We have just added four new Cabochon lots to our website.  These cabochons are smaller and made specifically for rings, bracelets and small pendants.  What a great value!

Here is an example of what you may find in our new cabochon lots or sets.

While we are not adding anything to the website at this time, that doesn’t mean that nothings happening.  Currently the studio is being relocated and will hopefully be more efficient.  New products are in the design phase while the studio is out of commission.

As far as cabochons go, we have new cabbing equipment ordered and expect it to be here soon.  Meanwhile hundreds of preforms are being cut out of some awesome looking material.

Living Art Jewelry got a brand new look today.  Going from a maroon to a glossy blue, the website is less cluttered and sports a brand new logo.  The cool 3D artist palette using gemstones for the paint colors was created by Brad Andersen.

Our goal is to make your shopping experience as easy and simple as possible, that is why logging on is no longer needed at livingartjewelry.com.  In fact we don’t even want any of your personal information.  Why: Because we want our customers to enjoy the freedom of shopping without the hassle of logging in or creating a membership.  We want you to have a fast and safe shopping experience.

How do you pay? Once you go through checkout, all payments are now directed to PayPal.  PayPal offers you the option to use your credit card or e-check.  Best of all, you don’t even need a PayPal account.  This way you don’t have to provide us with any of your personal information and you get the security that only PayPal can provide.

Currently we are designing a line of one-of-a-kind Argentium Sterling Silver filigree jewelry.  How is it made?  Here is a brief description.

First we start with Argentium Sterling Silver wire.  This wire is straightened and then ran through a roller press to make it wider and flatter than it’s original shape.

Once it has gone through the roller press, the wire is cut and carefully bent into the shape or shapes that we desire.

Once the wire is bent to the desired shape, we cut off the excess wire and solder the project together.  In the case of our angel pendent, as shown in these photos.  After the main part of the pendant is soldered, the smaller parts and components are then soldered on.  After all the main components are soldered on, we then solder in the fine filigree wire to fill the open spaces.  The filigree wire we use is much heavier than most filigree wire.  This allows us to have a much more open looking pendent while giving us the strength needed for a lasting and durable pendant.

The pendant is then touched up with a file and polished.  We add a hand cut cabochon for the head, burnish the setting, and polish one last time.

Below is what the final project looks like.

Angel pendant with Lapis cabochon.

Gift certificates can now be purchased easily from livingartjewelry.com.

Here’s how it works:

When a gift certificate is purchased, a notification is sent to us.  Once the payment is received and processed (please allow up to 24 hours), you will receive a notification by email that your gift certificate order has been processed.

After receiving the email, you may log onto your account and your shopping cart will show a gift certificate balance as shown below.

If you wish to send a gift certificate, just click on the “send a gift certificate” icon and you will be sent to a screen that looks like the one below.  You can specify the amount you wish to send and leave any remaining balance for your use or to send to someone else.  Once the recipient gets the email.  They will receive a redemption code to use for anything they wish on this website.

For further information, please click Gift Certificate FAQ.

livingartjewelry.com has recently been totally revamped to give you a totally new shopping experience.  We have added a great shopping cart and changed our look to make it much easier to find the products you are looking for.  Please take the time to check us out.  Over the next few months we will be increasing our inventory of designer cabochons and one-of-a-kind sterling silver jewelry.