Raw

Well it took forever to upload that picture. But here it is. This is an image of a raw diamond. The other day one of my friends in class showed me images of this amazing jewelry being made from raw uncut diamonds. In my opinion they are way more beautiful, if incorporated correctly in the jewelry, than a faceted gemstone. Its so real and organic and is the way the stone was meant to be seen. Granted that doesnt mean that im not going to use faceted stones in my pieces because lets face it a small portion of individuals, women mostly, arent going to want something that doesnt sparkle. Its all about the bling right? But i talked about using crystals in my pieces and maybe, when i have a bit more than a part time workers/students salary, ill be able to incorporate theses elements. Its almost a nod to the age of the depresion, when yes not many people could afford to buy diamonds. But, if you look at some of your grandmothers pieces you may notice a bit of sparkle. Those are probably tiny little flecks of diamonds that the jeweler incorporated into your relatives ring. Of course the big question is "how the hell did he get those tiny little shards of "diamonds" into that band in the first place?" Ah the craftiness of a jeweler. We have out little secrets....and we plan to keep them that way!