Silver and Mexican Fire Opal ring

Handmade silver sculpted flower ring with a 2mm beautiful Mexican Fire opal at the centre in a 9ct gold setting.

Towards the end of last year, I found the 2 boxes of gemstones in the most atrocious jumbled mess still waiting to be unpacked since we moved to Dorset nearly three years ago. Some of them I’m very sure I can date to sitting in my collection for fifteen years. A meticulous evening was spent sorting each stone into a binder organised into colour, variety and size. This may sound boring to most but for a gem nerd like me, sorting lots of tiny sparkly things into stone type, size and colour with a bottle of red on the side and a supply of snacks and I’m as happy as a pig in mud.

Now what to do with them? I can’t continue to let them gather dust so an idea formulated. I would pick a stone from each page in the binder in turn and make a ring for it. A new ring for each week of the year, 52 rings in total. Why? Because I know me and if I don’t set myself a task they will linger again and they are too beautiful to remain hidden any longer. They need to be worn and loved.

This little but powerful Mexican fire opal is a beautiful fire orange/red stone and highly prized. As the name suggests the best stones hail from Mexico but it can be found across South America and further afield. This ring is a size O and you can talk to me about a different size or gemstone at clare@clarehawley.com