Posted by Tess
in Custom Inspiration,
Maker Spotlight on November 9, 2012
Alright you geeks out there: this one’s for you. Here’s a tale about True Love featuring Charlie Brown, Halloween and of course, Star Wars. (Not a big reader? Scroll down to check out the video of the proposal!)
It all began in a tattoo shop – that’s where Joe and Emily met a few years [...]
Posted by Pedro
in For Customers,
Maker Spotlight on November 1, 2012
What’s it like to have custom jewelry designs brought to life just for you?
After months of looking for a retail engagement ring and wedding set for sale online, Katy Passanisi only found things that were “kind of” what she wanted but nothing that was “doing it for her.” She finally found CustomMade artisan Austin [...]
Posted by Pedro
in For Customers,
Maker Spotlight on October 25, 2012
CustomMade artisan Matthew Spaeny of Spaeny Wood Studio has some handmade wooden gift ideas to help you spread some custom cheer this holiday season. The Oklahoma-based woodworker specializes in wonderful custom made writing instruments, outdoor accessories, home accessories, and even wood jewelry. Everything he creates is handmade one-at-a-time from carefully selected wood with a particular [...]
When CustomMade customer, Mike, was shopping for an engagement ring for his sweetheart, he knew he wanted something a little different than the standard designs that he saw in most stores; however, he didn’t quite know where to start. Lucky for him (and the girl!) he happened upon Tossy Dawn Designs on our site. In Tossy’s [...]
Posted by Heather
in Custom Creation Stories,
For Customers on October 16, 2012
Diana came to CustomMade looking for a maker to craft a gift for her boss: a simple pendant to celebrate the one year anniversary of For My Sister Friends, a company dedicated to empowering women. She knew that she wanted something non-traditional that was able to incorporate a variety of color into her design.
Stacey of [...]
Posted by Pedro
in For Customers,
Maker Spotlight on October 11, 2012
CustomMade artisan Anjay Mour of Anjays Designs has been designing unique custom engagement rings and wedding rings for over 25 years. “Since diamonds are forever,” quips Anjay, he hopes his CAD-designed gold and diamond rings might bring “an eternity of joy and happiness” to his customers.
Eternity has to start somewhere, and Anjay’s exquisite custom [...]
Posted by Pedro
in For Customers,
Maker Spotlight on September 20, 2012
What’s behind the delicate grace of the origami inspired jewelry of Max Steiner Design? CustomMade artisan Max Steiner has been folding origami and drawing the intricate geometric crease patterns or “blueprints” of these pieces for most of his life. He captures both the figures and patterns in his origami inspired custom jewelry designs and jewelry [...]
Posted by Pedro
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Maker Spotlight on August 16, 2012
Mother Nature is “the principle motivation” for CustomMade artisan Bond Blackman. The natural jewelry in the Bond’s Jewels CustomMade portfolio features fossils, unusual stones, and wood as well as organic forms captured in gems and metals. Mother Nature makes her wishes known, too. The stories behind these completed natural jewelry projects tell of collaboration and discovery, [...]
Posted by Pedro
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Maker Spotlight on August 9, 2012
The boho chic jewelry designs of CustomMade artisan Marcela Colina mix the vintage and hippie, the tribal and modern, in fun and casual custom necklaces, earrings, and bracelets with free-spirit flair. Marcela uses traditional handcrafting techniques to create one-of-a-kind modern jewelry specifically designed for her customers. See how she’s bringing the boho chic of the [...]
Posted by Pedro
in Custom Inspiration,
For Customers on July 25, 2012
Upcycling involves reclaiming objects that would otherwise be thrown away and using them to create new works that preserve or improve the quality of the original objects. If you browse our CustomMade galleries for upcycling ideas and inspirations for your own custom projects, you will see that there is a characteristic aesthetic dimension to this [...]
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