Abalone Gone "Buggy"

[New Zealand Natural Pearl]

Starfish

Starfish

Just a little starfish ring in Gone Buggy.
18ct Yellow Gold Diamond and Natural Abalone Pearl.

 

[pattye]

Oh, Yeah! I will take that ring over the spiders--or was that another thread?? I love the pendant, Blaire! It must not be too big or it couldn't be worn. the colors are wonderful!

 

[GemGeek]

Wow, NZ Natural Pearl, I love the ring! I love all your stuff!

Pattye, it's 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches. The perfect summer necklace with a linen-y cord.

 

[New Zealand Natural Pearl]

Natural Oddity

Natural Oddity

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This appears to be another natural oddity.
It appears to be a small cone shell coated with
nachre. Any ideas on design for this piece.

 

[Valeria101]

Could this impersonate a snail on a (Jim Kelso) leaf ?

 

[J Marcus]

How about carving & casting a gold snail body coming out of the shell and mounting it on a piece of red, orange or black coral? It might make either a nice brooch or a pendant with that.

Marc
http://www.flyrodjewelry.com/home.html

 

[New Zealand Natural Pearl]

Kiwi Going Bugging

Kiwi Going Bugging


This is our Native Emblyn - The Kiwi
He has an eye of a Natural Freeform Abalone Pearl
The body is a SS Keshi Pearl
Legs and beak in 18ct Y/G with 4 - 0.01pt diamonds.
These birds are about the size of a large hen.
Flightless and nocturnal.

 

[J Marcus]

Now that's terrific!!!!!!

Marc
http://www.flyrodjewelry.com/home.html

 

[pearlescence]

Your Prime Minister should be wearing that Kiwi! (a bit like a mayor's chain!) He or she is stunning (the kiwi, not the PM)

 

[Raisondetre]

The Kiwi is gorgeous!!!

 

[Amrita]

Oooh - that Kiwi is breathtakingly lovely!!

 

[Nerida]

Denise the Kiwi is just perfect! Can't quite imagine it around the neck of your pm though!!

 

[Monty Hall]

New Zealand Natural Pearl,

I *dig* your designs!!! Unforgettable.

I can hardly wait to see what you do with the nacre-coated worm shell (???) How about an ammonite "face" and tentacles in gold emerging from where the shell's opening was?

gemstone eyes... The tentacles could incorporate the bail:
http://www.twoguysfossils.com/kids.htm

CarolK

 

[Monty Hall]

Oh, and the kiwi *kills* me!!! So appropriate.