Sapphire TrioSeptember 2018 Sapphire, sterling silver I had these beautiful dark blue sapphires, and I'm typically behind the curve when it comes to making items for my inventory with the birthstone of whatever given month it happens to be, so I really wanted to do something with them. I was also itching to do some hand carved pav settings, since I hadn't done so in a while. I set the stones in a square shanked ring barely narrower than the stones themselves, for

so I decided to stay in my lane and make something out of metal since it was an option

delicate sterling band on the outside

Baba Bathra 90a)

Some kabbalists say one should meditate on this Name when refusing to settle for one's circumstances

ki hinei has'tav avar)

After forming this palm-sized pinch pot

the sole reason that the shamash exists is so that any incidental enjoyment that one derives from the lights of the hanukkia can be said to come from the shamash

the more extroverted bride is the bright

so we wanted to include both Asian and Hawaiian cultural references in the piece

It is the national stone of the modern state of Israel

or "peach blossoms flowing along with the water

The idea of punctuating the ends of the a cuff bracelet with tube-set stones was appealing