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The Australian Opal: Nature’s Eye Candy
October’s birthstone, opals are technically a mineraloid, rather than a full fledged mineral. They are comprised mainly of silica with a...
Lee Lally
Oct 3, 20141 min read
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Hot off the Bench: Modern Art Nouveau Pendant
Some of you may already know how much we at Custom love the era of Art Nouveau. So we were thrilled when we were commissioned to make...
Lee Lally
Aug 27, 20141 min read
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Rose Cut Diamonds: Bringing Old Cuts Back
The rose cut is one of the oldest types of diamond cut. Started in the 15th century, and perfected during the early 16th, by today’s...
Lee Lally
Aug 21, 20141 min read
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Bench Tips: Basic jewelry repair and maintenance
Jewelry repair may seem like the less glamorous side of a jeweler’s daily grind, but ring repairs–and other forms of jewelry repair...
Lee Lally
Oct 11, 20133 min read
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Bezel Set, Euro-Shank Blue Sapphire and Diamond Engagement Ring
Here at Custom Jewelry, we were stoked to see this euro-shank, blue sapphire and diamond ring walk back in the door. When we create a...
Lee Lally
Sep 27, 20132 min read
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Around the Shop: Local Charlotte NC Artist Archer Applewhite Watkins Jr.
As most of y’all know, we love a NoDA gallery crawl night and the chance to showcase local Charlotte, NC artists. Last month, we had the...
Lee Lally
Sep 11, 20132 min read
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Jewelry Repair: Sterling Silver and Turquoise Earring Replacement
Could it get any worse than losing your favorite set of sterling silver and turquoise earrings? How about losing only one of...
Lee Lally
Aug 21, 20131 min read
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