new memento mori

working on a new memento mori piece. here is the first phase in wax.

cast in brass and halved so we can hollow out the inside.

here, it's in silver and cut in more pieces to work on details like the teeth and that little nose bone.

close up of top teeth. used a 8/0 blade to cut the teeth and diamond bits to carve in some detail. working on the lower jaw today!

Customer Request

Top view of the Lily Royale on a finger.

Ancient Roman Design

Just finished a pair of 22k and emerald earrings yesterday. If anyone is interested in learning ancient techniques of goldsmithing, check out Fredricka Kulicke's classes in New Jersey. Freddie is the best teacher ever!

Lily Royale

We just made a really pretty Lily Royale with a .42 carat diamond. Currently working on a new Lily that will feature a full carat.

playing the piano

i know we already posted this cutie, but i could not resist this pic of siobhan doing her best jerry lee impersonation. thanks for the photos julee! xoxoxo r

Making 22k

Taking classes with Freddie Kulicke and she is an amazing teacher. Anyone out there that wants to learn how to make jewelry should check out her site. More to come...


Gold, silver and copper.



Crucible.


Ready for the mill.

Customer Request

White gold Brilliant Twig Ring with platinum Twig Eternity ring with a curve.

Ruby Royale

Just finished a Twig Royale with all rubies and 14k yellow. The bezel reads, "the best is yet to be."

Siobhan!

Siobhan is so cute in her bunny hat and Bittersweets t shirt!

Bsweets luvs Kendra Morris

Watch Concrete Waves video here
Kendra's 5 favorite things including Bsweets here.

Ryan & Jen

Hey!
My husband Ryan and I got married four years ago and of course we used the baby vamp and big vamp Bittersweets rings as our forever wedded bliss rings and I thought I'd pass along this photo of the old man, who is a Taxidermist, hard at work...
xxJen

Bittersweets Duo!

We are also super happy with the combination. I'm just sad now that I have to wait to get married to wear my new ring :) -Kristen

adorable audrey + clever chad = tlf

Hi there!

My name is Aubrey-my roommate is Chad...he asked me to marry him this past October-I said yes. He's my "BFF" and makes me giggle. We met and started dated in Driver's Ed in high school and I think he's like the coolest guy ever...anywho, the ring is a double earthworm wrapped around a diamond-and it had been taken off of the website about 2 years ago (I think?) I remember showing it to him-thinking how unique and beautiful it was, and how sad I was when it was discontinued...We went on a road trip to see Niagra Falls for our 9th anniversary, and we were about to leave the hotel room to go get some dindins, and he asked me to marry him-I can't recall the exact way he said it, but I'm pretty sure I said "yeah, cool!" and then he opened the box and it was the earthworm ring. I know he and you guys went through alot of work getting/making the ring-you didn't have to, but you did, and it is incredibly lovely!

Luvs and Hugs,

Aubrey

letter rings: everything burns

I received my rings a few days ago and love them! I'm sending a picture if you'd like to put it on your blog. The meaning behind these rings comes from a quote from 'The Gargoyle' by Andrew Davidson. The quote reads, "Everything burns if the flame is hot enough. The world is nothing but a crucible.".

I've wanted them for such a long time and I'm so happy I went ahead and purchased them! Delivery was fast too! You've definitely found a repeat customer!

-Lyndsay

teepee the wonder dog!

email titled: how to avoid soggy paws!

rachel

giant gold hoops on a pretty lady.

SOBs December 17th.

What does this have to do with Bittersweets, you ask? Bittersweets has a secret in-house DJ - MR. Reaganomics. We are going to show our support for the coolest DJ battle in herstory. The rules are; songs with a female lead, or lady producer. We are so there.

And here's Fanny!

bunnyturkey

this is bunny impersonating a turkey yesterday.

Turkey waiting to cross street.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Thanks for the picture Susannah.

lemmy and a mysterious beauty

sent in a pic for the third halloween entry to our witchy broom giveaway.
wish i was there for the party. xoxoxo r

A Young Harry Potter!

We got another Halloween pic- there's one more witchy broom left if you have a picture to send us! This stunningly accurate Harry Potter is brought to you by Kai. Good work!

Gorgeous Bittersweetie!

I know the Vampress hasn't been on the site for a while, but it is still available. Email me if you're interested in it. Gorgeous Stephanie reminded me of how pretty that ring is on a stunning gal!

Important!

I don't know if you've seen Gasland yet, but it's been one of the most important movies I've seen in a long time. I think it's being shown on cable now, and you can order the disc on Netflix. We watch a lot of movies at Bittersweets because we are sitting at the bench for many hours a day! I love the urgency of this movie and the work that the folks who are behind this movie/movement are putting into this issue. If you check it out, email me what you think! Or if you have a favorite movie pick, let me know!

New Jewelry Designer Alert: Shae!

Check out this bracelet that Bittersweetie Shae made for me! Her mom, Natalie is the coolest and I can't believe how lucky I am to have the best (and most talented) Bittersweet's fans. Thank you Shae! I will get a picture of me wearing it soon- I just wanted to show everyone how beautifully made it is and get this picture up right away. Keep up the excellent work! And thank you so much, I love the colors and it fits perfect. xoxoxo r

as long as we're on the subject...

... read post below. i just met miss stephanie, who has this killer line of lingerie. she has an excellent eye for detail, and if i were fitting into my skinny panties, i would be bartering something fierce! maybe after the holidays...
http://nycsextrash.com
http://stephaniepaterek.com

Pretty Girls, underwear, and Bittersweets.

This catalog came out a while ago. There is no shelf life on gorgeous gals, hot underpants, and Bittersweets, thankgod!


Here's a closer look.

Beautiful Candy Skull!!!

This gorgeous gal sent us her pic for Halloween. We're extending the offer for another 2 pics- so send us a few more, and we'll hook you up with our brand new ( and currently favorite ) Bittersweets charm. Mwah!

Witchy Broom

Here's a tiny silver Witchy Broom. It's brand new. Email us with a pic of you in your Halloween costume until Nov 2nd - midnight. We will send you a Witchy Broom Charm. xoxox r

Happy Halloween

We're having a Halloween contest to give away our brand new kitty ring. Can you correctly name the two movies that we watched at Bittersweet's Headquarters in the last 24 hours where the kitties attack!?! Hint: Italian - 1980, and Swedish - 2008.

You get a 14k gold kitty ring. It's not on our site yet- we have a few at Catbird. They're brand new and as always, hand made, so that each one is slightly different. Shown in rose and yellow gold.

Loving Mummies

This is some serious TLF- Italian archaeologists found the Roman-era couple at a depth of about 10 feet and they are thought to have been buried between the 5th and 6th century A.D. The woman looks as though she is gazing at her man. She is wearing a bronze ring. I wonder what that ring looks like? Perhaps Bittersweets will have to make something that would look like a Roman mummy ring.

Foundry

Almost never put up pics of yours truly, but I found this old photo from my first foundry job (Hi Modern Art Foundry in Astoria!) that my sister took. We were obligated to wear steel toe boots of which I could only get in the smallest boys size- still 2 sizes too big for my absurdly small feet. It looks like I'm going to fall over frontwards! Still, one of the best jobs ever.

More Blog Love!

Ryan and Chelsea also sent me a link to a beautiful blog that they created. Amazing! You'll have to see it to believe it.

Blog Love

Got a darling email from Angela and her sweetie with a link to this blog. My little heart melted. Thanks ladies, and congratulations! xoxox r

manmachine

Beautiful Daphne!

Before:

And After:

favs!

Hi Robin,
I hope you are doing well.
I just wanted to let you know how much I love my name necklace with the little diamonds. It is absolutely adorable and is probably my new favorite necklace.
Thanks again!
Lindsay


Robin,
George popped the...(I would say "question", but it wasn't really one) ring a few days ago. It was certainly worth the wait. I absolutely love it. It's kind of soft and delicate but also kind of tough and bad ass. In other words, it's perfect! Everyone I have showed has loved it and one of my hoping-to-be-engaged-soon friends even showed your website to her boyfriend as a hint. :)
Thanks again! So much!!
Victoria

Roman & Hugo

Our favorite Bittersweetie...

is wearing our rose gold fangs. Gorgeous!

Laurel and Elie!

I really want to thank you for the beautiful ring. I absolutely adore it! I love that it is so unique. Everyone has commented on how the ring suits me and that is so true. All of your pieces are beautiful but I love this one the most! Thank you for creating something so special!
Laurel

Dainty Heart Ring w Diamond

Bear & Freckles

Telesto and Tethys rings from the Bittersweets NY Titan Collection, as ordered by Catbird. Personalized stamping on the back = true love forever.