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\n\n\n\nAs we near the Holiday season, I thought I would share with you my favorite part to my job. Creating one of a kind pieces that are made from customer’s own stones. Custom orders are always more challenging for many reasons; each one requires a meeting with the client to decide basic design specifications, then extra precautionary measures to protect their item they are asking me to work with, and a whisper of hope that they will be happy with my final designs. Despite the added stress, there is nothing I enjoy more. The meaning behind the design is almost always fascinating to me, and I strive to make sure I do the work justice in the final execution stages.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The design shown here was a cool one. A local client had this heart-shaped piece of sandstone in her possession and she wanted a way to showcase the 3 separate hearts on this rock. When we first met, she kept saying that it was nothing special, but just a few minutes with her and I could tell that it was VERY special. Just because there is no traditional value to a stone, doesn’t mean it holds no value in the eye of the beholder. I wanted to take what she felt in holding this rock and show it off to the world. We decided on a simple hoop design that left the front heart bare, the back heart covered in copper, and the third little heart on the side encrusted in garnets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not every custom design is so intricate, but they all make me happy. They push me as a designer and open my mind to new directions my work can go. I often tell customers to drop me a line if they want something they do not see on my website. Below are three examples of items that were inspired by previous designs of mine, but went into a different direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first was created for a client who was headed to Joshua Tree for a sound bath for her birthday. So cool, right? We wanted to have the quartz for amplification, moonstone for intuition and a little magic. After that we decided to darken the copper so we could use a sterling chain to complete it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The third picture is a custom designed for a photographer friend of mine. She is the one who shot the beautiful Holiday Ice Princess photos, and I wanted to design something from that collection, but something more her style. I used an off center triangle, smaller amethyst points and made the metal work more delicate, but darker than usual. I personally love how it turned out, and may be adding something like this to the collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n