Creating Custom Jewelry Is Not Difficult

Creating custom jewelry is not difficult. Actually it’s quite simple. In many cases, you’re simply designing the piece around the emerald you choose. It’s a whole lot easier to cast and shape metal to the size you need than it is to perfectly cut or select a stone that meets the exact dimensions of a premade setting. Let that soak in for a second, because it should relieve some anxiety you might have about doing this. And so with that being the case, you should be able to focus on simply selecting the emerald you want. You’ll also need to decide if there are any accent stones or materials you may desire, and work with the jeweler to get the design that works for you. Most of the time, people have an idea in mind or at least certain features, but if not, an experienced jeweler can help walk you through the completion of the design. Except for telling him/her what you want, leave the sourcing of the accent stones and metals to the jeweler. They’ll be able to obtain what your piece requires.

One of the reasons you may be into making custom jewelry or enhancing and repairing what you have is the cost factor. In most cases it can be significantly cheaper to make your own jewelry piece than it would be to buy it already made from the jewelry store. It is easy for us to imagine a cost savings of 20-50%, but maybe as high as 70% of what you’d expect to pay. Some of this savings depends on the complexity of the design, your ability to find bargains, the jeweler you choose, and other factors, but a nice cost savings should be in possible for anyone to achieve and you’ll end up with a higher quality piece. It makes you wonder why more people don’t choose the custom option. The best explanation we can come up with is that many people don’t know where to start; they don’t feel they have the time to have a piece made, maybe they don’t know about how much they could save, or they don’t understand how the process would work and how easy it would be. Another possibility is they don’t have the patience to wait 2 or 3 weeks for their piece to be made. It’s unfortunate, because all it takes to get started is to buy the stone you want and visit the yellow pages online and search for jeweler, jewelry design, or custom jewelry.

Learn more about custom jewelry settings at Embassy Emeralds