CLUSTER F&$!

July 29, 2024 2 min read

CLUSTER F&$!

Rachael came to me with 6 diamond rings from her collection that didn't fit her style, and wanted to up-cycle the diamond ring of her dreams. 
 
The design brief :
 
- HEAVY, so that it falls onto her pinky finger when she is holding a glass of wine 
(referencing cool older women with tons of heavy jewellery that we all desire to be when we grow up)
 
- Sits tall, floating on her finger
 
- A cluster of blinding diamonds 
 
After discussing setting shapes, oval, organic, flush, bezel, and channeled… we landed on a rectangular shape and pavé setting. We wanted those diamond babies to reflect the most light you ever saw. 
The Cluster Fuck ring really tested me. 
I started with a hand-carved wax mold and tried sand casting, an ancient metal molding technique used by the Egyptians. Only to find we needed more metal to make it happen. So the final ring has a silver shank, and gold bed for the diamonds to lay in. 
 
Melting yellow and white gold took multiple tries and hours to blend. When I took the ring to my setter he assured me that it was impossible to mix the two metals... I don't think he has ever tried a bit of witchcraft. 
 
The combination of yellow and white gold resulted in a stunning metal, not too in your face. Its subtlety brought out the brilliance of the diamonds. I will stop the metal adoration there so no one asks me to melt white and yellow gold together again. 
 
The ring that emerged was even wilder than we imagined. 
Revealing the ring to Rachael was beyond exciting. Seeing people fall in love with their custom pieces reminds me of why I love making them. 
If you have rings for reinvention, I'm ready when you are. 
Visit me in person, or bring your jewellery imaginations to life online. 
Much love, 
Hayley
xo



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