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By noreply March 14, 2025
 Step 2: Define Your Style and VisionJewelry redesign is an opportunity to create something unique. To help shape your vision:Look at current jewelry trends for inspiration -  Jewelry redesigning is a creative and strategic process that involves transforming old, outdated, or sentimental pieces into new, modern, and stylish designs. One of the most effective ways to ensure a successful redesign is to look at current jewelry trends for inspiration. Consider your personal style—do you prefer classic, modern, minimal, or bold designs?Think about practical aspects such as daily wear vs. special occasions.Redesigning has become the new way of designing because of the compelling idea of transforming what you have into something stunning, beautiful and sentimental. To learn more call us at 925-685-2943 or sign up for a FREE redesign session at Free Redesign Session

By noreply March 13, 2025
 The Ultimate Guide to Jewelry RedesignIntroductionJewelry holds sentimental and financial value, but styles and preferences change over time. Instead of letting old or inherited pieces collect dust, jewelry redesign offers a way to modernize and personalize them to suit your tastes. This guide will walk you through the process, from assessing your jewelry to working with a designer and maintaining your newly redesigned piece. This will be a continuing blog and I will add sections of the steps that can be done to learn more on how jewelry can be restyled, redesigned or repurposed into beautiful new designs to wear again. Step 1: Assess Your Existing JewelryBefore diving into a redesign, take inventory of your current collection. Consider the following:Sentimental Value: Do certain pieces hold special meaning?Material Value: Are they made of gold, platinum, or silver? What gemstones are present?Wearability: Why don’t you wear the piece? Is it outdated, broken, or uncomfortable?Potential for Transformation: Can it be repurposed into something new?
A gold ring with a large diamond in the center
By Engage Team August 21, 2019
A Contemporary Classic
A woman 's hand with a stack of rings on it
By Engage Team August 21, 2019
This Custom is the Ultimate Statement Piece
A man is sitting at a table working on a piece of jewelry.
By Engage Team August 21, 2019
Taking the time to test fit our clients stones into their resin prototypes.
A close up of a diamond ring on a finger
By Engage Team August 21, 2019
Most couples are excited enough to just get the engagement ring, let alone the matching wedding band. When that time comes before the actual wedding, couples are scrambling to get a band that looks decent enough to wear against the engagement ring. Unfortunately, it never looks right. There is a better solution when technology... a designing program that imports pictures, lays them out and the program designs the matching band/s all while they sit and watch. To learn more, visit us at www.jewelsmiths.com Enjoy the video.......
A man wearing a headband is working on a piece of metal
By Engage Team August 21, 2019
Business always changes, what was once successful and thriving, is out and something new will take it's place. Today's jewelry world is in branding, the internet and always building solid relationships. The new way is technology. Its not just technology, but technology with old fashioned professional methods. It doesn't mean that technology conquers all, but it must be controlled with solid building blocks of hard work, trust and great customer care. That has been and will always be the battle cry in business. Its kind of like the new school meets up with the old school. With all this being said, we have always tried to infuse our company with new and better methods to become innovative in our industry and that has been with technology. Digital computer designing programs help us communicate designing to a new and creative level. It is exciting, fun and dramatic. To see your design idea come to life, right in front of you is breath taking. With the advent of the internet, digital technology helps us better convey what a customer wants, needs and enjoys. This video is the way we enjoy relating, enjoying and creating jewelry for our customers. JewelSmiths... creative designers of moments, memories and very special occasions. Enjoy... whats in your jewelry box today?
A close up of a ring on a person 's finger
By Engage Team August 21, 2019
Kunzite ring in all its glory! Such an impressive stone, and matching organic design to support it. The ring design was done in salmon rose with green gold leaf motif accents/ Impressive to look at and admire. Enjoy...
A close up of a metal ball bearing on a metal object.
By Engage Team August 21, 2019
In the rough. Every step counts and we love bringing pieces back to life. JewelSmiths... creative designers of moments, memories and very special occasions. Enjoy...
A woman wearing a diamond and ruby ring on her left hand
By Engage Team August 21, 2019
We unfortunately don't get the chance to share all our custom projects. As soon as finish polishing and packing it up,off it goes to its new home! The shop has been busy with both repairs and custom designs, and we are getting excited for the holiday season. Here are a few recent pieces that our craftsman just finished up, enjoy! Two tone, Palladium and 14K yellow gold ring featuring a brilliant pear diamond accented with ruby rounds on each side. With each setting lined with small diamonds, this ring really shines bright.
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