Patent ID: 9591901
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: A44C,C04B,Y10T

Claim:
1. 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: 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; 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; and heating the cured mixture after the curing step; and heating the second layer after the curing step; wherein the steps of adding the second layer of the mixture forms a bubble shape extending over an end of the bezel jewelry setting.