Goldsmithing Projects
Here is most of Lillian's collection of the pieces I have made for her in 22 and 20 kt yellow gold over the past couple of years. I alloyed the gold from 24kt using silver and copper, and then milled the gold into sheets or drew it into wire. The granules you see as decorations were made from small pieces of gold wire heated until they formed little balls. The best piece is really that rhodalite and pearl cross on a quadruple loop chain with granulated terminations. I didn't cut or polish any of the stones, although I did re-drill the pearls myself.
The small rubies in the ruby ring and granulated dome earings are natural, as are the tanzanites (in the second pair of earings) and the peridot beads in the simple necklace in the center. The emerald in the ring is lab created.
Close up of Rhodolite and pearl cross.
Close up of termination and S-hook. I really like how this turned out.