Making new from old

Do you have old jewellery that’s quality but not something you wear, and would like it made into something new to suit your own taste?

Here’s something I made for a client, after discussing the possibilities with their existing pieces and what design they wanted.

First I took their old pieces.

01 someones old jewellery IMG_20170822_100442

 

Here’s the gold melted down.

The gold melted down

 

And the diamonds removed for reuse.

Diamonds removed for reuse

 

Next, the gold was reshaped into the client’s chosen design for a ring.

04 gold reshaped to chosen design

 

And new settings were made for the diamonds.

05 settings made for diamonds IMG_20170825_084420

The settings were then soldered to the ring.

06 settings soldered to ring IMG_20170825_112718

 

The ring and settings ring were then cleaned, ready for the diamonds to be set in.

07 settings and ring cleaned ready for diamonds to be set IMG_20170825_170419

 

And finally the diamonds were added and the ring was polished, ready to be worn.

08 ring polished and finished product ready IMG_20170829_130405

 

Contact me if you’d like to discuss how I can make something new from old jewellery for you too.