Mimi gave her son a special ring when he graduated from  high school.  The design was inspired by sketches of chalices symbolic of  Unitarian Universalism.     

This ring was made as an engagement ring.  It is a rose cut diamond and 14k palladium white gold.  Engraved inside is a phrase in Arabic that says,
"Stay close Habiti"

Combing anticlastic curves in 14k yellow gold with green blue tourmaline 

After seeing a ring Melissa wears most days with the same design, Dewey wanted one with a peridot.  It is argentium sterling silver with 14k yellow gold bezel and free floating twiddler.  

Ana and Alan wanted three colored braids in 18k gold.  To achieve this, Melissa made Turkshead knots.  Framing in both bands are the rings from Ana's parent's bands.  

Combining sterling silver and a tsavorite garnet, Kelly's ring has distinct Celtic knot motifs. 

Steve had Melissa make this bracelet for his girlfriend using his childhood belt buckle.  It is sterling silver.  It has a London blue topaz and 2 white sapphires on either end.  

Inspired by Melissa's ring, these two sisters each had a diamond from their mother's anniversary ring that they wanted made into bands.  Both said they wanted different rings,  but each picked nearly the same design.  

Larry and Linda's  rings  are 14k yellow gold with a Mozambique garnet in Larry's and a Tsavorite garnet in Linda's. The motif is an evergreen tree branch hand engraved.

This ring incorporates Kate's ring, which hand been her mother's engagement ring.  From the original ring, we were able to use the gold, the rich blue sapphire and the two diamonds.  Additionally, Melissa made an anticlastic band out of continuum sterling silver.  The gold wire with the diamonds floats and the stones can move around the ring.  The sapphire is fixed.  Before the redesign, the ring was unwearable, and now, it is a show piece.  

Some of my most popular earrings are my Miro earrings.  This pair is sterling silver and black akoya pearls.  Over the years, I have completed several variations on this design using stone and pearls.

Mike is a hunter.  He caught an elk 15 or more years ago and used almost all parts of it.  After talking to Melissa, he was able to have a special Christmas gift made for his wife using the final parts of the elk he had, the bugle teeth.  This pendant and ring 14k yellow gold with matching bugle teeth each also has diamonds.  

Mary and Bob wanted to celebrate their daughter's graduation from graduate school with a special piece of jewelry.  This is an Ethiopian  opal in 14k yellow gold.  

This ring combines Kate's children's with birthstones and diamonds from her original wedding set.  The ring is 18k and includes diamonds, imperial topaz, pink topaz, garnet, and sapphire.

This lovely butterfly is a unique piece of mother's jewelry.  It is 14k white gold with a diamond and an emerald. 

Given as a graduation gift by her grandfather.  The snake is made with sterling silver, copper, and continuum sterling silver.

This ring combines Christine's original ring which included 14k yellow gold, a ruby, and 2 melee diamonds.  It had been well loved and was in need of redesign due to wear.   The new ring incorporates the original gems and gold and a new band in 14k white gold.  It is a stunning combination.  

These cufflinks were made for Kenny, who is a water person.  Coming from an island to be landlocked in the midwest, Kenny needed some waves to remind him of his first home.  These are made with continuum sterling silver, and the back of the links are sterling silver.

This pendant is symbolic of a new era in Amy's life.  Like Amy it underwent a transformation from being a wedding set to becoming an awesome trout pendant.  14k yellow gold, diamonds, and rubies.  

Ann had a ring made for her father with yellow gold and a star sapphire.  When he died, she got it back.  She did not want to wear a masculine ring, so we redesigned.  The band is anticlastic sterling silver band with 14k yellow gold floating ring. The diamond was from her mother's earring and the gold was her dad's original ring.  

Dan had a ring from his mother.  We redesigned it to fit his style.  This ring incorporates his his mothers yellow gold and topaz.  

This matching set of wedding bands are made with 14k white gold.  The left band is hand engraved and the right has the same design in 14k red gold. 

This sterling silver ring was made for a  young man as a gift from his parents when he completed a coming of age program.  It includes gold from his mother's family jewelry and a garnet with brilliant oranges.  

Steve had this lovely ring for Barb with sapphires in 14k white gold.  The center Ceylon blue sapphire is gorgeous.  

Hogan brought me a perfectly intact dead cicada and asked me to recreate it using a marriage of metals in the design.  It is sterling silver, copper, and brass.  

This mussy tussy is a lapel pin that would hold a flower and is able to hold water.  It is sterling silver and sapphires. 

Made from several of my several pieces of my customer's jewelry, we repurposed into this mother's ring

Ojibway inspired moonstones and bimetal (sterling and 22k yellow gold) necklace. 

Originally this ring was a tension set diamond ring, but the lovely lady that owned it could not wear it because it was too big for her ring finger.  Keeping some of original spirit of the tension setting, Melissa redesigned the ring and now it is sized to wear.  

Melissa has made several wedding bands, and really enjoys getting to meet couples at this special time in their lives.  Incorporating pieces of jewelry from family can be a special way to celebrate being part of new families.  Todd and Kelly's rings include recycled elements in 14ky from both sides of their families.

Inspired by fern patterns from New Zealand, this ring is hand engraved to with fern leaves and fronds.  It is sterling silver and a cz.

Wedding set includes  an engagement ring in 14k yellow and 14k white gold with a recycled diamond. The design is inspired by a family ring with hand engraved leaves.  The band has twists similar to a favorite ring of Merry's.   Tom's ring is a Turkshead knot in yellow gold framed by white gold bands.  

This pendant  was a graduation gift from a dad to this daughter.  It includes her her initial and a bear because it was part of her childhood nickname.  These special pieces were created with gold and diamonds from their dad's rings.

Mariam inherited her grandmother's ring, but it was not her style.  To surprise her, her husband had it redesigned to be a ring she would love wearing.  Using the gold from her grandmothers ring, Melissa added a feather detail.  The ring is 14 KPW.  

Another awesome Turkshead knot ring.  This is done with 14ky and 14kw.

This pendant  was a graduation gift from a dad to this daughter.  It includes her her initial and a bug because it was part of her childhood nickname.  These special pieces were created with gold and diamonds from their dad's rings.

Champagne sapphire and diamond ring in rose gold bings together old and new. Diamonds are from dad’s band. Beautiful modern geometric design.

Sara had her grandmother’s wedding band.  We reworked it to be her updated mother’s ring.  Besides the diamonds, we added 4 sapphires in saturated colors of tangerine, green, and teal to represent her loved ones. 

18k yellow and white gold with sapphires and a diamond.   The diamond and white gold are from Gail’s own mother’s wedding set.