http://blog.wexfordjewelers.com/articles/2008/08.rss en-us 40 bringing you the other side of jewelry <p><img src="http://blog.wexfordjewelers.com/files/IMG_4614.jpg"/></p> <p>It was winter and the snow fell thick and silent around the store. We were up to our ears in custom work, but never too busy to turn away one more.</p> <p>A woman came to us with a pile of scrap gold and a sapphire. She wanted a ring made for her daughter, a nurse here in Cadillac. Because of the physical demands of nursing, a high setting or multiple prongs can be very obstructive and even dangerous to patients. Our challenge was to build it securely, while making sure that there was nothing to catch, snag, scratch, or tear. The ring also had to be built heavy to withstand daily wear and tear.</p> <p>We melted down her gold, added fresh, and set the stone low into a heavy bezel:</p> <p><img src="http://blog.wexfordjewelers.com/files/IMG_4613.jpg"/></p> <p>The diamonds were set deep into the band on the side, protecting them from future wear and tear. European corners added weight, stability, and style to the band:</p> <p><img src="http://blog.wexfordjewelers.com/files/IMG_4615.jpg"/></p> <p>The ring finished out beautifully, and there&#8217;s another generation or two of wear left in that setting!</p> <p>Have a favorite stone ring that needs new life? Want to see your old yellow gold wedding set converted to white gold? <a href="mailto:sarah@wexfordjewelers.com">Email us!</a></p> Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:15:00 -0700 urn:uuid:30fe201a-ddcb-4d97-8fe0-e7a0ef9563de sarah@wexfordjewelers.com (Sarah Christenson) http://blog.wexfordjewelers.com/articles/2008/08/28/custom-challenge-viii#comments custom sapphire yellow gold design rebuild ring http://blog.wexfordjewelers.com/trackbacks?article_id=custom-challenge-viii&day=28&month=08&year=2008 http://blog.wexfordjewelers.com/articles/2008/08/28/custom-challenge-viii <p>What does one do, exactly, when one has multiple stones to put into a design? When you have sapphires, diamonds, and an errant garnet? What about when you have several stones larger than the rest?</p> <p>Well, if you&#8217;re obsessive compulsive about math, your brain sorts the stones out into a pattern. If the number of stones happens to be easily divisible by four, you have a square just begging to be carved! </p> <p>The garnet that belonged to the customer wound up being too abraded to use, so we found a lovely cropped-corner square to fit in the center, and this entire necklace just came together with ease and grace.</p> <p><img src="http://blog.wexfordjewelers.com/files/IMG_4408.jpg"a/></p> <p>Pardon us if we&#8217;re just a tad proud of it&#8230;</p> <p><img src="http://blog.wexfordjewelers.com/files/IMG_4406.jpg"a/></p> <p>This pendant was cast in 10k white gold and strung on a lovely squared anchor link chain. The customer loves it.</p> <p>Have a pile of oddball rings that need some creativity applied to them? <a href="mailto:sarah@wexfordjewelers.com">Email me!</a></p> Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:28:00 -0700 urn:uuid:b6ca7e30-7945-4fd6-9a56-3d71a2997ca0 sarah@wexfordjewelers.com (Sarah Christenson) http://blog.wexfordjewelers.com/articles/2008/08/28/custom-challenge-xv#comments garnet sapphire custom white gold creativity design http://blog.wexfordjewelers.com/trackbacks?article_id=custom-challenge-xv&day=28&month=08&year=2008 http://blog.wexfordjewelers.com/articles/2008/08/28/custom-challenge-xv