Posted by Tess
in Company News and Info,
For Customers on January 15, 2013
We’re kicking off 2013 on the right foot… or should we say hand? We’ve partnered with Refinery29 – the fabulous content, commerce and community site that gives women a lens to discover their own personal style – to do an awesome giveaway. For one week, you can enter to win $1000 to use on CustomMade [...]
Finding the perfect ring to get engaged with can be more than a little nerve wracking. Taking someone’s entire personality and putting it into one ring is beyond a challenge. Right off the bat, CustomMade customer Justin knew that the average diamond ring wasn’t what he was looking for. He wanted something that was special [...]
Looking for someone to design custom earrings you can wear both casually and formally? CustomMade artisan Designs by Tracy Janule can create contemporary and versatile designer earrings that can make the transition without fuss.
Tracy won the 2010 AGTA Spectrum Award for “Best Use of Platinum and Color” for her platinum, aquamarine, and peridot ring. [...]
Posted by Pedro
in Custom Inspiration,
For Customers on March 10, 2012
With a vivid blue-green color like an ocean and a neon-like glow, paraiba tourmaline can make an eye-catching addition to your custom jewelry design.
The unique color of this beautiful variety of tourmaline gemstones is due to the presence of copper. Although first discovered in the Brazilian state of Paraiba in 1989 and named after [...]
Posted by Pedro
in Custom Inspiration,
For Customers on January 2, 2012
Something old, something new,
Something borrowed, something blue,
And a silver sixpence in her shoe.
Planning your wedding? CustomMade can help you find the perfect jewelry, accessories, and clothing. Let the popular adage about lucky items for the bride on her wedding day be your guide through the wonderful creations in our custom wedding [...]
Posted by Pedro
in Custom Inspiration,
For Customers on December 24, 2011
How are you spending Christmas Eve? I started my morning by wheeling out a broken grill to the alley for bulk trash pick up day. Later, I thought of that clinking, clanking, clattering collection of caliginous junk (for we did share some wonderful times) and was reminded that many amazing custom projects have incorporated recycled [...]
Posted by Pedro
in Concepts & Buyer Guides,
For Customers on December 16, 2011
No, it’s not a child developmental stage that comes before tween, but its boundaries, too, can be a little nebulous.
Treen is an archaic word used mostly, appropriately enough, in the world of antiques to describe objects made from a single piece of wood. The term was resuscitated largely due to the collecting and writing [...]
Posted by Pedro
in Custom Inspiration,
For Customers on December 3, 2011
Don’t look at the title of this post. It’s jewelry trivia time. Name that stone.
Formed in ancient lava flows, this gemstone is usually orange, red, or yellow in color and sparkles in the light because it contains millions of microscopic copper platelets. Found in Norway and India, but only stones from one other location [...]
Posted by Pedro
in Custom Inspiration,
For Customers on November 11, 2011
Today is numerically interesting: 11/11/11. Happens every hundred years. However, 93 years ago, there was an 11/11/11 of monumental and historic significance. The hostilities of World War I, “the war to end all wars,” ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. (The official peace treaty followed seven [...]
Lapidaries are masters of the art of turning rough gemstones into dazzling multifaceted pieces or other forms. Professional jewelry makers as well as the general jewelry buying public may turn to these artisans for precisely cut gems for use in custom jewelry design. While expert jewelers like those you will find in our CustomMade galleries [...]
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