From The Bench With Betsy Frost

Our Caged Collections

Betsy in her studio creating caged jewelry

Betsy in her studio creating caged jewelry

Our Caged Collection brings unique beauty, movement, and color, while creating energy from motion. As you wear these pieces, they gracefully move with your body. This collection is created by trapping or caging stones instead of using the traditional stone setting methods.

The Large Ball and Cage Bracelet

The Large Ball and Cage Bracelet

The process of caging stones vs. setting.

I have many cage designs for rings, bracelets, earrings and pendants. For most of them, I have fabricated baskets or cages to the exact specifications to hold or “trap” a stone in place. You can pop the stone into the cage, and then squeeze or bend the sides together to hold the stone in place. A cage can be designed to allow the stone to move freely, or it can trap the stone in place. Cage designs work great with pearls and gold balls also.

Double Cage Pendant with Trapped Ball

Double Cage Pendant with Trapped Ball

What inspired me to create this collection.

Necessity is the mother of invention—I needed to find a way to incorporate stones into my work without using the traditional stone setting method. You see, I found that I was too impatient to set stones. It’s so boring! You have to drill a hole, and then burr out the area for the stone, and then push the metal around the stone very carefully—it’s way too time consuming and no fun! Trapping stones in cages is way more fun. Plus giving the stones or pearls movement enhances the piece with a kinetic component that people love.

Our model Laura is wearing the Large Cage Pendant and Small Cage Earrings with Champagne CZ Stones. Photographer: Eric Van Den Brulle

Our model Laura is wearing the Large Cage Pendant and Small Cage Earrings with Champagne CZ Stones. Photographer: Eric Van Den Brulle

What I love most about creating this jewelry.

I love peoples’ reaction to the caged collections. When they pick up the pieces with the moving stones or pearls, they are surprised and it makes them happy—and then they HAVE to have it!

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Behind The Scenes at Betsy Frost Design

Betsy was born and raised in North Bennington Vermont and spends a few weekends there every summer to be with her mother and siblings. Some of these weekend trips were spent creating lifestyle photo sessions of her fall jewelry collections.  Betsy hails from a large family - 10 siblings!  This summer she was lucky enough to have some of her family participate in the modeling and photography.

Betsy’s Niece Eve wearing Little Acorns Earrings and Pendant

Betsy’s Niece Eve wearing Little Acorns Earrings and Pendant

Betsy’s sister Laura modeling the Large Cage Pendant and Lite Cage Earrings with Blue CZ

Betsy’s sister Laura modeling the Large Cage Pendant and Lite Cage Earrings with Blue CZ

It’s a Family Affair…

Betsy’s niece Eve has a natural ease in front of the camera wearing our Small Acorn Collection. Eve’s mom Laura (and Betsy’s youngest sister) captures the camera lens with her beauty, modeling our Caged Stone Collection. Eric van den Brulle (Laura’s husband and Eve’s father) is our creative director and photographer and can be seen here behind the camera. View the complete collections at betsyfrostdesign.com, or stop by the shop!

Betsy With Eve

Betsy With Eve

Laura wearing Lite Cage Earrings and Pendant with Champagne CZ

Laura wearing Lite Cage Earrings and Pendant with Champagne CZ

Photographer Eric Van Den Brulle with daughter Eve

Photographer Eric Van Den Brulle with daughter Eve

From The Bench…

Meet Kim of Betsy Frost Design

Some of you have had the pleasure of meeting Kim at the shop. If you have not, Kim has been with Betsy Frost Design for about 8 years. She’s always had an interest in creating things with her hands. In school, she even took wood shop and loved working with wood and stained glass. She eventually studied silversmithing, and joined our team to learn even more, working alongside Betsy at the Studio & Gallery in downtown Ipswich, MA.

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She can solder anything together and is the first assistant to help Betsy make her prototypes. Fearless, she accepts any challenge thrown her way! Kim can also get a perfect polish on our fine silver and quality jewelry. Kim even showed us her “secret” stash spot for candy at the work bench! Come by and visit the shop sometime and you will have the pleasure of meeting her in person.

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