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12/15/2014

At times we all can use a little protection. I know many that carry something as a reminder that Creator looks over them as they walk through their day. Myself, I was given a small angel that was embroidered by a close friend. I believe she is an angel by her own right; but this post is not about me; rather, it is about someone else's angel.

A friend of mine approached me not too long ago and asked if I could build something for his beautiful wife, his Angel. She means the world to him and he wanted to build something that symbolized his love for her. A beautiful piece that would perhaps bring her protection. He asked the piece to be built out of, and engraved upon 18karat white gold; along with the angel engraving, he also asked if their first initials could engraved intertwined on the back side.

The Angel is rough drawn and sits next to a nickel to show size.

I do love a good challenge, and this piece was quickly becoming the most intensive engraving job I will have completed to date! We talked of her favorite colors and her favorite number as to include these ideas into her charm of protection.

We decided on Montana Sapphires (being a personal favorite of mine). Side Note: I am picky of whom I go through to do business. If I must outsource, the individuals must be a "mom and pops" operation with the right feel and humility. After all, we are not just creating a one-of-a-kind

Montana Sapphires come in an array of colors.

jewelry piece, but a piece that can be worn to feel the warmth of the love put forth in the creation of such a charm. It is important to translate the love and intentions that began such a piece. So I searched and searched for folks in the local area that cut sapphires themselves, and I found the couple I wanted in Missoula, Montana! They were perfect! She cut stones and he is an amazing jeweler, each with their own wonderful stories.

All cut, soldered and polished; with sapphires set, I am ready to begin engraving the angel.

After all of the cutting, soldering, dapping, drilling, drawing, polishing, and on and on, I was finally ready to begin the engraving. Up to this point, I was okay with my nerves, but the engraving needed to be of such stature that I began feeling my nerves, and small question of doubt creeping in. "Could I do this? Can I engrave what could very well be the most prestigious job I have ever picked up?!"

With just a bit of sweat beading up on my forehead,

I began my engraving process with almost nightly updates to my friend and client. And before this becomes a complete novel, I spent over 75 hours with this angel. To build something beginning from sticks of wire and sheets of metal, to put in my heart and soul, this is my life's passion. Here she is, the Angel of Protection for one special Angel out there. Gifted with sentiments of a loving husband to his beautiful Angel.

One Angel engraved onto 18 karat white gold with Montana Sapphires surrounding her, including two yogo sapphires and six Rock Creek sapphires.

Their first initials intertwined

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Little Moments

12/11/2014

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Now, ..... at the age of 37 I realize I am young, but the short time I have lived on this Earth, I have come to the understanding that life is made up of many little moments. Some moments are quickly forgotten and some are made in a way that perhaps they will be

remembered for ages to come. Perhaps if done right, they will be repeated long after I am gone.

So important then is the choice of which moments we choose to propagate. Tonight the moment is to devise a trap to snare the Gingerbread Man on-the-run; a project from school to encourage creative thinking. In my reality this is a moment for me as a

father to try and spend a moment with my son before those little moments are gone forever.

So Lyrik and I put on some Christmas music and we went away at developing a ingenious plan to snare the on-the-run Gingerbread Man. What would entice the Gingerbread Man? What else but a candy store! A candy store with magical doors and windows! After all the cutting, taping, and drawing

was done, we stepped back to gaze upon Lyrik's amazing trap. No way this Gingerbread Man is getting away! And in the end, beyond a project from school, my lesson of patience with my son to develop his own story was but just one part of my little moment with my son as he grows one day older. Perhaps a little moment that he will never forget, and one I will grow a little wiser from. I love you Lyrik.

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