Dirigible Designs

Dirigible Designs

@dirigibledesigns.bsky.social

We craft architectural silver jewelry using traditional techniques, custom stonework, and recycled metals. Our minimalist designs highlight asymmetry, texture, and rich finishes. || https://bio.site/dirigibledesigns ||

50 Followers 47 Following 98 Posts Joined Nov 2024
14 hours ago
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Some very cool slabs we recently got in. From top clockwise: amethyst, lab grown opal, copper chrysocolla, and variscite. What shapes should we make?

#lapidary #contemporaryjewelry #handmadejewelry #asymmetricaljewelry #art #craft #jewelry

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2 days ago
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Another bracelet that can be converted to a necklace with our dandy converter. The stones are tourmalines in quartz and a black/green tourmaline. Kind of stripey and geometric, this one.

#contemporaryjewelry #handmadejewelry #asymmetricaljewelry #art #craft #jewelry

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4 days ago
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These triple tier earrings twist and rotate so the shiny is always moving. A little sparkle!✨

#contemporaryjewelry #handmadejewelry #asymmetricaljewelry #art #craft #jewelry

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1 week ago
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I love the colorful crud after soldering. When I started metalsmithing, in high school, I used to cover my pieces in lacquer after soldering in hopes of maintaining this color. FYI, it didn't work. It would rot from underneath and dissolve the lacquer. Lessons learned.
#art #craft #jewelry

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1 week ago
Men's or woman's brooch or lapel pin with black and gold.

These days we are brooch crazy. A style like this is perfect for a lapel. It is sterling with matte black and 24k gilding.

We are on our way home from @gasparillaarts. Thank you Tampa!

#contemporaryjewelry #handmadejewelry #asymmetricaljewelry #art #craft #jewelry #genderneutraljewelry

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1 week ago

I love the dueling swirls!

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2 weeks ago

Thanks!πŸ˜€

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2 weeks ago
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Kiichiro in training to be our next top cat model! Here he is wearing a one of a kind, handcut, stone neck piece. We have it with us in Booth 616 this weekend at the @gasparillaarts in Downtown Tampa. Kiichiro won't mind if you try it on.

#contemporaryjewelry #handmadejewelry #art #craft #jewelry

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2 weeks ago

Thank you!❀️

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2 weeks ago
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These brand new hinged earring are coming with us to @gasparillaarts (Booth 616). They have matte black and 24k accents.

Downtown Tampa this weekend!

#contemporaryjewelry #handmadejewelry #asymmetricaljewelry #art #craft #jewelry

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2 weeks ago

We love your dragon spirit! πŸ‰

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2 weeks ago
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This weekend is @gasparillaarts we are in booth 616. Blake and I have been working really hard on some great new one of a kind pieces. This one is a bracelet with laboratory grown opals. Scroll to see the optional extender so you can transform it in to a neck piece.

#art #craft #jewelry

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2 weeks ago
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I love the glow of the 24k gold leaf. Can you see it?

#contemporaryjewelry #handmadejewelry #asymmetricaljewelry #art #craft #jewelry

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3 weeks ago
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So many HOOPS! We usually have three sizes. small, medium and large. But due to a brain error we now have - ginormous! They come in oxidized silver and 24k gilding. Details are on our website.

#contemporaryjewelry #handmadejewelry #asymmetricaljewelry #art #craft #jewelry

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3 weeks ago
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I am in love with this new brooch. It is made with a lab grown opal which I broke. Because I am a klutz and toss unset stones on concrete floors. So I did what I do - which is seam it with gold leaf. See how the color changes when you move it! πŸ₯°πŸ˜

#kintsugi #contemporaryjewelry #art #craft #jewelry

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3 weeks ago
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Next week we start our spring show line up. Yes, I am calling it SPRING🌷We have added several new shows to our rooster and we are super excited to meet some new faces! Check our website for updates to this line up and for booth location information. See you soon!

#art #craft #jewelry

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3 weeks ago
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#caturday

New handmade cup was only rejected by 50% of our cats.

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3 weeks ago
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#Art #Craft #Jewelry

New Brooch off of Melanie's bench.

Fabricated Silver with sterling opal and gilded with 24k gold.

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1 month ago

Thank you!

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1 month ago
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In honor of Blake's birthday which is today (πŸ’–) please enjoy this slightly fractured photo of us at #smitherpark in Houston.

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#HappyValentinesDay #HappyBlakesBirthday

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1 month ago
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New one of a kind work on the bench. I am leaning heavily into the lab grown opal right now. We all need a little (a lot) of sparkle these days. Am I right? ✨

#contemporaryjewelry #handmadejewelry #asymmetricaljewelry #art #craft #jewelry

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1 month ago
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This ring is a little hard to capture in photos. The dark stone is called Purpurite - a manganese phosphate mineral. It is very dark, almost black and then flashes an intense deep purple color when you least expect it!

#art #craft #jewelry

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1 month ago
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Some new drop earrings with turquoise, hematite, and rough surfaced amethyst.

#contemporaryjewelry #handmadejewelry #asymmetricaljewelry #art #craft #jewelry

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1 month ago

Thank you! 😁

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1 month ago

Thank you!😁

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1 month ago
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Gorgeous labradorite and amethyst ring. The labradorite reminds me of a butterfly wing. πŸ¦‹

#contemporaryjewelry #handmadejewelry #asymmetricaljewelry #art #craft #jewelry

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1 month ago
selection of handmade silver cuffs and bands.

Melted some metal and stocked up on these solid silver cuffs made with all of our silver scrap. We use a combination of sterling, argentinum, and fine silvers. These are hefty sand cast pieces that will last longer than you will. Perfect hand me down pieces!

#art #craft #jewelry #handmadejewelry

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1 month ago
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Our Tear Drops did not sell in 2025. Why? What do you have against them? Let me know in the comments.

I have corralled them all together on our website so you can choose a specific pair to give a forever home to. They need your love! πŸ’–

#handmadejewelry #asymmetricaljewelry #art #craft #jewelry

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1 month ago
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So this ring is kind of like that other ring I posted last week but instead of curves it is angled. Thoughts? Which one do you like best? Scroll to see the first.

#contemporaryjewelry #handmadejewelry #asymmetricaljewelry #art #craft #jewelry

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1 month ago
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Want to know more about my necklace made from the bones of large corporations? That and some rants about silver prices and the most aerodynamic shape in our next email. AND there is a coupon (for said shape) to boot! Sign up before Wednesday noon to get the email.

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