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Talking Custom Jewelry With JCK Magazine

March 30, 2017 by WendyB

Thanks to Kathy Henderson for including me in JCK Magazine’s recent story about custom jewelry. The “Custom Relations” article starts on page 92 of the March/April issue. I love the subtitle: “No jewelry request is too big, too small, or too outrageous for these visionary designers and retailers.”  I also love the first 14 words of the story because they refer to cufflinks that I did.

I never got a professional picture of those cufflinks, unfortunately, because they had to be delivered for Christmas and time was tight. But you can click this snapshot to see my doggy inspiration.

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I talk more about this style of working on page 94.

JCK included a photo of the platinum engagement ring that I mentioned in the interview as well as another one of my nontraditional engagement ring designs.

Kathy’s story points out the difference between customizable jewelry and the fully custom work that I and other designers do.  Lee Krombholz, the owner of Krombholz Jewelers in Cincinnati, explains it here:

And as my right-hand woman and branding chief, Eryn, likes to point out, not only do I make fully custom jewelry, but I’ll do it in any style.  I won’t force you into my aesthetic. I’ll even do a traditional ring, if that’s what you want! Wild, right?

For more information on my custom process, check out this post from 2010.

 

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Award-winning designer of fine jewelry inspired by women's history and pop culture. A former journalist who writes about jewelry, fashion, medieval history, news, feminism, dogs, cats and whatever else is on her mind. Blogging since 2007.
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