So… it’s over, huh? Too long of a story to go into, you just know it won’t work out, they weren’t the right person, not now anyways.

But you have a ring, this expensive symbol of a love once shared. It’s too late to return it, the pawnshop won’t give you anything, and eBay is too flooded with other people’s jewelry for you to get a decent price. Leaving it on consignment is always a good choice, if you trust the store and don’t mind waiting an indefinite amount of time.

So what does one do with that ring?

Do you wait around for the next person to give it to? Seems rather u ...

This month’s giveaway is for a custom made Mother’s ring, any ring size, any color of gold, with as many as six genuine birthstones!

This lovely ring, made by us, is a delicate and elegant affair, perfect for nearly every Mom with a bit of unique taste.

To enter, we have a few guidelines: this is available to Northern Michigan residents only, as the ring will be delivered in the store once completed. We need, in a

We just love to give stuff away here. Not sure why, I can admit that we like the spike in traffic, of course, but we also love knowing that somewhere out there, someone gets a huge rush from getting a free piece of art.

So- in that vein, we are going to run one contest (or more!) per month from this blog. This month’s contest is for a giveaway of this sterling silver chain band. The band is designed by us, of course. We’ve carried this design for about a decade, and it has sold well. It is appx 5mm wide at its widest point, nice and heavy in build for long wear. Suitable ...

This ring was born in our store this past month. It isn’t just a simple process of scraping a chunk of silver off a block and gluing a gemstone down inside. It takes just a bit more work (and equipment!) than that…

Here you can observe- in painstaking detail- the conception, gestation, and final delivery of a custom designed ring from Wexford Jewelers.

It all begins with a wax model. This is extruded sheet wax that has been bent into the primary form, cut to shape, cut to size, and ...

There is something about a rose- perfectly furled silken petals, graceful tiny rosebuds waiting to open, and an almost fractal symmetry- nearly everyone loves roses. They come in so many varieties of color and shape and bloom, and they can even have health benefits!

We at Wexford Jewelers decided to celebrate the natural beauty of these blossoms by creating an entire line of rose jewelry. It has been selling quite well in our store and online for about a year now, and we would like to introduce you to some of the elements of this line: Pictured below: Our first fitted rose wedding set.< ...

If you’re an Ellis Peters fan, you know the book. If you’re a music fan, you know the song. ‘Black is the Color of My True Love’s Heart’

Black is back, and blackened metal is making a huge comeback in the jewelry world. Through an ancient process formerly unknown to us, we’ve managed to blacken our silver, and we are starting a line of darkened silver pieces.

This month, we’re offering this ring- free!- to one lucky person. All you have to do is leave a comment on this blog post, and- once it passes the moderator for languag ...

I don’t know of anyone who doesn’t love autumn. Crisp weather, penetrating blue skies one day, comforting gray the next. Brilliant warm colors, the crunch of leaves under your feet…

Sometimes the leaves are brilliant orange, swirling gently in the stiff November breeze.

Other times a more muted brown appears- dying grasses contrast against the dark wet wood, now bare. Pumpkins dot porches and yards, brilliant crimson-orange,

This is a photo of beautiful Agawa Bay, Ontario:

Do you see that pink beach? It’s not sand. It’s thousands upon millions of rocks- pink and gray granite that has been pounded smooth by the force of Lake Superior. The rocky beach shoreline stretches for miles- rock after rock after rock. And not one of those rocks is worth much.

Our earth is covered in rocks- we cut it out of the ground and shape it and use to build and sculpt and decorate and even worship. We cut stone away to reveal oil, we pile it on the edges of our yards for property boundaries, we pave our driveways with it and let our cars leak oil onto it. Rocks don& ...

How to tell if you’ve been in the jewelry business too long:

1) You think of months in birthstones, always: “September 15th, huh? Sapphire… oh, you meant for dental appointment.”

2) You automatically assess other peoples’ jewelry- everywhere you may go: “I’ll have the chicken sandwich with mustard, please. Oh, and you have a missing diamond on your anniversary band. Yup, right down there on the side.”

3) You automatically evaluate other peoples’ jewelry, without meaning to: “Hmm, driving a Lexus but wearing CZs, huh? Mortgage payments mus ...