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Youngest Client

Youngest Client

by Diana Widman
This is my youngest client. She loves her spring earrings, and she wears them every day! I've known her since she was a tiny girl who handed me her...
The Glow of the Past: Diamond

The Glow of the Past: Diamond

by Diana Widman
Diamonds have been valued for their brilliance since ancient times. Greeks and Romans described this gem using the word adimant or adimantum, mean...
A Jewelry Grandma Gets a Great Idea and You Can Have One, too!

A Jewelry Grandma Gets a Great Idea and You Can Have One, too!

by Diana Widman
For my granddaughter's second birthday she is getting a forever necklace. She can already say bracelet, so I knew it was time. I started with her i...
Once a Printmaker

Once a Printmaker

by Diana Widman
On a recent trip we stumbled into a shop where paper stationery is still made using linotype, printers' ink, and real presses. Spent most of a morn...
Chocolate and Gold: the Perfect Combo

Chocolate and Gold: the Perfect Combo

by Diana Widman
A measured client had a 40th wedding anniversary coming and I was commissioned to make a chocolate diamond bracelet. My design marching orders were...
Night Sky Works its Magic on Client

Night Sky Works its Magic on Client

by Diana Widman
From the gifter:  "Just gave Night Sky to Ann.  She loves it, and she is crying!!!  She says the fire opal linen piece is the sun on a golden sky, ...
Elegance for Every Day : We Need it Now More than Ever

Elegance for Every Day : We Need it Now More than Ever

by Diana Widman
Your intelligence, drive, ethics, sense of humor, stability, and compassion count most, but in our work world, women must make themselves understo...
Sunshine on a Cloudy Day

Sunshine on a Cloudy Day

by Diana Widman
One dark winter day,  B came to the studio to buy a strand of freshwater pearls. Since I always have cool stuff laying around, she found and fell i...
Creativity Meets Technical Know-How

Creativity Meets Technical Know-How

by Diana Widman
Creative types spend a large part of their lives developing ideas that float to the surface of cognition.  They come from outside and inside, from ...
Ode to Garnets

Ode to Garnets

by Diana Widman
Garnet, I salute you!  Very few know your true glory as a gem is revealed in a breathtaking palette of hues. Citrus orange, sherry red, honeyed gol...
Colored Diamonds and Folded Platinum

Colored Diamonds and Folded Platinum

by Diana Widman
She  Loves Colored Diamonds Custom Linen platinum wedding band for a special customer with colored diamonds tucked into the folds. 
Chocolate Diamonds in the Peaches

Chocolate Diamonds in the Peaches

by Diana Widman
At Saturday's Farmers market, I found this dear friend and client rustling around the organic peaches. She held up her wrist to show me that she...