In this post, I like to pen my special thanks and tribute to Jennifer or J as she often calls herself. We did quite many projects together; some of which became very popular with other customers as well. J was more than a customer, she is a great friend who stood by me during one of my darkest period of my life in 2006 when i disappeared from the jewelry scene. Well, I am so glad I returned to do the work I am so passionate about. Thanks to all my great friends who helped me one way or another. Let no ocean or land be obstacles in the way of great friendship. Lest i forget, these are for you, J .. our projects together :)
DREAMRING .. Both J and I named this piece after the movie, DREAMGIRLS. We both watched the movies at each end of of the Globe .. she being in California and I in Singapore .. LOL. It was one movie which inspired me back to my work..of one Jennifer Hudson who lost her chance of becoming the next American Idol, only to become an Oscar winner for best supporting actress. Way to Go, Jennifer !
Back to DREAMRING.. the center stone is the CAC with small cutlet and the sides are natural blue sapphires and finished off with clear pave rbs and pretty open scrollwork on the basket gallery and sides of the band.
ADRIENNE ... this project was named after J's sister. ADRIENNE is also quite a favorite among my other customers. The ADRIENNE allows a band to sit flushed against the ring.
ANTIQUE BUTTERCUP in white gold. If memory is right, this project was initiated by someone who did not think that it was going to be a fine piece. Midway she dropped it. I however had a different vision and I continued. I am so glad I did because the ABC (Antique ButterCup) became one of the most popular of all my pieces. In fact, J liked it so much that she got a second piece done up in Rose Gold :) See below.
2nd ANTIQUE BUTTERCUP in rose gold basket with diamond pave accent.
The emphasis of this ring is of course the 'buttercup' bowl holding the main stone. You can see how the bench perfected the sharp curve on the inside of the W-bowl - very nicely done! The other feature that stands out is the band which gives it a very antiquey look. Because of the weight of the basket vs the thin band, the ABC is best with a main stone of 8mm or less.
GRACE in rose gold basket. This piece was the brainchild of Moni V. The center stone is a Marigold Cut, flanked by clear trapezoids and baguettes. When i picked up this ring from my bench, I thought it has to be the most handsome of all my rings. You really have to see it personally to really appreciate the understated elegance of this ring. This octagonal bezel ring head will be great for the Octagon Hearts & Arrows.
THE ELEGANT EMERALD .. the center Emerald is a 'squarish' emerald with dimensions of 8x7mm.
JENNI is a start to many later JENNIs.
JAN (a classic favorite). JAN was one of the first projects of LizC Jewelry. Naturally it was named after one of my first customers JanDR. JanDR made lots of jewelry pieces with me and has encouraged me all the way to be where I am today. Sadly I have lost touch with her and hope that if she is reading this post, she would contact me again. It's a long shot but you never know.
MONI with the Emerald cut and side baguettes
MONI - with center stone changed to the Passion Cut
MONI - transformed again to the Emerald Cut in blue sapphire color
OPHELIA with the Octagon H&A. The original JanDR's OPHELIA is here. J's OPHELIA is with the Octagon H&A .. very brilliant and full of fire ! The red rbs are natural red rubies.
so yummy :)
Thank you J for all these wonderful projects and i hope you are doing just fine !
liz xoxo
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