I don’t usually post my work on here any more. But I figured I might as well give it a shot. This is a beautiful .60ct montana sapphire my friend mined and cut, then I set it into 14k gold with a .18ct diamond hanging out in a tension setting. I spent over 45 hours on this piece, and while I do t expect 40$ an hour for my time, I do take it personally when people low ball me. I paid for the stones and the gold and spent days working on this piece. I find it impossible not to take it to heart when someone tells me my work is beautiful, but that I don’t deserve to be paid for the 45 hours of labor I put into a piece. Which is why I stopped posting my work on mercari. This piece is brand new.