Lee Lally
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...
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Lee Lally
- Aug 27, 2014
- 1 min
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...
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Lee Lally
- Aug 21, 2014
- 1 min
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...
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Lee Lally
- Dec 20, 2013
- 1 min
White Gold Mayan Temple Memoriam Ring
I spent my early twenties as an archaeologist digging up everything from hunting knives and pottery to the remnants of housing...
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Lee Lally
- Oct 29, 2013
- 1 min
Hot off the Bench: Diamond & White Gold Teardrop Necklace
Occasionally I’ll see a piece of jewelry and become completely head-over-heels obsessed with it. All too often, it’s a piece of jewelry I...
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Lee Lally
- Oct 24, 2013
- 1 min
Jewelry History: Bejeweled Skeletons
I came across an article about beautifully bedazzled skeletons the other day, and can’t help but post it here. Like a lot of golden...
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Lee Lally
- Oct 17, 2013
- 1 min
Hand Engraving Before and After: White Gold and Amethyst 3-stone Ring
Sometimes hand engraving really makes a ring, and other times it is a finishing detail that turns up the crucial “WOW” factor on a ring....
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Lee Lally
- Oct 15, 2013
- 2 min
Jewelry History: Mourning Rings and Hair Jewelry
As Halloween and Dia de los Muertos creep up on us, Custom Jewelry thought it would be a good time to take a look at one of the more...
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Lee Lally
- Oct 11, 2013
- 1 min
Hot off the Bench: Past Meets the Present with a Coat of Arms Wedding Band
Part of what I love about working at Custom Jewelry is getting to merge the past with the present. In a custom jewelry and repair shop,...
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Lee Lally
- Oct 11, 2013
- 3 min
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...
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Lee Lally
- Oct 10, 2013
- 4 min
Tips for Shopping for a Custom Engagement Ring: Part Two
Welcome to the second installment of our two-part series on shopping for a custom engagement ring. This week, we’ll be talking about...
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Lee Lally
- Oct 3, 2013
- 2 min
Hot off the Bench: Diamond Infinity Engagement Ring
When DeBeers came up with the slogan, A Diamond is Forever, I’m fairly certain they didn’t factor the style and panache of Custom Jewelry...
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Lee Lally
- Oct 1, 2013
- 2 min
Jewelry History: Berlin Iron Jewelry
Here at Custom Jewelry, we find inspiration in the odd, strange, and slightly off-color, so it’s no wonder we love October around here....
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Lee Lally
- Sep 27, 2013
- 2 min
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...
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Lee Lally
- Sep 19, 2013
- 2 min
Hand Engraving Before and After: White Gold Diamond and Ruby Engagement Ring
Before meeting Lee, I wasn’t a huge fan of hand-engraved jewelry. But, even being in the shop the short amount of time that I have, I...
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Lee Lally
- Sep 17, 2013
- 2 min
Hot off the Bench: Hand-Carved Wax Cast Silver Hannya Mask Ring
That’s it. It’s been decided. I officially decree this amazing hand-carved, wax cast, silver Hannya mask ring Custom’s “herald of the...
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Lee Lally
- Sep 12, 2013
- 1 min
Hot off the Bench: Diamond and Sapphire White Gold Statement Pendant
It’s not uncommon to pair diamonds with sapphires, but every once in a while they are combined in a new, statement-making way that makes...
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Lee Lally
- Sep 11, 2013
- 2 min
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...
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Lee Lally
- Sep 10, 2013
- 2 min
Jewelry Repair: Opal and white gold hand fabricated ring
As a custom jewelry and jewelry repair shop, sometimes we think we’ve seen every piece of jewelry ever created. And just when we get...
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