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A Mother's Day Heart, Designed by a Daughter

An 18k three-tone heart pendant and brooch, designed by Kristal for her mother and made by Carol.

Metal
18k gold, three tones
A Mother's Day Heart, Designed by a Daughter

The house made only one Mother's Day piece that year, and this was it. Kristal designed it for her mother; from the moment Carol and Bob saw the design, they wanted to make it.

Carol carved the heart in wax, then made individual settings for each stone and opened up the centre before casting in three tones of 18k. It wears as a pendant or a brooch.

The making, stage by stage

  1. The stones

    01The stones

  2. Carving the wax

    02Carving the wax

  3. The heart in wax

    03The heart in wax

  4. Individual settings for each stone

    04Individual settings for each stone

  5. Cast

    05Cast

  6. Detail

    06Detail

  7. Centre opened up

    07Centre opened up

  8. Stones

    08Stones

  9. Finished

    09Finished

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