17th March 2019 - Often I write about overcoming challenges in design usually brought about by dealing with jewellery other people have made or recycling the same. This is how smoothly it can go when I do everything from the start.
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1st March 2019 - Today lets look at one of the very few customers who get the finger size right with the proposal ring. After that another customer that made the ring twice to get the design right for the proposal and then a third time to get the finger size right.
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24th February 2019 - Fixing (remaking) these simple pearl earrings highlights how badly some pieces are made and what it takes to make them right. Not as straight forward as you might think.
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16th February 2019 - The shared prong style of setting is very popular with wedding and eternity rings. There are some wear issues that you need to be aware of especially if you want to wear it next to a low set engagement ring.
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1st Februrary 2019 - I try not to project my tastes in jewellery onto my customers. Some people hate halos and others love them. Making something that they like is what it is all about.
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24th January 2019 - Another jeweller had tried to modify a ring that was purchased elsewhere to make it more wearable for this customer but that failed. She gave it to me to totally remodel.
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