Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Large Hand Made Sterling Silver Ring with Beautiful Stone

This ring has our "Mother Earth" texture on it. It is Hand Made in Sterling Silver and features a texture that resembles the texture of natural rock. It resembles the natural earth that the rough stone came from. The stone is large and sits proud in the ring. The "Mother Rock" is drenched with veins and patches of vibrant blue turquoise. It has a mysterious look to it which is not surprising considering the rough material came from the Superstition Mountains in southern Arizona.


Turquoise in it's host Quartz based  "Mother Rock". 
A hard and very stable stone. 



In the background, you can see various types of stone which we 
cut, fashion, and polish into stones for this ring and other pieces of jewelry. 
The slabs are sliced from larger rocks. 


View our catalog at www.bowmanoriginals.com.

For inquiries and/or Special Orders please email Myfriends@bowmanoriginals.com
or text/call 941-302-9594.

See our video ...Click here.




Sunday, June 14, 2015

Sterling Silver Double Ring Bracelet with Toggle

This is a really interesting bracelet. It is two rows of our model number 1083. We initially made a bracelet with one row, however, it just didn't have anything really special about it. One day we decided to double up the links and "wow" what a difference it made. I marvel at how the links fall into place. This bracelet is demanding to make because each link needs to be perfectly flat and finished and polished flawlessly. The finished effect is great! Maybe one day we will make a necklace like this bracelet.


Hand Made in Sterling Silver



Hand Made in 18k Yellow Gold


Our jewelry catalog can be viewed at www.bowmanoriginals.com.

For inquiries and/or Special Orders please email Myfriends@bowmanoriginals.com. You are also welcome to text or call our Workshop/Showroom on 941-302-9594.

Click here to view a 2009 five minute video filmed in our previous Workshop/Showroom.

Saturday, June 13, 2015

Greek Key Ring

This is our classic Greek Key Ring. It is Hand Made in Sterling Silver, 18k Yellow Gold, hard black Vitreous Enamel and an Alexander the Great medallion.


Click here to view our catalog at www.bowmanoriginals.com.

For Special orders and inquiries please email Myfriends@bowmanoriginals.com
You are also welcome to text or call our Workshop/Showroom 
Phone at 941-302-9594.

click here to view a five minute video, made in 2009.




Over two years ....that is how long we have been in our new space!

In April of 2013 we moved our Workshop/Showroom to a new space across the street from our old premises on Pineapple Avenue in Downtown Satasota. The street number is 124 South Pineapple. We gained 50% more square feet, a long term lease arrangement, and a free standing building of our own.

















Friday, June 12, 2015

Special Order Scroll Wedding Ring Set

Special Order Hand Made Sterling Silver wedding bands engraved in the Scroll pattern. The design is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, designs made by man. It represents eternity. He wanted his to be wide and substantial due to large finger size. Her's is much smaller and less massive ....appropriately so.


Hand Made Sterling Silver weddings bands engraved 
in the Scroll  pattern.

Click here to view our selection of wedding bands 
on our on-line catalog at www.bowmanoriginals.com.

For Special Orders and inquiries please email Myfriends@bowmanoriginals.com
or text or call our Workshop/Showroom in Downtown Sarasota, Florida
 on 941-302-9594.





Special Order Hand Made Sterling Silver, Paladium and 18k Yellow Gold Pendant.

A good client and friend brought us this Libery Coin which was set in a Diamond bezel. He wanted the pendant to be larger and to hang from a large 18k Yellow Gold chain. I lifted the coin up in a large Sterling Silver bezel and added one of our classic Hooks. The Hook and bezel are connected by a hinge. The Hook is Sterling Silver and 18k Yellow Gold accented with Caramel color hard Vitreous Enamel. A flat pendant has been turned into a very three dimentional item making the pendant a much more interesting piece of jewelry.


Hand Made Sterling Silver and 18k Yellow Gold pendant accented with
Enamel and Diamomd.



The Hook opens to slip over a large 18k Yellow Gold chain.


Our jewelry catalog can be viewed at www.bowmanoriginals.com.

For Special Orders and other inquiries please email Myfriends@bowmanoriginals.com. You can also text or call the Workshop/Showroom on 941-302-9594.


Thursday, June 11, 2015

Fleur de Lis Earrings

Hand  Made Sterling Silver and 18k Yellow Gold earrings in the button style. The design features 18k Yellow Gold Fleur de Lis separated by Sterling Silver Doric Columns with a gold column in the center. As with all our button style earrings, the back is an Omega back with an adjustable tension feature. The posts are 14k Yellow Gold as are the posts on all of our earring styles ...button, hoop, drop, etc.


Hand Made Sterling Silver and 18k Yellow Gold Fleur de Lis
and Column Button Style Earring. 


Our Jewelry Catalog can be viewed at www.bowmanoriginals.com.

For Special Orders and inquiries please email Myfriends@bowmanoriginals.com or text or call our Workshop/Showroom in Downtown Sarasota, Florida on 941-302-9594.



Wednesday, June 10, 2015

A Superstar has arrived !!!

This beautiful ring celebrates the arrival of a Superstar. Ithe ring is hand made in Sterling Silver and 18k Yellow Gold featuring a Cabachon cut Malachite stone accented with a warm Brown hard Vitreous Enamel. It was especially made for and is worn by the proud father. Congratulations and best wishes to  to the beautiful family!!!



As always, all work was done in our shop. That is, hand making the ring in Sterling Silver and 18k Yellow Gold, engraving the ring for enamel, enameling the ring with hard Vitreous enamel which is glass, the old fashion way of doing it and cutting the Malachite Cabachon from a piece of natural rough stones as shown in the photo above. I learned a long time ago .... if you want to control the time and quality you must do it in house.

To view our inventory catalog please visit www.bowmanoriginals.com

For inquires regarding Special Orders please email Myfriends@bowmanoriginals.com. You may also text or call our Workshop/Showroom on 941-302-9594.




Saturday, June 6, 2015

Special Order Diamonds in Sterling Silver

I have been resetting client's Diamonds into Sterling Silver settings. The results have been effective. I create a contrast with the natural  patina which I can only get with Sterling Silver. Occasionally, I use 18k Yellow Gold as a contrast. White Gold chains work well with the pendants as the small White Gold chains are stronger than small Sterling Silver chains. White gold posts, friction backs and lever backs work well with earrings for the same reason.


Pair of 1 carat Diamonds earrings set
In Sterling Silver with 14k White Gold
leverbacks.



Sterling Silver pendant featuring a 1 1/2 carat
Diamond. The chain is 18k White Gold.



Sterling Silver and 18k Yellow Gold ring featuring 
one  2 1/2 carat Diamond.