Remodelling Jewellery: From Concept to Creation
Remodelling Old Unworn Jewellery
We all have jewellery that is dated or out of fashion. We loved it in the past, but just aren’t into anymore. A gift from someone no longer in your life or a sentimental family heirloom that isn’t your style. Whatever the reason, we all have it, or we did until we remodelled the piece of jewellery into something we love.
A project for a Kiama client, using 18ct gold jewellery that she had collected but didn’t wear and the idea to use the materials and redesign a ring she would cherish.
The collection of 18ct gold jewellery with diamonds that was brought to us to be redesigned.
Jewellery Design
Together, we sat at Sara Handmade Jewellery over a consultation and went through what we could do with the diamonds we had. The concept, offset the diamonds in a wider band. Some swirls would be hand engraved giving the ring the feeling of a wave. To help the the ring stand up to every day use we would bezel set the diamonds for extra protection. The bezel’s were white gold in the yellow gold setting. This helped the diamond’s stand out more and gave the ring an extra shine.
The original sketch of the ‘wave’ ring during the design consultation.
Old Jewellery to New
Here you will see the completed ‘Wave Ring’ as it has come to be known. Although no two projects (or clients) are the same we hope you enjoyed seeing this creation. The aim of this blog is to share some client stories and give some insight into the process of custom jewellery design and remodelling jewellery into a new piece. If you have any questions about how you can get started making your own new piece of jewellery get in touch on the contact page on our website.
The completed ‘wave ring’ in 18ct gold. The diamonds have been bezel set in white gold.
