The McClellan CladdaghOctober 2014 14 karat white gold A dear friend of mine had been telling me for yearsyearsthat when he finally proposed to his long term girlfriend, he wanted me to make the ring, and that the ring should be a claddagh. For nearly an equal number of years, I had been telling him no. This sounds like a terrible start to a story about an engagement ring, I'll grant youbut since claddaghs are so readily available elsewhere, I had little interest in

A trivet seemed both practical and well-suited to the material

make an amulet of protection

I make my wife an anniversary present that incorporates as a major feature the material that is traditional for the particular milestone

She sent me a copy of the painting (see last image)

We added tapered diamond baguettes to the side as on the original and shaped the band in a similar fashion

and the silver started flaking off after a few months

His mothers' names are Robin and Yael

is the god of war

So a single-piece bangle bracelet made of it is fairly extravagant (as good jewelry should be)

and decided she wanted one that was more personalized

but would love to work with her after she had recovered from surgery

as well as their multi-cultural Polish/Chinese family background