Sand Based Jewelry

A method of forming sand-based jewelry comprising the steps of:

• selecting a quantity of sand;
• processing the quantity of sand;
• selecting a quantity of binding medium capable of being cured to a solid state;
• mixing the quantity of sand and the quantity of binding medium forming a mixture;
• grinding the sand particles, the grinding reducing a particle size of the quantity of sand;
• curing the mixture to solidify the binding medium thereby immobilizing the quantity of sand and forming a cured mixture;
• mounting the mixture into a jewelry setting;
• sanding the cured mixture once mounted in the jewelry setting;
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• attaching the jewelry setting to a jewelry item.

A method of forming sand-based jewelry comprising the steps of:

• selecting a quantity of sand;
• selecting a quantity of binding medium capable of being cured to a solid state, the step of selecting comprising:
• selecting the binding medium to be translucent or transparent when cured;
• selecting the liquid binding medium to adhere to a metal of the jewelry during a curing step;
• mixing the quantity of sand and the quantity of binding medium forming a mixture containing only the quantity of sand and the quantity of binding medium;
• positioning at least a portion of the mixture within a bezel jewelry setting before a curing of the mixture, the at least a portion of the mixture having a volume less than a volume of the bezel setting;
• curing the mixture while in the bezel jewelry setting to solidify the binding medium, thereby immobilizing the quantity of sand and forming a cured mixture;
• adding a second layer of the mixture to the cured mixture, the adding comprising positioning another portion of the mixture over the cured mixture cured in the bezel jewelry setting, and curing the another portion of the mixture;
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• heating the cured mixture after the curing step;
• and heating the second layer after the curing step;
• wherein the steps of positioning the mixture within the jewelry setting and adding the second layer of the mixture forms a concave shape extending into a void formed by the bezel setting, the cured mixture being close to a top of the bezel setting at a perimeter of the setting, and lower at a center of the bezel setting.