Friday, October 25, 2024
Forget-Me-Not Women's Statement Ring - Coming Soon!
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Sterling Silver One-of-a-kind 5 carat Rough Diamond Design by Dawn
Monday, November 27, 2023
New Leaf and Twig Custom Design in Progress by Dawn - Dawn Vertrees Jewelry Designs
This is a new design that came to me yesterday afternoon, so I quickly started on the project around 1pm. The wax model is still in the design process, but I thought I would share this new design with you.
This concept can be modified in so many ways other than going all twig, or adding leaves.
Sunday, November 26, 2023
The Cast-in-Place Process, Jewelry by Dawn Vertrees
I use this process for my One-of-a-Kind designs.
My rings shown right after being cast in gold with the Rough Ruby and Diamond in place.
The Cast-in-Place process produces the strongest rings available and is the perfect choice for active people.
I create these rings by sculpting my wax directly on the stone. These stones become my canvas and allows me to create natural flowing designs.
Once the design has been completed, the stone and the wax are cast together, this process results in a ring where the stone and the metal literally become one piece, also making each ring a one-of-a-kind creation.
Once we melt the gold at 1000 degrees, it flows around the stone where my wax was previously, I will post the Lost-Wax-Process next.
The picture shows two rings that were recently cast-in-place with the stones prior to polishing. The only stones I can use in this process are Rough Diamonds, Rubies and Sapphires and other stones will not survive.
These stones are considered precious gemstones and have a hardness of 9.5 to 10 on the Mohs scale. These stones can endure the 1000 degrees temperatures without cracking once the gold hits them. Another benefit in this process is that the gold actually shrinks 1% allowing a tight fit around the stones.
I hope you enjoy reading about my processes. -Dawn