Kiama, NSW — South Coast
Dress & Cocktail
Dress & Cocktail
Rings
Bold, colourful, and entirely yours. We design statement rings built for regular wear — because you should not need a special occasion to look your best.
Bold, colourful, and entirely yours. We design statement rings built for regular wear — because you should not need a special occasion to look your best.
Whether you want a ring that turns heads across a room or one that quietly catches the light, we design to your personality — not to a catalogue.
A dress ring sits somewhere between understated and showstopping — elevated enough to feel special, polished enough to wear every day. Sara designs dress rings that complement your personal style rather than compete with it. The centrepiece stone — chosen for its colour, character and cut — does the talking, set in a gold mounting that suits your lifestyle as much as your taste.
These are rings designed for the real world: for work dinners, weekends, and the days you simply want to feel put-together without trying too hard.
Begin Your Design
These are the pieces that stop conversations. Large, bold and unapologetically dramatic — a cocktail ring is jewellery that announces itself. Sara's statement rings typically feature a prominent coloured gemstone as the hero, often surrounded by diamonds or complementary stones, set in a sculptural mounting that reflects the personality of the wearer.
Cocktail rings have been a symbol of self-expression since the 1920s, and nothing has changed: if you love colour and you love jewellery, this is the ring for you.
Design Your Statement Ring
As coloured gemstone specialists, we have access to an exceptional range of stones that retail jewellers simply cannot source — large tourmalines, vivid aquamarines, deep rubellites, rare spinels, and magnificent sapphires in teal, parti, and classic blue. A statement ring is the perfect vehicle for a stone that truly deserves to be seen.
Sara will walk you through her current collection of exceptional stones, help you understand what makes each one special, and work with you to design a mounting that honours the gem at its centre.
Explore Our Gemstones
You don't need a clear idea to start. Many clients come in knowing only that they want something colourful, or something bold, or something that feels nothing like what they've seen in shops. That is exactly where a consultation begins — Sara helps you discover what excites you, then designs something entirely around that.
The result is a ring that could not exist anywhere else in the world, because it was made specifically for you.
Book a Complimentary ConsultationElevated enough to feel special, polished enough for every day. A dress ring designed around the colour and stone you love most.
Begin Your DesignLarge, bold and unapologetically dramatic. A statement ring that announces itself, designed around a bold coloured gemstone centrepiece.
Design Your RingExceptional tourmalines, rubellites, aquamarines and sapphires in sizes you won't find anywhere else — set to be seen.
Explore Our GemstonesYou don't need a clear idea to start. Sara helps you discover what excites you, then designs something entirely around that.
Book a Complimentary ConsultationNo obligation. Bring a stone you love, a photograph that inspires you, or just a colour — and we'll take it from there.
Book Your Complimentary Design SessionSara takes on a limited number of new commissions each month.
A free, relaxed conversation about the colours, styles and occasions that inspire you. You don't need to arrive with a complete picture — just enthusiasm and an open mind.
This is often the most exciting part. Sara shows you stones from her curated collection — tourmalines, sapphires, aquamarines, rubellites and more — and helps you find the one that speaks to you. If you have something specific in mind, she will source it.
Sara designs a mounting tailored to your stone and your style, creating a sketch or photorealistic 3D rendering for your approval. Every detail — the profile, the setting style, the metal — is refined until it feels exactly right.
Your ring is handcrafted with meticulous attention to detail. Statement rings carry a large stone and are worn regularly — the structural integrity of the mounting is taken just as seriously as the aesthetics.
Receive your finished ring beautifully presented at a personal handover, complete with a care guide so your statement piece stays in perfect condition for years to come.
The cocktail ring has its roots in 1920s America — an era of prohibition, speakeasies, and sweeping social change. As women fought for equality and the right to vote, bold fashion became a form of expression. The cocktail ring, worn at underground parties and glamorous illicit gatherings, was jewellery with intention: oversized, colourful, impossible to ignore.
A century on, the spirit is unchanged. A statement ring is still jewellery worn with intention — to express personality, to celebrate a milestone, to mark the moment when you decided life was too short for small accessories.
At Sara Handmade Jewellery, we think every day is reason enough to wear something extraordinary.
A statement ring is only as good as the stone at its centre and the hands that set it. Here is what sets ours apart.
As a qualified gemmologist and coloured stone specialist, Sara sources exceptional tourmalines, rubellites, aquamarines, spinels and sapphires in sizes and qualities that retail stores simply cannot access. The stone in your ring will be one of a kind.
01We build statement rings that look extraordinary and wear reliably. The mounting is engineered to secure a large stone through regular use — so your ring can come with you everywhere, not live in a jewellery box.
02You will see a photorealistic rendering of your ring before Sara crafts it — so you can adjust proportions, modify the setting style, and arrive at the exact design you want with complete confidence.
03A statement ring lives or dies by its stone. The good news is that coloured gemstones are available in an extraordinary range of sizes, shapes and hues — and because they are typically less expensive per carat than diamonds, you can have a large, impressive stone without a large, impressive price tag.
Sara's current collection includes stones from around the world. Some of our most popular choices for statement and dress rings:
Semi-precious gemstones are especially well suited to statement rings — their availability in larger sizes, spectacular colour range, and excellent value make them the natural choice when scale and impact matter most.
Explore our full gemstone collection →"I went to Sara to discuss a custom made Ruby ring and from the moment I spoke with her, she made me feel so comfortable with the process and I knew I was going to get a unique and incredible piece. Sara made sure we were able to create a timeless piece within a budget that I was comfortable with. So incredibly happy with my new ring!"
"I had an old sapphire ring reset, and it came out better than I could ever have dreamed! Sara made the process so easy and helped me be confident in the design process. Now my ring will last another generation, timeless and beautiful!"
"Sara's skill with design and execution of my ring is clearly demonstrated in the end product. It's beautiful. She is a pleasure to work with, being concise as well as prompt."
Our studio is at 2/130 Terralong Street, Kiama NSW, open Tuesday to Saturday. Come in to see Sara's current collection of exceptional coloured gemstones in person — nothing compares to seeing a great stone in the light. For clients who cannot visit, we are happy to photograph stones and discuss options via video call.