This ring features a lovely quartz with dumortierite inclusions. It is set in 22k gold a circle of domed silver layered with an oval of 22k gold/silver bimetal*. The silver has been sprinkled with silver balls and given an oxidized finish. Below the stone sits a cluster of lapis lazuli on 18k gold headpins. The simple band measures a US size 6 1/2.

 

*Bimetal features a layer of high-karat 22-karat yellow gold pressure-bonded to a layer of bright Argentium® Silver. The gold constitutes a full 10% of the overall weight and the Argentium constitutes the remaining 90%. The front of the piece shows the gold layer and the back is silver. This is a cost-efficient way to achieve the warm look of gold jewelry.

Love this marquise-like shape of koroit boulder opal. Largely brown matrix, there's a band of blue, violet and green opal slashing and weaving through the middle of the stone--a perfect opportunity to  adorn the lower edge of the ring with a slew of gemstones. Brown tourmaline, lapis lazuli, apatite, amethyst and green tourmaline rondelles are wrapped in 18k gold headpins to form a lively fringe. The silver has been oxidized to a near black finish and the simple heavy wire band measures a US size 8 1/2.

I've set this fantastic opal doublet with shimmering greens and blues in 22k gold atop a sterling silver baseplate that I've given a deep, oxidized finish. A fringe of tanzanite, turquoise, apatite and tsavorite garnet frames the lower edge of the stone on 18k gold headpins. This ring measure US size 6 1/2 on a medium width band.

Beautiful shades of blue in this turquoise! I've set it in fine silver on an argentium sterling silver band (tarnish resistant.) The band is one of my swirled band styles and I've added a few dots of silver for fun. The ring measure just about 6 1/2 on mandrel but will fit like a 6 due to the width of the band. Stone measures 3/8 by 1 inch in its setting.

This long oval of dendritic agate deserves a simple setting to showcase its beauty. I wrapped it in 22k gold and sat it atop argentium sterling silver and one of my swirled bands. The band measures a size 8 1/4 but due to the width, will fit more like 7 3/4. The stone measures 1 5/16 inches tall by 5/8 of an inch wide in its setting.

Stunning simplicity...

A stunning slice of amethyst geode is set in 14k gold prongs on one of my swirled bands in argentium sterling silver (tarnish resistant.) The band measure 6 3/4 on a mandrel but fits more like a 6 1/4 due to the width.

Soft shades of pink, cream and yellow characterize this long oval of willow creek jasper. I've set it in argentium sterling silver with fringe of yellow and pink sapphires to frame the lower edge. A medium width band measures US size 7 1/2.

I set a slender oval cut of rhodocrosite in argentium sterling silver on a swirled band that I dotted with more silver. Measures a US size 6.5 but will fit like a 6 due to the width of the band.