Monday, 15 July 2013

Costume Jewellery

Turquoise costume ring

Barabra Bixby 
Multi-gemstone flower ring
Sterling silver & 18 ct Gold
A costume ring is a ring designed to wear with the current fashion and is usually made of non-expensive materials.

Engagement Rings

Engagement ring
14 ct White Gold
Diamonds

Engagement ring
14 ct White Gold
Diamonds
A engagement ring is a ring that is given to a woman to wear on her ring finger to show that  she is ingaed to be married.

Domed Rings

Domed ring
Rhodium plated sterling silver
Cubic Zirconias 

Domed ring
White flower
Sterling silver
Crystals
A domed ring is a ring with a big domed top  that taperes down. It makes the ring look large and heavy.

http://en.mimi.hu/jewelry/domed.html

Bands

Bands
Titanium

Bands
Sterling silver
\A plain band that is usually given to a bride or to the groom at a wedding.

Dress Rings

Dress ring
Titanium
Diamonds

Dress ring
18 ct White gold
Diamonds
A dress ring is a ring that is casually worn for no special purpose like engagement, so it is not worn on the ring finger. 

Eternity Rings

Eternity ring 
Palladium
Diamonds

Eternity ring
White gold
Diamonds
A eternity ring is a ring with stones set all the way around  the ring with no metal in between giving it an endless (eternity) motion.

Cocktail Rings

Cocktail ring
Matthew Campbell Laurenza
Enamel sapphire ring

Cocktail ring
Swarovski 
Crystal flower ring
18 ct gold
A Cocktail ring is a big bulky ring that is usually worn to cocktail parties.

Signet Rings

Signet ring
Corporate signet ring
Sterling silver


Signet ring
Vintage Tiffany & Co. Scottish Crest Signet Ring
14 ct gold
A Signet ring is a ring that has a engraved signet on top of the ring (a symbol). This ring is also known as a Seal ring

Cluster Rings

Cluster ring
Gold
Sapphire and diamonds

Cluster ring
9 ct gold
Fiery opal and blue topaz stones 
A cluster ring is a ring that has many stones set in a cluster setting that forms a focal point of the ring.



Solitaire Rings

Solitaire ring
White gold
Diamond
Solitaire Ring 
White gold
Diamond



A solitaire ring is a ring that has a focal point which is a single stone. Some solitaire rings can also have side stones next to the centre stone.



Friday, 10 May 2013

Tension Ring


Split Shank Tab-Prong Tension Set Engagement Ring:
James Allen
Platinumm

It fascinates me how the stone is held in place by the tension of the band and that the stone can't fall out.

Titanium Brooch

Precious Plume
by Michelle Ong
Whit and yellow Diamonds, Rubys,
 Amethysts, brooch, Platinum, Titanium

 White,Yellow Diamond, Ruby,Amethyst brooch,Platinum,Titanium.

Titanium is my favorite metal because of the different colours you can get by anodizing it. This brooch was made by using different coloured stones that resemble some of the different colours of anodized titanium.