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The short answer is: so I can actually pay attention to you I get this question a lot. "Why can't I just walk in?" It's a fair one, and the...
Sunscreen, saltwater, and chlorine are hard on fine jewelry — but a few simple habits keep your pieces bright all season. Here's how to wear yours through summer without a...
Sapphire comes in nearly every color of the rainbow — pink, pale blue, even a mix of all of them. Here's how to choose (and wear) one this summer.
When the days get long and the wardrobe gets lighter, color becomes the easiest way to make jewelry feel like summer. Here's how to wear gemstones now — from a...
Emeralds are the stone I worry about most. I love them. They're also the ones I warn people about before we get too far into a design, because an emerald...
I get asked about carat weight more than almost anything else. Usually it's the first question someone brings to the studio. "How many carats should I get?" And I understand...
I've been making jewelry for a long time. You'd think the lessons stop at some point. They don't. They just get more specific. When I started in this work, I...
The wedding band question comes up around month four or five of being engaged, usually after the dust has settled and the ring has stopped feeling brand new. People assume...
I'll be direct: most of my clients don't insure their jewelry, and most of them should. I don't say that as someone trying to sell you anything. I'm not an...
Clients come in and tell me they want a "halo" or "pavé" ring, and half the time they're describing something completely different from what those words actually mean. That's not...
A deposit on a custom piece is usually fifty percent. Sometimes more. Most people I work with are spending several thousand dollars at minimum, and a fair number are spending...
The first opal I ever set was a black opal from Lightning Ridge, and I was a wreck the entire time. Opals have a reputation for being delicate, and that...
I'll be direct about this one. Chain store engagement rings have a very particular look. If you put twenty of them in a row on a tray, you could probably...