Thursday, August 28, 2008

amethyst glam


this was fun to make: a large amethyst centered by cabochon peridot and garnets which show from the side- and can be worn as a ring also!

all designs copyright Alexandra Hart

Thursday, August 14, 2008

you can recycle too!



do you have some old gold jewelry lying around that you'll never wear? just like your bottles and cans, the materials in your jewlery can be recycled for cash or credit. bring the stuff you never wanna see again to your local jeweler (or contact me) and ask them what they would pay you for it. they will in turn send it in to a precious metal refining company which will reclaim the materials and prepare it for new jewelry.

how much have you got? do the math: 18k is 75% pure gold, 14k is about 58% pure gold, 10k is about 37% pure gold, dental gold is 12k which is 45% pure gold, but the refining process itself is costly so subtract another 10% from your karat and this is a rough estimate of your return.

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

wow earrings



look what i just finished for a friend!!

all designs copyright Alexandra Hart

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

orbiting earrings




check out these fun, new 18k earrings where the blue sapphire "earth" orbits around the yellow sapphire "sun". these are a custom order for a very lucky birthday girl!

all designs © Alexandra Hart

Thursday, August 7, 2008

oceanography



have you ever heard of a nudibranch? nudibranch is a creature that swims gracefully around coral reefs and inspired this necklace. i hammered sterling and 22k gold to create the undulating curves in this piece.

photo by Robert Weldon
all designs © Alexandra Hart

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

jewelry fun with friends



just got back from a fun trip to arizona to visit friends and we spent 3 days making and playing with jewlery. look at how much fun they had!