Jennifer traveled to Italy to study under a master goldsmith in Florence.  She learned the 'old' methods where each part of a ring (in her case) was crafted from the ground up.   Upon arrival all of the students were given a pile of gold, silver and copper.  From that point the game was on to create, from scratch, a one of a kind ring.

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