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 Have a design in
your head? Want an item that has already sold? Need something to match a
special outfit? I can work with you to come up with a design that is
perfect for you.
Email me
with your ideas and a budget estimate and I'll work with you to come up
with a design. I'll email you pictures of options, maybe a sketch
or a picture of a similar design, plus a price quote. Once you have
approved the design I'll send you a PayPal invoice. After payment is
received, your order will be added to my queue and shipped ASAP (usually 2-4
weeks). If you are ordering bridal party jewelry, I recommend placing your
order at least 3 months before the wedding. I do not accept returns on
custom orders.
To get ideas, feel free to take a look at some of my
past designs in the archives by using the links to the left.
It helps to include the web address
(URL) when making
an inquiry about re-creating a particular piece.
Personalized Jewelry for Mothers and
Grandmothers
 Customized
jewelry is a wonderful way to honor your family or surprise a friend.
It can be for Mother's Day, to commemorate the arrival of a new child, or
just something that she will cherish
that was created just for you.
Stamped Designs
Customize a ring, pendant, or bracelet
with words stamped into copper or sterling silver. For more
information, click here to go to the Personalized
Pieces
page.
Letter Bead Bracelets
I
can use multiple strands to accommodate several names, and create a necklace
instead of a bracelet if you prefer. I can also spell out a phrase or
even use Greek letters to represent a sorority.
Click here for ideas.
 
Letters to spell names or
phrases
I generally use
sterling silver cubes or pewter ovals, although other options are available,
such as sterling hearts and
gold-tone ovals.
Your choice of colors for accent beads
I like to use Swarovski
crystals because of their high-quality facets and sparkles. They are
available in a wide
variety of
colors,
with or without the iridescent aurora borealis (AB) finish. You can pick your
favorite colors, a mix of colors, or all sterling beads to go with
everything. Another option is to use crystals in the color of your
child's birthstone. (Click here for birthstone chart)
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Your choice
of clasp
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Ordering
To order a
letter bead bracelet or necklace,
email me with the
following information:
- style of letter bead
(sterling cube or pewter oval)
- names of the children
- number of strands you'd
like the bracelet to be (For bracelets containing 4 or more names, I
usually double up with 2 names per strand to keep the bracelet a
reasonable width).
- colors of accent beads
(or birth months, if applicable)
- your choice of clasp
- length you'd like the
bracelet or necklace to be
- recipient's mailing address
- payment method (check or
PayPal)
 Bracelets with 10 letters or
less are $70 for the first strand, $50 for each additional strand.
Necklaces with 10 letters or less are $80 for the first strand, $60 for each
additional strand. A 7.5" sterling Pandora-style bracelet with one
end that unscrews is $65.
Please email me for a price quote for names greater
than 10 letters per strand or if you'd like me to spell out a phrase.
Payment
is due at the time you place your
order.
Please do not mail cash or send
credit card numbers over email!
I will send you a PayPal
invoice we have finalized the design, and once payment is cleared your order
will be added to my queue and shipped ASAP (usually 2-4 weeks).
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Other Personalized
Jewelry
I do other styles of family
jewelry, too. I can set your child's birthstone into silver (pictured
at right), frame a favorite photo in a pendant, or even
preserve your child's fingerprint in silver (for local customers).
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Ideas for phrases
Instead
of names, why not spell out an inspirational saying or an important date? (The inside of my wedding band says
2
become 1 4-29-00).
Other
ideas that beads can represent:
family members (click here for birthstone chart)
a lucky number
the date you quit smoking or drinking
the date you made a significant life change
a birth date
a birth year
a graduation year
a reminder of something
in memory of someone or something
a significant address
the score from a sports event
a sports player's uniform number
Here are some ideas for phrases
to get you going. (A special thanks to my friend
Jane McFann, the wordsmith
who helped with this list!).
Keep in mind that phrases will be in all caps. Also, an alternative to
spelling these out with letter beads is my Custom
Stamped Jewelry.
Faith
Love
Sister
Peace
Dream
Believe
Mother
Princess
Be Happy
Friendship
I ♥ my ___ (fill in the blank)
Bunco Babe
Carpe Diem
Live Love Laugh
Faith Hope Love
Follow your bliss (Joseph Campbell)
Make a difference
Dwell in possibility
Let your life speak (an old Quaker saying)
Be not afraid of life
Follow your dreams
Speak little Do much (Benjamin Franklin)
It is well with my soul (see photo)
Live happily ever after
The world is your stage
Courage Strength Hope
Hope is a waking dream (Aristotle)
To thine own self be true
Leap, and a net will form
Hitch your wagon to a star (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Light tomorrow with today (Elizabeth Barrett Browning)
We are the choices we make (Meryl Streep)
Courage is grace under pressure (Ernest Hemingway)
Live well Laugh often Love much
I'll give my jewels for a string
of beads (Shakespeare's Richard the
Second)
As we grow old the beauty steals inward (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Be the change that you want to see in the world (Mahatma Gandhi)
Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul (Emily
Dickinson)
'Tis the most tender part of love, each other to forgive (John Sheffield)
Each day comes bearing its own gifts Untie the ribbons (Ruth Ann Schabacker)
Within your heart, keep one still, secret spot where dreams may go
(Louise Driscoll)
All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them (Walt
Disney)
The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return (Moulin Rouge)
Note:
Long phrases may need multiple bracelet strands or may be better suited for
a necklace in order to accommodate so many letters.
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Birthstone
Colors (click for larger view)
All Crystal Colors
(click for larger view)
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