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Maker Spotlight: Ron Corl Design, Ltd.

Posted by Marcie in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on June 16, 2012

Written by Heather Bailey of CustomMade.com Maker Success Team.

At 12 years old, CustomMade maker Ron Corl encountered a problem. It was the late 1960’s and Ron discovered that he needed a case and shelving unit that would successfully store his 8-track player and his record player. After finding that no such piece of furniture [...]

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Custom Boxes in Your Choice of Materials

Posted by Pedro in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers on June 15, 2012

At CustomMade, you can have custom boxes created for any occasion from your choice of materials.  Amazing designs by our artisans in wood, metal, ceramic, or glass – or combinations of these – will make your custom boxes as memorable as what you place inside.  Take a look at these custom boxes – jewelry boxes, [...]

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You Want Those Shoes

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on June 14, 2012

You know the ones.  Those shoes you just can’t find anywhere.  Those wonderful, colorful, whimsical shoes that exist only in your imagination.

Now you can have those shoes custom made.

Mik Wright of Those Shoes can make your custom footwear dreams come true.  His custom shoes are hand made from beautiful, soft, full grain leathers [...]

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Custom Furniture Design and the Slow Furniture Movement

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, For Makers, The Wide World of Custom Making on June 13, 2012

Are you concerned that cheap retail furniture, in price and quality, is eroding support for custom furniture design and traditional craftsmanship? If you’re familiar with CustomMade, you’re likely aware of CustomMade’s mission: spreading the custom word and bringing together artisans and consumers who understand the value of fine craftsmanship.  When we hear about others who [...]

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Custom Knives for Hunters, Collectors, and Chefs by Cote Custom Knives

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Our Favorite Custom Finds on June 12, 2012

What sort of custom knives can Guillaume Cote of Cote Custom Knives create for you?

A Persian Fighter?

A fillet knife?

Something that can cut through large welding cable?

In this video, Guillaume’s customer, an Artic diver, is testing a custom knife made from CPM S30V stainless steel with a Rockwell scale hardness of 60.

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Revamp Your Favorites: Custom Jewelry Designs Reimagined and New by Goldworks

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on June 9, 2012

Why allow your precious jewelry with sentimental value to languish in a drawer just because it’s out-of-style or damaged?  Maybe all it needs is a custom jewelry facelift.  CustomMade artisans Shelley Fort and Joe Matthews of Goldworks can restore or reimagine any jewelry piece that’s meaningful to you.  And if you’re looking for a new [...]

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Using Alternative Metals in Jewelry Design: Stainless Steel Jewelry

Posted by Pedro in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers on June 8, 2012

If you’re hypersensitive to gold (or just to its price), have you considered stainless steel jewelry for your next custom jewelry project?  Both stainless steel and surgical grade stainless steel are relatively inexpensive and hypoallergenic metals for custom jewelry design and offer exceptional strength as well as scratch and tarnish resistance.  You can find CustomMade [...]

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Danielle Quigley’s One-Woman Custom Jewelry Show

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on June 7, 2012

Have a bold concept for a one-of-a-kind custom jewelry piece?  Want to bring new life to a family heirloom or other object with a unique custom jewelry design? CustomMade artisan Danielle Quigley of Danielle Rose Bean can make your custom jewelry dreams come true with her knowledge of antiques and metalsmithing.  Take a look at [...]

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“Thank You Recession” — How Two Artists from Michigan Revitalized their Community

Posted by Marcie in For Customers, For Makers, The Wide World of Custom Making on June 7, 2012

Written by CustomMade’s Maker Success team member Tammy Kingan.

It could be the plot of a Hollywood movie: A young couple struggling to start their lives together get hit by a massive recession, come up with a new idea, and follow their dreams to New York City… except this tale doesn’t stop there and this [...]

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The Briolette Cut for Your Custom Made Jewelry

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on June 6, 2012

With a teardrop shape and triangular facets all the way down and around the surfaces, briolette-cut gemstones are an excellent choice as centerpieces or accents for your custom necklaces, pendants, and earrings.  The entire briolette-cut stone can be displayed in the round in these types of jewelry, and the natural motion your body gives to [...]

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