09.02.2012
Ya everybody I decided to keep writing blogs for this website. I still make a lot of custom design rings and make my own jewellery, I should share it here rather than my store website www.secretsapphire.ca. So, the store has been opened for 2 months and old clients of mine are all very supportive. Thanks [...]
29.06.2011
Custom made cushion cut diamond earrings as a wedding gift. GIA 1.00ct cushion cut each ear. This pair is made in NYC, all diamonds are set under microscope.
26.05.2011
This client wanted to make the old simple yellow gold jade ring from her mom into a more in style ring to wear on the right hand. After the remake, it becomes a classic heirloom piece. It’ll never go wrong to set anything with diamonds! I also appraised it for her and after examining it, [...]
18.05.2011
It’s a ring makeover. We decided to put blue sapphires into the ring setting to make it a little different from everyone else’s. Simple, elegant and unique!
26.04.2011
Nice couple. He has already proposed so they are actually picking the ring together. She wants a yellow stone, she knows that she doesn’t want a diamond but not sure what else to get. After some explaining and understanding more about a few gemstones such as citriz, topaz, etc, we narrow it down to yellow sapphire. [...]
19.04.2011
Pink coral exist in the deepest levels of the ocean. Colors can be faint , or spotted pink. Due to water pressures, when the corals are taken from such deepness, some cetain lines will naturally form on the surface. White coral can be found on the eastern oceanic region of Taiwan, naturally pure white [...]
12.04.2011
Look familiar? The client who bought cushion cut diamond from me in the previous post came back to get a matching wedding band. Face up it doesnt even look like there are two rings. I had to keep the engagement ring for 2 weeks in order to make a perfectly matched wedding band. I am very [...]
28.03.2011
Client and I selected these final two diamonds, between F/VVS2 and E/VS1. You can’t see anything with naked eyes when the clarity is higher than SI1 so Vs1 and VVS2 doesn’t really make a big difference other than the price. However, this E/VS1 diamond received excellent in cut grade, polish and symmetry and therefore made it [...]
21.03.2011
Anniversary gift, 1.50ct GIA each ear, both very good cut, in 18K white gold. It’s very important to have diamond studs that sparkle. Perfect match from every angle. BEAUTIFUL diamond studs!! Every girl should have a pair…..they go with everything!!
14.03.2011
Coral gemstones hae been regarded as an unique, mysterious gemstone that is not only beautiful, but also precious. Since the quantity of coral gemstones continues to decrease, the desire of possessing coral has never been stronger. In the past 20 years, the price of coral gemstones has multiplied by more than 34 times. [...]
