I have completed many 'remodelling' commissions for customers, where I have used the stones, and or gold, from an old piece of their jewellery and made them into new pieces. It's great to be able to give a new lease of life to items that have huge sentimental value attached to them. It's an honour and responsibility to be trusted with such commissions.
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Remodelled diamond, ruby and 18 carat yellow and white gold ruby anniversary ring
The diamond was taken from my customer's mum's engagement ring and set in a new ring with a ruby for her 40th wedding anniversary
Remodelled eternity ring
Pink sapphire, diamond and 9 carat white gold eternity ring. remodelled from an existing eternity ring that was uncomfortable to wear
Remodelled necklace from two old pieces of yellow and rose gold jewellery
Old, sentimental gold melted down and remodelled into a 3 colour concentric hoop pendant.
Remodelled gold and diamond engagement ring
Remodelled 18 ct diamond engagement ring
This video shows the process I went through to remodel a customer's great-great-grandmother's 200 year old 18 carat gold, diamond and sapphire ring into a new engagement ring. I used the central diamond from the original ring, and made a pair of studs using the remaining gold and diamonds.
Left over gold and diamonds from the original ring were made into stud earrings.
Remodelled wedding and engagement ring
I was asked to use the diamonds from a customer’s wedding and engagement rings in a new ring, for her 30th wedding anniversary. Her original rings were 9 carat yellow gold, and had been worn away by the 22 carat gold ring she wore next to them.
She had a clear idea of how she wanted the new ring to look, which fitted well with the style of my jewellery. I produced a mock up of the design in CAD and showed the client some pictures so we could finalise the placement of the diamonds. We worked together to decide upon the width and thickness of the ring band and the choice of metals. She opted for a 9 carat white gold court shaped band, with 18 carat yellow gold settings for two of the diamonds. The remaining six diamonds were flush set into the ring band.
New ring with 8 diamonds set in it.
18 carat yellow gold settings and 9 carat white gold band.
Top left: old rings
Top right: new ring before diamonds were set in it
Bottom: CAD mockup of new ring
When she first saw the finished ring, there was a sharp intake of breath before she said “I absolutely love it. It’s amazing.” It was so lovely for me to see how delighted she was with her new ring.
Remodelled diamond and gold ring
A customer commissioned me to give a new lease of life to a stunning 1 carat old cut diamond from a ring she’d owned for over 20 years, but hadn’t worn for over 10 years.
She liked the style of one of my rub-over set rings on a wide band. She wanted something elegant, chunky and contemporary. We worked collaboratively on the design, discussing the style of setting for the stone, the choice of metal types and colours and the shape and thickness of the ring band. We settled on a 18 carat yellow gold rub-over setting for the diamond. This would sit on a wide, heavy court-shaped band of 9 carat white gold.
1 carat diamond rubover set in 18 carat yellow gold, on a 9 carat white gold band
Top two pictures: original diamond ring
Bottom two pictures: diamond in old and new mount
It’s a huge privilege and responsibility to be trusted with family heirloom. Both the customer and I were very excited, and nervous, when I took the finished ring to her. It was a wonderful feeling when her first reaction was to say “Oh wow! It’s beautiful. I love it. It’s taken me a long time to feel ready to do this, but I’m so glad I have”. Seeing how she couldn't take her eyes off the ring, and hearing her repeatedly say how much she loved it, was wonderful!
Remodelled citrine ring
Old citrine and white topaz ring
A customer asked me to reuse the stones from a checkerboard cut citrine and white topaz cluster ring she’d bought at an auction and had never really worn.
She wanted to use the centre stone with some of the smaller white topaz stones in a new pendant. She also wanted a ring made with some of the white topaz stones. The ring was to wear alongside a pair of Peridot leaf stacking rings I’d made for her on a previous occasion.
New citrine and white topaz pendant
New white topaz ring
It was a lovely compliment for her to say “usually I have a really fixed idea of what I’d want, but I love the style of the things you make and I trust you to come up with a design that I’ll love. I want to you to have fun designing the pieces.” We discussed design ideas for both new pieces and I sent her some different design options.
She was absolutely thrilled with both the ring and pendant once they were finished.