9:35 pm

    Wendy, this is just gorgeous. I love the shape–so unusual & so gorgeous. Can't wait to see the next to.

  34. Shannon (A beautiful Dream) says

    January 27, 2009 at 3:03 am

    That ring is gorgeous – you are so unbelievably talented.

  35. Elsbeth says

    January 27, 2009 at 7:02 am

    Wendy, leave it to you to make something so interesting and beautiful. ENC, could we see a before/after shot?

  36. Iheartfashion says

    January 27, 2009 at 8:53 am

    SO SO beautiful!
    What a perfect remake. Can’t wait to see the others.

  37. Imelda says

    January 27, 2009 at 9:33 am

    That’s so sweet!
    If I had a ring like that I would write an email like this aswell! It’s gorgeous!

  38. Prunella Jones says

    January 27, 2009 at 10:33 am

    Oh man! I’m gonna scrounge around my grandma’s old jewelry for stones and gold so I can get you to make me a flying monkey ring!

  39. the iron chic says

    January 27, 2009 at 2:10 pm

    I know this is old….but did you read the article on gold in the National Geographic?
    Pretty fascinating stuff…like all the gold that has ever been mined in history would only fill two olympic size swimming pools. huh!

  40. Duchesse says

    January 27, 2009 at 5:23 pm

    I keep blogging on this theme: REHAB your old jewelry. Gorgeous!

  41. WendyB says

    January 27, 2009 at 5:30 pm

    Iron Chic, I never read that article, though I meant to. I’ll have to look online.

    Duchesse, I should note that doing something like this can be much more expensive than buying a ready-made piece. For custom work, I’m doing a one-of-a-kind design and the customer pays for the design work directly. If you buy from my inventory, I’ve already paid for the design work. It’s couture vs ready-made. I recommend this kind of project for people who have emotional attachments to particular gems or metals, not for people who want to be thrifty.

    Other peeps, I’m glad you like it. Wait till you see it with the other two rings.

  42. Nina (femme rationale) says

    January 27, 2009 at 6:57 pm

    this ring is gorgeous.

    i wish i had “known” you before. i had a family heirloom “disappear” from a VERY reputable jeweler. they refuse to take responsibility for it and accused of us taking the jewels back and claiming we didn’t. now we’re gonna end up in a lawsuit w/them. but what pisses me off the most is that we lost a very precious family heirloom. oh well…

  43. market publique says

    January 28, 2009 at 1:35 pm

    I love the new ring! Great job with the redesign!

  44. stef m says

    January 28, 2009 at 4:00 pm

    love! would be cool to see the “before” photo as well. . .

  45. Miss Janey says

    January 29, 2009 at 11:59 am

    What’s not to LOVE love love love??? It’s really beautiful, WendyB.

  46. Diane says

    January 31, 2009 at 12:15 am

    I came to your blog to see your designs and they are wonderful.. this is truely incredibly special…

  47. Rachel says

    January 18, 2012 at 4:59 pm

    absolutely beautiful-you’re so talented!!!

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