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@stracci2000, I know I commented when you first posted this pendant but have to say it’s just perfect. How wonderful to take something you wouldn’t wear otherwise and make something so beautiful out of it!
 
@stracci2000, I know I commented when you first posted this pendant but have to say it’s just perfect. How wonderful to take something you wouldn’t wear otherwise and make something so beautiful out of it!


I get a little thrill out of taking an old, unworn thing and making it wearable again.
It changes the way I look at old jewelry. I always think about how I can make something better!
 
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My first two have been in the last year! Both diamonds are around 1 ct and one was from my original solitaire e-ring and the other from my mother's (which I had recut and set into a simple milgrain bezel pendant at first). Caysie van Bebber did the platinum reset of my mother's stone, and David Klass made an 18k yg engraved pendant for my daughter using my original diamond.

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Goodness :kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2: l

That's beautiful
 
My mom gave me her ruby ring and the citrine ring my dad gifted her long ago, along with a marquis band my grandmother wore sometimes. These were not getting much wear from me, so I added two bands of my own gifted from my husband that I didn't wear anymore (1 pink sapphire, 1 yellow sapphire) and created a ring, necklace, and cluster earrings with all the stones. First photo is the before and mine, bottom two photos from the jeweler.
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And then a cocktail diamond and emerald got converted to bezeled ring and a half eternity band so less dramatic but something I will wear more:

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I had to find the pictures but here is another repurposed project that DK did for me.
It’s my first diamond set. The original diamond is an OEC and I had it set in this princess cut setting with matching band.
He repurposed the center diamond into a rose gold bezel pendant and then took all the princess cut diamonds from both rings and made me a rose gold eternity band.
He even bought the old gold from me. C3A70FEA-409D-4F11-BF77-764D566646A7.jpeg7F790D4C-E101-4FA8-BD81-7CE99F5EDF85.jpegC8AC46BB-F964-41F8-BDAF-B999FF3474CC.pngE094F334-769F-44C8-B99E-7486B9770248.jpegA91AFD36-B3FE-47A8-8548-C630830A1F67.jpegAF1BB7C1-B749-42B3-ADF0-F13CA1C2365E.jpegBE2E261A-ED84-43CD-8AFB-882359D24835.jpeg

That band is BEAUTIFUL!
 
Here’s my newest recycled beauty. It’s a combo of a bezeled OMC (UV color, VS 1.92 carats) and MRB eternity band, each stone is 3mm

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I bought this non functioning antique platinum watch on ebay and had DK set a Paraiba that I already owned in it. The bracelet amazingly fit like a glove on my 6 inch wrist, as well as the tourmaline. Definitely fate!Screenshot_20180916-220049_eBay.jpgDKJPV_1009_BSB-1.jpg
 
I bought this non functioning antique platinum watch on ebay and had DK set a Paraiba that I already owned in it. The bracelet amazingly fit like a glove on my 6 inch wrist, as well as the tourmaline. Definitely fate!Screenshot_20180916-220049_eBay.jpgDKJPV_1009_BSB-1.jpg

That is amazing!!
 
Wow, that is one of the best watch to bracelet conversions I have ever seen. Congrats!
I bought this non functioning antique platinum watch on ebay and had DK set a Paraiba that I already owned in it. The bracelet amazingly fit like a glove on my 6 inch wrist, as well as the tourmaline. Definitely fate!Screenshot_20180916-220049_eBay.jpgDKJPV_1009_BSB-1.jpg
 
I bought this non functioning antique platinum watch on ebay and had DK set a Paraiba that I already owned in it. The bracelet amazingly fit like a glove on my 6 inch wrist, as well as the tourmaline. Definitely fate!Screenshot_20180916-220049_eBay.jpgDKJPV_1009_BSB-1.jpg

That is STUNNING!
 
I bought this non functioning antique platinum watch on ebay and had DK set a Paraiba that I already owned in it. The bracelet amazingly fit like a glove on my 6 inch wrist, as well as the tourmaline. Definitely fate!Screenshot_20180916-220049_eBay.jpgDKJPV_1009_BSB-1.jpg

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Oooh I love having pieces transformed, probably even better than buying new stuff .
These are my new recycled rings. The flower cluster ring that I hated, the 2-diamonds cross-over ring and a pearl stud have turned into the diamond-pearl open ring and the diamond "wave" ring. The insect ring was originally a Victorian stick pin that was just put on a band. Really love those three together . My next project will be a snake ring for my right thumb (also featuring repurposed rubies from an old ring for its eyes).

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Oooh I love having pieces transformed, probably even better than buying new stuff .
These are my new recycled rings. The flower cluster ring that I hated, the 2-diamonds cross-over ring and a pearl stud have turned into the diamond-pearl open ring and the diamond "wave" ring. The insect ring was originally a Victorian stick pin that was just put on a band. Really love those three together . My next project will be a snake ring for my right thumb (also featuring repurposed rubies from an old ring for its eyes).

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Wonderful! Who is doing your snake ring?
 
Oooh I love having pieces transformed, probably even better than buying new stuff .
These are my new recycled rings. The flower cluster ring that I hated, the 2-diamonds cross-over ring and a pearl stud have turned into the diamond-pearl open ring and the diamond "wave" ring. The insect ring was originally a Victorian stick pin that was just put on a band. Really love those three together . My next project will be a snake ring for my right thumb (also featuring repurposed rubies from an old ring for its eyes).

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Your wave ring is amazing! Do the diamonds articulate or are they fixed?
 
Wonderful! Who is doing your snake ring?
Thanks :). An independent local jeweller (I'm in the EU) who specialises in custom designs.

Your wave ring is amazing! Do the diamonds articulate or are they fixed?
Thank you, they are kind of bezeled together, fixed. This is what it looks like from the side. And this was the inspiration: https://sophiebillebrahe.com/products/escalier-de-lune (I do feel guilty about copying it, I love the designer and have two other pieces from her, but I wanted to use my diamonds for this one, so..)
 

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I bought this non functioning antique platinum watch on ebay and had DK set a Paraiba that I already owned in it. The bracelet amazingly fit like a glove on my 6 inch wrist, as well as the tourmaline. Definitely fate!Screenshot_20180916-220049_eBay.jpgDKJPV_1009_BSB-1.jpg

This is absolutely AMAZING!!!!
 
A Canadian (Toronto) mom and pop place :) But they did a good job. I'm sad I'm not in the states! Some of those that keep getting name dropped here in PS seem to have wonderful designs and benches!

Hi Cina! I'm hoping to get a pendant reset and I was wondering if you could tell me the name of the jeweler that resent your MIL's ring? TIA!
 
Bumping this with a new piece. My mom’s ring with a really 80’s tall and dated setting. I had wanted to redo it for years bc the diamond sparkle so nicely and I thought the pink tourmaline would sing if we could get some more light return.
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Just saw the video on IG, and man, does it sing now! Love the change to the E/W setting. Knocked my socks off!
 
Just saw the video on IG, and man, does it sing now! Love the change to the E/W setting. Knocked my socks off!

Thank you! It’s hard to capture the sparkle in the still photos!
 
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