Susan Ewington Jewellery

Susan Ewington Jewellery hand crafted fine jewellery Handmade contemporary jewellery, Noosa Qld Australia.

Specialising in unique and hand created fine jewellery, including Engagement and Wedding Rings.

I got to make another one of these, and truly they are a joy to make. It’s not that they’re ‘easy’, (maths, so much math...
29/07/2026

I got to make another one of these, and truly they are a joy to make.

It’s not that they’re ‘easy’, (maths, so much maths involved) but there’s something about not having to consider stones that makes it feel refreshing to what I normally do.

And there’s a sense of freedom in fully engraving the Florentine finish, it doesn’t have to be perfectly perfect. It’s akin to shading or crosshatching in a sketch. The multiple passes with the graver, hundreds of passes across the surface that one by one create the density of the effect.

Like velvet. Soft to the touch.
Matte, but sparkly at the same time.

This beautiful beast was made from unworn 22ct gold, alloyed to 18ct.

Made to maximise the dimensions with as little metal loss as possible (that’s where the maths comes in!)

A beautiful ring that has just been recently wed!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Sentimental to a tee, with a custom cut Australian blue sapphi...
20/07/2026

A beautiful ring that has just been recently wed!
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Sentimental to a tee, with a custom cut Australian blue sapphire (by the legendary Scott and Kendall Langford) and Australian Argyle champagne diamonds, hand fabricated in 14ct yellow gold.
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Now living its best life and out in the world!
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I’m heading into October completion now for custom makes, so if 2026 is on your jewellery desire calender, please get in touch and I’ll accommodate all of your enthusiasm the best way I know how!

Newly arrived at e.g.etal Jewellery Melbourne these precious earrings and necklace are a continuation of the ‘Ornamentin...
14/07/2026

Newly arrived at e.g.etal Jewellery Melbourne these precious earrings and necklace are a continuation of the ‘Ornamenting’ series.
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Minimalist, handmade bar links suspending precious gem trinkets. A delicate balancing of shape and colour.
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The earrings feature a pair of Australian black spinels, expertly cut in a mismatched pair of freeform star cuts. Elegant and dramatic, with lots of movement that catch the light and shadow.
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The necklace features a deep red wine Australian garnet, in a truly unique medieval gothic style cut, contrasted with a pearlescent pear shaped moonstone.
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All hand fabricated in 18ct yellow gold.
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Some of these stones have been released from my closely guarded collection. The spinels were cut for me by the wonderful Jarrett Sapphires, Jewellery & Fossicking (did you know that black spinel regularly turns up in the fossicking mix with the sapphires?!) and the garnet was an experimental cut given to me by the late and great cutter Paul Fenselau. I really do hoard stones that speak to me, and when they’re ready to come out into the world, it’s like they just scream out at me.
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That’s where the Ornamenting series is going. A slow, intentional release of the hoard of over 20 years of collecting.
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You can experience these new treasures for yourself at e.g.etal Jewellery Melbourne or get in touch with the fabulous team there if you can’t visit in person.
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One thing I can assure is that each future piece in this Ornamenting series will always surprise and can never be exactly repeated.

School holidays and working, a haiku...⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Sunlit afternoonNegotiating gaming Juggle the daylight⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀(Catch me...
02/07/2026

School holidays and working, a haiku...
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Sunlit afternoon
Negotiating gaming
Juggle the daylight
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(Catch me in the studio, or driving around, or making extra long chore lists to earn screen time. Do non-guilt-driven-working-parents-while-your-children-are-on-holidays even exist? And if so, tell me all your secrets!)

On the last day of June, it’s only fitting to post another pearl piece. A recent custom for a treasured client to gift t...
30/06/2026

On the last day of June, it’s only fitting to post another pearl piece. A recent custom for a treasured client to gift to her man. A manly pearl necklace, if you will.
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Choker length, but with 3 closure point options for slight adjustments depending on the shirt.
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Featuring a simply beautiful (in my favourite pearl tone of all) Tahitian pearl, and a sneaky peridot cabochon towards the back for that little extra somethin-somethin.
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Strung on oxidised sterling silver, which will lustre beautifully the more it gets worn, exposing some bright edges but always retaining that dark undertone.
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I’m always so grateful for the adventurous visions and spirit of these clients!

An absolutely magical wedding band to accompany her super special engagement ring.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀When you’re not afraid of col...
12/06/2026

An absolutely magical wedding band to accompany her super special engagement ring.
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When you’re not afraid of colour, you can explore so many options. You don’t have to follow any rules here (I’ll always be here to help you reign things in if you need to though!)
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A gently fitting curved band, grain set with pink, moss-grey and green sapphires, meticulously hand selected to complement her parti sapphire and salt and pepper diamond engagement ring.
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Hand fabricated, as always, in family heirloom 18ct yellow gold. The same gold that her engagement ring was made in.
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A set for the ages, a set for an elopement, a set for a story.

A most marvellous new version of the Generosity Ring is headed to . Abundant and overflowing in design, refined and rest...
08/06/2026

A most marvellous new version of the Generosity Ring is headed to . Abundant and overflowing in design, refined and restrained in colour balance.
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I have an obsession for balancing colors and tones. I spend a loooottttt of time meticulously selecting tones so that they contrast and complement just right. For example, the green sapphire in this ring needed to be a fresh apple colour. Not teal, not olive, not bottle. Apple.
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Reach out to the incredible team , or do yourself a favour and head to the gallery to see it in person very, very soon.
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It’s just that I couldn’t wait to put her on the grid because, geez-louise, she’s just SO photogenic.
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Hand fabricated, as always, in 18ct white gold, featuring Tahitian and Akoya pearls with an array of natural sapphires.

The simplicity of a fabulously unique sapphire, set in platinum.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀This sapphire was actually in my ‘keep’ pile fo...
18/05/2026

The simplicity of a fabulously unique sapphire, set in platinum.
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This sapphire was actually in my ‘keep’ pile for many years, before I decided that it needed to be free.
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It has gone to the most wonderfully creative soul, and a thalassophile (someone who feels a deep and magnetic attraction to the sea or ocean) I’m very pleased that it found the perfect person to be with.
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Set at a short, choker length, you’ll notice the almost horizontal angle of the rings attached to the chain. So that when it’s resting high on the neck, the pendant sits on a streamlined angle to the chain.
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Every element in a customised piece is considered for the intention of how it will be worn, this is what makes them so special.
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This one-of-a-kind sapphire is untreated, Queensland mined and cut by

I didn’t make this bracelet, but I did have the opportunity to replace the clasp. The bracelet is almost 40 years old an...
14/05/2026

I didn’t make this bracelet, but I did have the opportunity to replace the clasp. The bracelet is almost 40 years old and worn every single day.
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In recent years, the most worn out connections and bezels have been replaced. But the original maker has retired, and the original clasp which had held up SO extremely well for almost 4 decades (a testament to the durability of hand fabrication, a cast/pre-fab type of clasp could never!!) was in dire need of replacing, it was beyond repair.
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The thing with this type of repair/restoration work, is you have to commit to being married to the piece once you take it on. You didn’t make it, but you have had the last major hand in it, so you become one of the custodians of the legacy of the heirloom. It’s not a job to take lightly. It’s a responsibility ... to the piece, to the owners, and to the original maker.
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For this type of bracelet, IMHO, only a fully customised, hand made clasp would suffice. The owner preferred to keep the original style of the clasp as she was used to it and trusted herself with managing it.
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The only functional change I made was to add a separate tongue tab. The original clasp had one of the diamond settings as the tongue tab, which is so clever, but for any future repair work it makes things a little more complex. This way the tongue can be replaced if needed in the future, hopefully without needing to reconstruct the whole clasp.
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Anyhoo, I hope you enjoy these process vids to see how it came together.
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Being a jeweller who has a serious compulsion to only hand fabricating has its struggles, but it’s moments like these that make it all worth while.

The Inner Circle Akoya Pearl earrings are newbies to the collection of ready made pieces. Hand fabricated in 9ct yellow ...
04/05/2026

The Inner Circle Akoya Pearl earrings are newbies to the collection of ready made pieces. Hand fabricated in 9ct yellow gold, with pinstripe detailing and crisp white Akoya pearls.
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Pearl-y earrings, but without being too ‘pearl-y’, if you know what I mean?
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They’re in the shop and online, along with heaps of other things that are precious and lovely!

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