Lifelines Diamond Faced Ring

Here at Son Del Sol we have the privelage of manufacturing using the aincent technique of lost wax casting. To make Lifelines jewellery, your wax fingerprint is either set alone or attched to your wax ring model in a special kind of plaster that captures the intricate details of your print. Then th wax is melted out and liquid gold or silver fills the cavity of your piece, creating your Lifelines jewellery.

Unfortunately the Lifelines process requires a genuine impression captured in wax for us to turn them into jewellery. We can however laser engrave your ink print onto jewellery which creates diferent but beautifully sentimental jewellery. Head to our bespoke page to talk to us about creating jewellery from an ink print.

Yes the Lifelines kit can be purchased individually and sent as a gift. If you would like the Lifelines kit to be sent directly to someone else, please set thier address as your shipping address.

Whilst an impression is possble regardless of the age, children in particular under 12 months of age do not always have a defined fingerprint or their skin may be too soft for the print to transfer onto wax. We have had success with some children under 1, however it is dependent on the individual child. You can still cast the outline or impression of an infants print if you wish. The sentiment behind the print is still beatiful.

All parcels are sent via Express post and all costs associated are included in the price of your chosen Lifeline jewellery. This includes us sending you the Lifelines kit which has a pre-paid return satchel inside for you to send the kit back to us and finally, for us to send your jewellery to you. 

All parcels are shipped as registered post with tracking via Australia Post. Your tracking information will be sent to you via email once your ring has been sent.

Lifelines kits are generally sent out 1 to 2 business days after recieving your order.

Once we have recieved the kits back from you, we recomend allowing 2 to 4 weeks for your jewellery to be made. Peak season may extend the manufacturing time.

Before you take your prints that will be returned, get some practice attempts in. The wax is reusable so you can take impressions repeatedly until you are happy with the quality of prints you are capturing.

Capturing the perfect print is a creative and fun process. Above is an example of what in our opinion, an excellent print looks like. What makes us think this is an excellent print is the deep definable texture of the lines that make up our finger print. Although we believe prints like this are optimal, prints that are more subtle and less defined as this example, still cast into beautiful Lifelines Jewellery. If you can see any lines in the wax, they will be visible in precious metal.

If you would like to create a double sided print you just order the pendant size and metal you would like. There is no extra cost

To make a double sided print you will need to press your fingers into either side of the wax at the same time from each side, pushing up against each other.

Try to position them in the same spot on either side so that you can achieve a wall around the print on both sides. Also be sure to pull away from the wax very slowly to avoid changing the shape of the wax. If you don't like the shape once you pull away you are best to roll out back up and try again.

Heat the wax and roll into a ball. Place the ball between each of the fingers, ideally in the same position on both fingers.

Press together with equal pressure from both fingers while the wax is warm. Peel fingers off gently touching only the sides of the print and place into container.

Yes you can capture wonderful prints from your pets. We have done many dog and cat’s noses, as well as paw prints. They come up really well if you can get a deep enough impression.

The process is exactly the same as taking a human print. If your pet has a moist nose when you are about to take the print, drying it with paper towel first will assist in capturing a more detailed print.

Yes! We have done so many times before. We are even able to liase directly with Funeral Homes to help them capture prints. We do so with utmost respect as we underdstand it is the last opportunity to capture a unique part of them for you to keep forever.

Yes, we offer a fast tracked service. If this is required, please fill out a form on our contact page and select the fast tracked option. A fast tracked service does require an additional fee.