Jewellery design

Jewellery design is vast and you can find just about any combination of stones and precious metals. Many artists work long, tireless hours to produce quality arrangements but I find that a single gemstone can make the difference between an average jewelry design and something extra special.

While I am not an expert on jewelry design myself I do know what I like. I was in a jewelry store one afternoon and became enthralled by a stone called Ametrine centered in an antique ring. The ring was an original jewelry design that was made for a woman over 50 years ago. The piece wound up in the estate section of the store.

The Ametrine stone was amazing. It was purple on one end and yellow on the other end. There was a perfect line where the two colors met. The stone is actually mined that way. I couldn’t believe that this perfect line was found in nature. No jewellry design could either embellish or downplay this stone’s magnificent beauty.

The gemstone was clear and smooth presented in an emerald cut. I bought the ring but found that I wanted to do my own jewelry design instead of wearing someone else’s creation. The gemstone would be the perfect starting place.

I talked to the owner of the store and told her that I wanted to do my own jewelry design. She agreed to make the piece for me. The metal of my ring was 24 carat gold. The gold wrapped around the emerald cut stone and rejoined itself at the loop.

It was sleek and dainty and cost three times as much as the ring I found in the estate jewelry section. The extra investment didn’t matter to be by that point. The very experience of seeing my very own jewellery design come to life was worth the extra money. My first experience in jewelry design was indeed a success.

I was lucky enough to come across a jeweler that also made items on location. The big companies like Kay Jewelers and King’s Jewelers do not usually get involved with original jewelry design. The best thing to do would be to look through your local Yellow Pages or online for someone who can help you with your jewelry design.

A great way to save money would be to use a stone that you have already either in a piece of jewelry or alone. If you don not have any usable stones, you could shop around for the gemstone separately and have the jeweler supply the metal.

The price of the metal for the piece usually depends on the current rate per weight. The jeweler will charge separately for their time. In no time at all you can be on your way to seeing your own jewellery design spring into life.