One of those very special Thank You notes I received in April was from Clinton. He created a personalized proposal box for the ring I made. He took some previous hints from his girlfriend Geraldine to his heart about her loving something handmade from him. Here is his sweet box:
The quote in the card is from an email she sent him a while back. So thoughtful and romantic. What a sweet couple. I am sure she said yes.
The ring that's in the box has a stunning raspberry color Tourmaline set in 14k yellow gold.
I have to say I really love the warm color combination of pink tourmaline and yellow gold. It was a real treat to my eyes to work with it. Such uplifting colors.
Here the ring in process:
The design was carved in wax and then cast in 14k yellow gold.
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| Carved wax models are mounted on a sprue base as a preparation for casing. His ring is on the far right, the single wax model on the base. |
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| All rings cast in various precious metals. His ring is the yellow one in the center. |
Then starts the tedious process of grinding, sanding and polishing before it's time to prepare the setting for the stone.
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| Sanded and pre-finished ring. |
