Amy Fox ✨ (@ironoxidedesigns)

I get lots of questions on my instagram about where I get tools, what my process is, how I learned to make jewelry, where I get sustainable gemstones etc. I’m an open book, if I can help another jewelry designer or artist, I want to!

Even if you used all the same tools and methods as me, we would still make something different from each other. When you’re just starting out it’s easy to think that someone is copying you, mainly because you have beginner skills (and a lot of people have decent beginner skills.) Also it’s easy to get sucked into trends when you’re starting out because you haven’t carved out your own perspective yet, and tends are trendy, so lots of people are making similar things.

Artists have always influenced each other. Capitalism makes us believe that we have to compete for space, resources, attention, love etc. There’s enough for everyone, especially when we share resources with our community.

I wished that I had more mentors when I was just starting out. As an only child, helping out younger artists makes me feel like the cool big sister I never got to be irl, so don’t be shy to ask me! Inspired to make this post by seeing one from @archina.laezza , a very cool artist.
#jewelrydesigner #jewelrytips #artist #arttip #jewelrymaking

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When a hyperfocus returns. These were fun to make.

#maker #artist #craft #candles #yule

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Finally found a way to make custom jewelry with these lab grown opals! I love all the detail of these lab grown stones but its been hard to figure out how to use them. Turquoise opals are just so pretty, and a more sustainable alternative to mined stones. They also look like those candy dots to me.
#gemstones #opals #jewelry #arttok

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Glamour magic ✨ Mirror trick inspired by @unreal_keanu

#jewelrybusiness #jewelrydesigner #celestialjewelry #glamourmagic #jewelrytok

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Here is a look at a recent custom set of rings I made tgis summer for my very cool clients Kate and Rob. I’m so SO proud of this stacking band. Setting these 2mm heirloom diamonds was some of the most difficult (and stressful! 😅) work I’ve ever done. Thanks for the challenge!

#oneofakindjewelry #celestialjewelry #starjewelry #jewelrydesigner #customjewelrydesign #customjeweler #uniqueengagementring #alternativeengagementring #customweddingjewelry #weddingjewelry #workinprogress

$Diamonds are used a lot in traditional engagement jewelry, in part because of how hard they are. (on the Moh’s hardness scale they are a 10) A harder stone is a good choice for a ring that you wear every day. Diamonds arent the only options out there though! There are plenty of ethically sourced gemstone options that you can use to create a sustainable engagement ring. Here are just a few! Moissanite - Hardness of 9.25! Lab created stone, rainbow light reflection! Arkansas Ice Quartz - Hardness of 7, American-mined, crystal clear Oregon Sunstone - Hardness of 6.5, American-mined, ranges from champagne to deep red color Lavender Moon Quartz - Hardness of 7, abundant sourced gemstone, sparkly cut and pale lavender color Cubic Zirconia - Hardness of 8 - 8.25, lab created, very sparkly refractions. #celestialjewelry #oneofakindjewelry #customjewelrydesign #customjeweler #makerjewelry #jewelrydesigner #designerjewelry #diamondalternative #weddingtok #engagementring #alternativeengagementring #alternativebride #sustainablejewelry #ethicaljewelry #bridaljewelry #bride created by Amy Fox ✨ with <3's loverboy$

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