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Last Tanzanites and a New Shop

February 25, 2023 ·

Tanzanite Rings

* There will be (100) rings available.
* US Ring Sizes: 4, 4.25, 4.5, 4.5, 4.75, 4.75, 4.75, 4.75, 4.75, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5.25, 5.25, 5.25, 5.5, 5.5, 5.75, 6, 6.25, 6.25, 6.25, 6.25, 6.25, 6.25, 6.25, 6.5, 6.5, 6.5, 6.5, 6.5, 6.75, 6.75, 6.75, 6.75, 6.75, 6.75, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7.25, 7.25, 7.25, 7.25, 7.25, 7.25, 7.5, 7.5, 7.5, 7.75, 7.75, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8.25, 8.25, 8.25, 8.5, 8.5, 8.5, 8.75, 8.75, 8.75, 8.75, 9, 9, 9.25, 9.5, 9.5, 9.75, 9.75, 9.75, 9.75, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10.25, 11.5
* 3mm wide band, so they fit true to size.
* All sizes are as read on the mandrel.
* Prices: range from $80 – $130 per ring, depending on the size and the stone

For the past several days, I put every waking moment into getting my new webshop ready for you, and this will be my first release on Shopify. I worked hard to open up the new shop ahead of time so you could get comfy with the layout before the collection release.

With the new shop, you can also make your own account to keep track of orders, and if you are signed in during the release, some of information will preload, which will make for faster checkout.

I am hoping that with making so many pieces (over 100 rings!), everyone can get acquainted with the new format without much fuss or frustration.

In the future, I hope to have early access for newsletter subscribers for all you release whizzes who like to catch your pieces quickly.
(Some of you are so fast, my hat is off to you!)

And after lots of work and neck pain, the last of the tanzanite rings are ready for tomorrow’s collection release!

I have saved these gemstones for years. Tanzanite isn’t usually a stone I collect, but a lapidarist I used to work with retired and sold me whole lots of his back stock for incredible prices. And I just couldn’t say no to the tanzanite, and took the lot.

For this offering I tried to use up all my ring sized stones, including some of the ones that have slight surface imperfections. I try to never use stones that have flaws that are too evident, but I just cant say no to the ones with teeny chips, or visible layers, or dips that can be felt with the fingernail.

I certainly feel impressed when I see eye-clear gemstones with no inclusions or striations, but I always come away thinking they look too much like tinted glass. And so I tend to prefer an organic-looking stones, all lovely freckles and frizzy hair.

Slight flaws in a gemstone tell the story of a stone that has traveled through the earth, tumbling through brimstone and withstanding tectonic grinding. The thought of tossing a stone away because of a surface fissure gives me the jitters. Especially when they are as beautiful as these and have come such a long way. I price them accordingly and photograph them from all angles so you can choose the pieces that are right for you.

Let me tell you, it makes my heart swell knowing so many of you love the little natural stones as much as I do.

And with that, this last offering of Tanzanite Rings. Don’t they look like fairy ice? Tanzanite is such a magical stone. All crackle and soothing periwinkle.

There will be quite a range in sizes, gemstone cuts, and prices on these pretties! There will be some petite stones, quiet friends to accompany you unassumingly throughout the day. Others are big and bold and demanding attention.

(Be sure to look at all the photos if you want a ring with a particular gemstone size! I show each one on my hand for size reference. And the prices of the rings vary depending on the size and cut of the stone.)

Some are cool and opaque, others are sparkling and bright.

Some of these tanzanites are full of rainbows, and goodness, they are magical!

I tried my darnedest to make as many as possible since I will be moving away from tanzanite after this. I wanted there to be enough for everyone to try out the new shop as well. I don’t know if I succeeded at getting all the right sizes, but I made over 100 rings!

I even found a small handful of fancy cuts! I have a gemstone cabinet, which is really a very old printmakers cabinet that a friend of mine found for me at an antique shop. It has dozens of little shelves and rows that I lined with felt and put dividers in. That is where most of my larger stones and bigger collections live.

But sometimes, I pull stones from the cabinet with plans to make something for you, and then the bowl of selected stones gets a little lost in the shuffle of my overcrowded studio.

And that is what happened to about ten fancy cut tanzanites. I think I pulled them several years ago for something and never used them. And then a few weeks ago as I was pulling stones and checking stock for a few commissions, I found a little glass salt dip with these stones in it. Just in time for this tanzanite offering!

They must be meant for very particular people, because the timing was uncanny. I hope if you’ve had your heart set on one you catch the perfect one for you.

And that’s everything!

The Tanzanite Rings Rings will alight in my new shop at 7pm EST on Sunday, February 26th.
Click here for a direct link to the section they will appear in.

And remember, refresh your page often once the clock strikes 7:00, until they all appear!
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A quick tip for if you are trying to catch something quickly: 

The “Shop All Available” tab on the home menu takes you to everything that isn’t sold out. 

The “Shop by Collection” option will show you everything from the collection, including what has sold. 

I thought I would leave the sold items on the collection pages for a little bit on each release night, so that if you are looking for a certain piece, you can actually see whether it has been sold on the collection page.

Whereas if you just want to see what’s currently available in order to catch a piece more quickly, you have that option too.

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You know when it gets quiet around here, I am usua You know when it gets quiet around here, I am usually swimming through a sea of gemstones and bending silver like a titan. I have so much goodness in the works for you. 

I am also nearly finished with all the commissioned orders, yay! By this afternoon, about 3/4 of all the custom pieces are in the mail. 

All I have left are the Winter Berry Tea Rings (because the garnets took a bit longer to get cut than I was anticipating), and a few of the more intricate designs that involve more steps than the others. But I am hoping to have everything all buttoned up and flying through the mail by this weekend, if all goes well!

Thank you for your patience, sweet friends!
Today is definitely a book and giant dinosaur mug Today is definitely a book and giant dinosaur mug kinda day. 📚🦖☕️
I am plucking dozens of rosebuds out of sterling s I am plucking dozens of rosebuds out of sterling silver for you! 
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✨ Hessonite Garnet Rings, Earrings, and Necklaces: Release Date TBD ✨
When working on a new collection, I often like to When working on a new collection, I often like to pair the work with books or media that embody the imagery, sentiments, and inspirations. 

(Which is how my Mossflower Collection morphed into a love letter to J.R.R. Tolkien's works.)

And so with these romantic Hessonite garnets, inverted heart bezels, and furtive rosebuds, I have begun dipping into Shakespeare's sonnets and "Cyrano de Bergerac." 

And now my mind begins to match my bench! All rose petal testaments and secret garden bowers. 
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This was a few weeks ago, an evening stroll by the This was a few weeks ago, an evening stroll by the river. The evening sky really does have the very best color palette. 

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(If you sent me a message and I haven't responded yet, just know I am on my way!)

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Friends, what can I say, but my endless thanks! Ev Friends, what can I say, but my endless thanks! Every tanzanite ring was claimed last night, and I cannot WAIT for you to see them. I might be biased, but I believe they are even more beautiful in person. 

I was so nervous for the collection release, and it was such a relief to know that it wen't relatively well for everyone. 

The most important thing to me was that all the pieces showed up at the same time for everyone, and I believe they did. The rings landed in the shop for me at the same time (7:01) as some of you all the way in Antarctica! (Hi Rebecca!) 

It did seem that a lot of people trying to pay with Paypal got errors, but the odd part is that there were a few people that it worked for, which means it wasn't a totally universal problem. My plan today is to troubleshoot with Paypal and Shopify customer service. Thank you to those who sent me screenshots, those will be so helpful while I try to fix it. My hope is that once this gets ironed out, it wont be a problem again. 

Thank you for all your feedback, it is invaluable. There are a few things I would still like to add/tweak. I am determined to get a search bar so that you can quickly search for particular sizes or design names, which will be sooo useful for the larger collections.

This was something I had tried to add a few days ago, but I fudged up the coding and broke the shop entirely, resulting in my having to restart with a blank theme and a sulk-watch of "The Hobbit." 

Anyways, I am so excited for future releases, I have so much planned for you! But next, some gorgeous, glowy garnets accompanied by some dainty secret rosebuds.

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Tonight, tonight, friends! (Link to the shop in my Tonight, tonight, friends! (Link to the shop in my profile.)
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✨ A quick tip for if you are trying to catch som ✨ A quick tip for if you are trying to catch something quickly ✨

The “Shop All Available” tab on the home menu takes you to everything that isn’t sold out. 

The “Shop by Collection” option will show you everything from the collection, including what has sold. 

I thought I would leave the sold items on the collection pages for a little bit on each release night, so that if you are looking for a certain piece, you can actually see whether it has been sold on the collection page. 

Whereas if you just want to see what’s currently available in order to catch a piece more quickly, you have that option too.
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✨ TONIGHT at 7:00 p.m. EST in the new Shopify Shop! (Direct link inmy profile) ✨
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The full preview is up on the blog, sweet friends! The full preview is up on the blog, sweet friends!
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✨ Tanzanite Rings Release: TOMORROW, February 26th at 7:00 p.m. EST in the new Shopify Shop! (Direct links soon!) ✨
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Not going to lie, looking at these tanzanites as I Not going to lie, looking at these tanzanites as I size them on the mandrel and sort through photos has been such a balm to my tech anxiety. They are soothing and calming and just what my frayed nerves need.

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✨ Tanzanite Rings Release: Sunday, February 26th at 7:00 p.m. EST in the new Shopify Shop! (Direct links soon!) ✨
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I have a gemstone cabinet, which is really a very I have a gemstone cabinet, which is really a very old printmakers cabinet that a friend of mine found for me at an antique shop. It has dozens of little shelves and rows that I lined with felt and put dividers in. That is where most of my larger stones and bigger collections live.

But sometimes, I pull stones from the cabinet with plans to make something for you, and then the bowl of selected stones gets a little lost in the shuffle of my overcrowded studio. 

And that is what happened to about ten fancy cut tanzanites. I think I pulled them several years ago for something and never used them. And then a few weeks ago as I was pulling stones and checking stock for a few commissions, I found a little glass salt dip with these stones in it. Just in time for this tanzanite offering! 

They must be meant for very particular people, because the timing was uncanny. 
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✨ Tanzanite Rings Release: Sunday, February 26th at 7:00 p.m. EST in the new Shopify Shop! (Direct links soon!) ✨
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