Please have a look @ http://www.apart-fashion.de/anpa

to view the small African Collection sold in Germany.

According to Herman, “Mia is deur die wolk!!!” about the engagement ring we made for her, but hey we are walking on clouds too, looking at their stunning photos. Just a little teaser below, otherwise contact the fab photographers:

http://www.zara-zoo.com

Congratulations to Alwyn & Bryony!!! And thank you for sending these lovely photos and feedback:

Hi Andreas,

Thank you so much for designing our stunning wedding bands and my engagement ring.
We received many compliments on them and I have spread the word about your talented designing.

I have attached some photo’s of the bands and the wedding, the pic of the bands should definitely be high res enough for you to put on your website.

Thanks again, Bryony

Peridot with its olive green colour, ranging from yellow hues into the blues must be one of the most popular semi precious gemstones around. This trend seems to prevail not only in South Africa but around the globe as availability of good quality and size is scarce and prices are constantly on the rise.

So I am pleased as pie that we have sourced some outstanding quality, facetted peridot beads (drilled gemstones for earring and necklace designs)  from the Apache reservation in Arizona. They are close to flawless and offer the perfect olive green colour we all so look for in peridot. Several different shapes are available, including some unusual ones.I will soon turn them into some gorgeous jewellery designs. If you are interested in the beads as such or would want anything specific made, please contact us soon.

With mass produced jewellery dominating the markets, for many bespoke jewellery is something of the past, but strangely enough the economic crisis sweeping the planet seems to turn this around. With our purses being less filled, our taste becomes more discerning, our demand for quality and uniqueness grows and this is where bespoke jewellery arrives just in time.

For everybody who misses the notes & links page, well here it is:

http://www.anpa.co.za/notes.html

It’s always lovely to receive feedback and photos from clients, specially if the  wedding bands we made went as far as Germany. So on the left the happy couple on the day he proposed in South Africa and on the right the wedding bands (stunning rings made in the mokume gane technique) finally “in action”. Congratulations!