cauw studio

No matter how many pieces I’ve sold over the years, I still feel an unbelievable wave of gratitude when I get an order notification. I wanted to add in a little thank you gift to a recent order, so I scurried to get this made. A kyanite in Sterling silver, fresh off the bench this morning! Thank you to those who shop and support small - your impact is meaningful and appreciated.

Second locket, done! I had so much fun with the first, I immediately decided to do it again, only this time I gave myself the challenge of making something smaller (oh how I love making things more difficult on myself🫢).

For this one, I went into it knowing I wanted it to be this specific marquise shape and size. I started there, building the locket base and then designing it around the shape, making each little flower and forging the snake to fit just right. The first one is pretty hefty, clocking in at around 13g of silver and almost 2” tall, while this one ended up at about 4g and .8”.

Now to finish a Montana sapphire gold pendant, a parti sapphire gold pendant, three silver necklaces for teacher gifts, and a bat piece before starting more lockets.

Nothing like a rose cut tourmalinated quartz to soothe the soul.