Friday, August 10, 2007

Gaga for Galuchat!

I've always had a fondness for exotic skins and how to incorporate them into jewellery. Galuchat (aka shagreen or stingray) is lovely to work with simply because of the myriad colors it comes in. It instantly gives jewellery a modern vibe.



Blue sapphires with tsavorite and rose cut diamonds in black silver and burgundy galuchat


Cognac Diamonds in black silver and electric blue galuchat


Lizard diamond ring in olive green galuchat


in grey galuchat


in brown galuchat


Please check www.janinadizon.com for more of my collection!

My take on the Chanel diamond earrings

Nicole Kidman ad for Chanel


Dangling brilliant cut diamonds in 18k rose gold



Semi facetted rough fancy colored diamonds in 18k white gold

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

sakura design

LOVE LOVE this bracelet that my friend Windie and I designed!
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Carvings

Carved green emeralds interspersed with facetted green emerald beads in 18k white gold
Carved Aquamarines with diamonds in a combination of 18k yellow, white and rose gold
Pair earrings of carved aquamarines with diamonds in combination of 18k yellow, white and rose gold
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