PattonGoldsmithing

St. John Virgin Islands formerly at Mongoose Junction

Saint John Island, U.S. Virgin Islands

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Note from shop owner Rudy and I are on vacation. Would love to hear from you and can save your orders until we come back.
Re-open on April 3rd with limited sales until then.
Irene

Note from shop owner

Last updated on Feb 18, 2024

Rudy and I are on vacation. Would love to hear from you and can save your orders until we come back.
Re-open on April 3rd with limited sales until then.
Irene

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About PattonGoldsmithing

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On Etsy since 2018

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We have designed and make our jewelry at our shop at beautiful Mongoose Junction on the island of St. John for 50 years! Time to retire! See you on the beach. I will be posting a few one-of-a kind pieces here that you may have seen in the shop.

Shop members

  • Irene Patton

    Co-owner, We Do It All!, Designer/Maker

    Rudy and I sailed our boat to the Virgin Islands in 1971 and started our jewelry making in Cruz Bay in 1973. Our shop was in the middle of town for 5 years and then Glen Speer built Mongoose Junction! 44 years later...

  • Jo Anne Schwarzbeck

    Co-owner

    My sister, came to help us out right after college in 1976 and stayed until the end! She's in charge of production and designs the beautiful gemstone rings and diamond necklaces/earrings we have sold. Shop owner since 2015.

Production partners

  • Allcraft

    New York, NY

    Tevor owns a jewelry tool and supply company in NYC, Allcraft. He comes to the seminars that Florida Society of Goldsmiths give yearly and sells us supplies to make our designs.

  • American gemstone cutters and collectors

    Albuquerque, NM

    These folks in Albuquerque cut all kinds of cab stones from gem rough all over the world. We choose from them at the Tucson Gem Show.

  • Antique coin dealers, various

    NY, United States

    When searching out ancient Roman and Greek coins, sometimes our dealers have ancient beads in their collection.

  • Big Sur Design

    Big Sur, CA

    Tom was a GG graduate from the GIA and a designer and manufacturer of his own work in 14k and 18k gold. He was a goldsmith that we were proud to sell along side our own designs.

  • Brazilian gemstone cutters

    Brazil

    There are many of these artists that come to the Tucson Gem Show each year. I have the pleasure of finding their work and designing around it.

  • Brenda, Linda, Devin, Ron, Larry and Barbie

    Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands

    These folks help us solder, polish, package and ship all our designs.

  • Carol Holaday

    Monterey, CA

    She was a jewelry instructor at MPC and I took classes from her. Also a member of the Metal Arts Group.

  • Carrera Casting

    NY, United States

    We design our originals and Carrera copies them in lost wax casting in fine metals. Then we cut, polish, solder and re-design the item while we hand make it into our jewelry.

  • Chinese gemstone carvers

    Hong Kong

    The best flowers and birds are carved by these artists in gemstones. Their work is instantly recognizable.

  • Downeast

    VT, United States

    Rick is our chain supplier and has been for decades. He has gorgeous chains of all descriptions.

  • Gary B. Wilson

    Tucson, AZ

    A gem collector and cutter that I see in Tucson every year at the Gem Show

  • German gemstone carvers

    Germany

    Precision cutting and polishing is the hallmark of the Germans we know who are making these beautiful pieces

  • Glenn Leher

    CA, United States

    Glenn is an award winning stone cutter. We worked with him on designs for tourmaline and aquamarine.

  • Henry Hunt

    AZ, United States

    The inventor of “candy cut” gemstones. He devised a way to bond cut and polished slices by UV light and dental bonding material.

  • Horst Lang

    Idar-Oberstein, Germany

    An award winning stone cutter and goldsmith. Rudy especially likes his dendritic quartz pieces.

  • Indonesian and Indian silversmiths and stone cutters

    Indonesia

    All hand made work, found these in Tucson and adapted them

  • Italian stone cutters

    Florence, Italy

    Stone inlay, boxes, and intarsia and mosaic

  • James Alger Co, Inc

    Bedford, NH

    He is an importer of loose gemstones and a member of AGTA

  • Jim Hinwood

    Monterey, CA

    Jim made some beautiful opal and gemstone jewelry for our shop in the Virgin Islands. He ran an independent gold shop, made his own original designs and did his own casting, often cutting his own opal gemstones. We like his style of crisp, polished gold settings.

  • Jo Anne Schwarzbeck

    Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands

    My sister and production manager for many years. She does all of the production process from start to finish.

  • Karl Stephens

    Fallbrook, CA

    Karl Stephens is a coin dealer. He is a member of the American Numismatic Association. He sells ancient and foreign coins.

  • Lawrence Stoller

    Sisters, OR

    Specializing in carving crystals, Stoller has a wonderful on line presence at CrystalWorks. We used to see him yearly at the Tucson Gem Show.

  • Merry-Lee Rae

    Watsonville, CA

    Award winning cloisonne artist who has her own school for teaching the ancient art. She has her own website.

  • None of her jewelry is now in my shop

    Port Townsend, WA

    Michele is an award winning enamelist famous for her Enanimals series. I knew her in Monterey where she was a member of our Metal Arts Guild.

  • Phyllis Clarke

    La Mesa, CA

    She is a lampwork glass artist

  • Randy Stromsoe

    Cambria, CA

    Randy was my flatware instructor at Revere Academy in San Francisco. He gave me the know how to forge and polish the tableware pieces I make.

  • Richard Shull and Helen Shull

    Dyer, NV

    Richard is a gemstone miner and cutter.

  • Rudy Patton

    Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands

    My life partner who designs and makes these jewelry pieces with me. Rudy often has ideas that help me fabricate my jewelry and he has a hand in the production as well.

  • South Sea Pearls

    Healdsburg, CA

    My pearl dealer specializes in cultured pearls and travels to the world's largest market in Hong Kong to pick the finest.

  • Stuller

    New Orleans, LA

    They supply our high karat wedding bands that we do not make ourselves.

  • Susan Helmich

    Monument, CO

    A close friend and mentor, Susan is an award-winning goldsmith

  • Jewelry designer

    Monument, CO

    Susan is a close friend and an award-winning goldsmith

  • Venetian glass bead makers

    Veneto, Italy

    These pendants are hand made in Burano by lamp workers in their homes. I selected several on a trip to Venice last year.

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Last updated on Jun 11, 2022

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