Custom Jewelry for Your Lover
2008-08-25

                                                                                              Custom Jewelry  for Your Lover        Love may come from the heart, but romance is a state of mind. And let's face it - not all of us are born with a natural inclination to be romantic. Some of us simply have a hard time expressing our feelings, and even more difficulty showing the women in our lives that we care about them. Nonetheless, it's important to cultivate our romantic inclinations; after all, it's the currency that most women use to evaluate our feelings for them. A gesture or a gift can express what our words cannot, and can communicate both our thoughtfulness and our caring.         So why not give her a gift as a pledge of your love? It’s a good way to make girl happy. You ask what present is fine, the custom handcrafted jewelry is the best choice. Every woman has a dream of pretty jewelry. Wearing a piece of custom fine jewelry can make a woman feel very special, indeed. If the jewelry is made by yourself, she will be happier, because the present is full of your love and caring, she can be moved. 

         The making and wearing of custom handcrafted jewelry has been significant for thousands of years. And, today, custom fine jewelry continues to be a means of expression and a gift of thoughtfulness. Here is an example for you to make a necklace yourself. Just try it for your lover.         1. You will need the following materials for this project:        -Pliers        -Necklace catch        -Parrot clasp        -2 Clam-shells        -Tiger-tail (make sure you have a few feet)        -Crimps (have a packet of 50 on hand)        -12 medium feature beads (plastic purple with facets)        -15 smaller crystal beads (clear)      2. Instructions       1) Cut three long pieces of tiger-tail. At this point it is not important they are the correct length, just make sure that each of them is over two feet long.       2) Gather one end of each piece of tiger-tail together, and thread the clam-shell through each one. Pass a crimp through the three wires as well. You might need the nose of the pliers to help pull them through at the same time, or you might find it easier to thread each one through individually through the crimp.      3) Once all the wires are through, squash the crimp and cut off the excess tiger-tail, then close the clam-shell around the join.      4) Each wire will sit in a certain way. Choose the one that looks "on top", and select this one as the first wire.      5) Thread the first group of beads on in this order:   crimp, crystal, purple, crystal, purple, crystal, purple, crystal, crystal, crimp. Do not squash the crimps yet.      6) Hold the clam-shell at the back of your neck, and in front of a mirror wrap the necklace around until it meets up. Make the beads sit just below your collarbone, and hold the wire in place with your hands.      7) Take off the necklace.      8) Using the pliers, fold the tiger-tail in half and press with pliers to sharpen the bend where you had held it around your neck to mark it.      9) Anywhere after this point, squash a crimp on the tiger-tail to hold the beads in place on the other end while you work on the other wires.     10) Select the next wire, and thread the beads on in this order: crimp, crystal, purple, crystal, purple, crystal, purple, crystal, purple, crystal, crimp. Do not squash the crimps.       11) Make this wire two inches longer than the one above it, and bend the wire at this point using the pliers, squashing a crimp anywhere after this point to hold the beads in place while you finish the last wire.       12) Select the last wire, and thread beads on in this order: crimp, crystal, purple, crystal, purple, crystal, purple, crystal, purple, crystal, purple, crystal, crimp. Do not squash the crimps at this point.        13) Hold the ends of each of the three wires, and cut off the two crimps you had used on the other wires to hold the beads in place while you worked. Thread a clam-shell through each wire, followed by a crimp.        14) Allow it to sit where you made the bends in the other two wires, and on the third wire make it sit so it is two inches longer than the second wire. Squash the crimp in place, then close the clam-shell.        15) Hold the necklace up, and allow all the beads to fall to the middle of each of their strands.        16) Once they are in the middle, squash the crimps on either side of the groups in place to hold the beads in place.        17) Hook the necklace catch and the parrot clasp on each of the clam-shells loops, and close it using the pliers. 

       If you don’t do it yourself, you also can custom one in the shop. Here is some advice on buying custom jewelry:       (1) Good gemstones for the price paid: Very often reject quality gemstones are used and gemstone defects are sought to be covered up with cleverly designed mountings. Ensure that the gemstones used in your custom jewelry are the best quality for the price paid.        (2) Good Gold Weight: The good weight will ensure that your custom jewelry does not bend and twist at the slightest excuse. The good gold content will also allow the gemstones to be firmly mounted and also protect the edges and corners of the gemstone from side impact.        (3) High end Craftsmanship: Custom jewelry is individually made in single pieces and is therefore more expensive as compared to standard mass produced jewelry. Good quality custom jewelry needs expert craftsmen and most of the work is handmade. The details on the custom jewel should be hand finished and perfect. Insist in getting the best craftsmanship for the premium price you pay for custom jewelry.        (4) Design Flexibility: Since custom jewelry is supposed to be specially made, you should have the option to request for any design modifications that you need. There should be no limitation on this and a good custom jeweler should allow you to send in your own designs to be custom made too. A jeweler who tries to restrict design flexibility is most likely trying to sell you a standard jewel as a custom jewel. All you end up getting is a higher price. Watch out for such gimmicks and avoid such jewelers.        (5) Value the Jeweler: Not all jewelry buyers are experts. In most cases you would have to rely on the advice of your jeweler, so get one that you can trust. Spend time reading the feedback from customers of your jeweler; this would point to important information regarding the capability of your jeweler. It is rightly said that, in the case of custom jewelry you need to value the jeweler before you value the jewelry.        Love needs to manage carefully, whether use any ways, the most important is to show your sincerity.