Orfa Hand Engraving

& Jewelry

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Hand Engraved & Handmade heirloom Jewelry

I design each of the collections with the intention of creating pieces that can be passed down through generations, with minimal waste and minimal carbon footprint.

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jewelry collection presented on a glass hand

Handmade & heirloom…

Jewelry is well made. Handmade jewelry are heirloom jewels made from scratch, that last a lifetime or longer, and can be passed through generations.

How I make your jewelry:

In my shop you can find handmade jewelry, made in traditional, artisanal ways - by melting alloys, (hand) forging metal, shaping, rolling, sawing, bending, annealing, fusing, soldering, lost wax casting, - or sand casting, hand engravings, setting stones. I figure out the best way for each design to be able to make the jewel and maintain quality.

If you want to take a peek how I make and engrave your jewelry, you can follow me on instagram and youtube. You can find the links below and above this page.

Materials:

Sterling Silver, Gold 14k or 18k ( yellow, rose and white gold)

Most of my collection is made in sterling silver, and only on demand in gold.

You can fill in the contact form on my contact page for a request in gold or a gemstone of your choise. Because of the current fluctuations in gold prices, I can only give you a price quote wich is valid for limited amount of time.

The one of a kinds are not adjustable in material, nor the gemstone choise nor the size.

Inspired by nature

* Flower patterns, flower settings

* Tropical flowers

* Leaves

* coming soon: symmetrical patterns , signed rings, cufflinks, and mens rings ,…

Hand Engravings …

Brings jewelry to life, it gives depth, shine and interesting patterns, it gives the extra sparkle a jewel needs.

What is engraving?

Engraving is a long time consuming process, where carvings are made in metal by a handtool ‘a graver’ that is controlled by hand, handpushed with your own strenght or pushed with a pneumatic power machine. Usually performed with a microscope to have a detailed view.

(it’s a very different way of engraving compared to a rotary tool)

Possible engravings:

Patterns, monograms, text in English script, Initials,…

I prefer to only engrave on full and solid Silver or Gold. No plated materials, this to ensure quality. No steel, this material is too hard to engrave by hand.

My offers :

* collection wich I adapt once in a while,

* some are limited edtitions,

* one of a kinds.

The limited and the one of a kinds are made to keep it interesting and challenging for me. I like a challenge if it is within my reach of skills and equipment.

What are lab grown diamonds?

Labgrown diamonds are diamonds that are made in a laboratory by human.

Lab diamonds have the same quality and the same characteristics as natural diamonds.

Lab diamonds are more affordable, but not suitable as an investment.

Taking care of nature:

By shipping jewelry gift boxes in carton.

By using Lab grown diamonds: same quality as natural diamonds, but humane and non destructive to nature to mine. (no ‘blood’ diamonds)

About my brand

I create handmade sterling silver and gold jewelry, with the focus on quality, and responsibly sourced materials. Ancient techniques like hand engraving, combined with ancient and modern goldsmithing techniques.

My goal is to put the hand engraving skill back on the world map. Hand engraved jewelry is an almost dying jewelry and profession, that I want to bring back to life. Every item I make and sell means the world to me, to bring me closer to my goal. To make you happy with beautiful jewelry, that last a lifetime (or even longer), heirloom jewelry.

The hand engraving is a rare and almost ‘forgotten’ profession these days, while laser engravings take over the manual job. But hand engravings are so much more beautiful and shiny than a laser engraving. Hand engravings makes the jewelry come to life, meaning it gives the jewelry a soul.

I believe that handmade gives much better quality products and uniqueness, because it’s made with heart and soul.

I design and make all the jewelry myself, the engravings are made by hand and I do stone settings too. I prefer to do hand push engraving, but for harder jobs or metals or bigger pieces, I use my grs engraving machine that gives me pneumatic power in my hand to push easier in the hard metals.

The jewelry can be personalised with an inside engraving in rings (min 3mm wide), the inside of a flat bracelet or at the back of a flat pendant. For each item i will indicate wether it can be personalized with a hand engraving.

I am a one woman show, so I wear many hats at this moment. Creating ideas, designing and making the jewelry, hand engraving, stone setting, photography, website editing, marketing, social media like instagram and pinterest, youtube, etc…

So if i succeed in reaching my goal, I will be happy to say that I’ve tried all I can to make it happen.

Diplomas:

* Goldsmith

* Hand Engraving

* Lost wax casting

Next skills to learn:

* bright cut engravings

* Stone settings (advanced), fish tail setting, pavé setting

* working with platina

* Gemmology ,…

The list of learning is never ending in the jewelry topic.

My workplace

2 Goldsmith benches

Soldering and melting station

My engraving and setters bench.

These are my precious handheft engraving tools.

I prefer to work with the handheft engravers, but recently I bought a pneumatic engraver tool that would make life easier and gives me the power that I need, just to do the the hard jobs.