Something a very good friend of mine emailed me today

Ramanan has been a wonderful friend to me, Swami and Natasha for a long time now. So when he bought a pendant from me yesterday for his DEAR wifey (who is one of the sweetest people I have met), I was floored. I was floored because someone so close to me, a friend who is like family thought my work was good enough to actually BUY for his wife! When I told him that, he wrote this to me which means a GREAT deal to me, so I will preserve it and cherish it always:

Swati,

The pieces I saw were all exquisite and very well put together. Really impressed with your wire work (and from seeing only the pictures of the pieces on display). I read through most of your blog and the comments from people who bought from you. Another aspect that really drew me in was the short paragraph or two explaining the properties of the gem/stone used in the jewelery. So my dear Swati, let me be your lucky 13 cause I think you have truly arrived in the custom jewelery scene :). I think I saw the small custom black onyx piece in one of your blogposts and immediately liked what I saw. I am a very big fan of the non-pretentious and simple type of jewelery. Send the Jasper one first and then when you are done with the onyx one, put it up on the website so that I can buy it through the usual channels :).

Thank you Ramanan!!