Archive for the ‘Custom Jewelry’ Category
Thursday, August 22nd, 2013
When you mention engagement ring, most of us think of a simple band with a single diamond, shining and sparkling with love and promise. This is known in the jewelry trade as a solitaire engagement ring. The development of today’s solitaire rings really began in the late 1800’s when several new technologies brought jewelers the means […]
Tags: Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Asscher cut diamond, Cartier, Custom Design, die and hub, die struck jewelry, Emerald cut diamond, fabricated jewelry, lost wax casting, Padpardscha, Princess cut diamond, Radiant cut diamond, Tiffany, Victorian
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Tuesday, July 30th, 2013
Mardon Jewelers would like to thank all of our loyal friends and clients for voting us the Best Jeweler in the Press Enterprise 2013 Reader’s Choice– that make’s five years in a row! Our focus has always been on our community– we’re really appreciative of the support you’ve shown over the years. This coming year, […]
Tags: enameled jewelry, Estate Jewelry, estate jewelry buyer, original jewelry, Reader's Choice
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Saturday, July 6th, 2013
Garden fresh, this one-of-a-kind pendant is set with gorgeous Colombian emeralds. Based on my vintage design, the pendant was brought to fruition by our master CAD designer Jenny Sweaney and skillfully set and finished by Scott Reeves. We think its warm peach gold is a perfect accent for the soft green of the emeralds.
Tags: Colombian emerald, emerald, Jim Sweaney, La Lechuga, Muzo, peach gold, Sunrise Cross
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Saturday, June 29th, 2013
Rainbow gem suites are quite popular– we see them assembled from all the colors of sapphire or with various colored gems that will make a full spectrum of color, but rarely featuring garnet. Our unique custom bracelet of rainbow garnets was made to order for a very happy client as her 40th anniversary gift.
Tags: AGTA, Demantoid, Great Rift Valley, Grossular Garnet, Hessonite, Madagascar, Marolambo, Mozambique, Rainbow Garnets, Rhodolite, Spessartite, tsavorite
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Friday, May 24th, 2013
Fresh green from our shop– our hand crafted classic 3 stone ring accents this fine 1.21 ct. natural emerald from the fabled Muzo mine of Colombia with a matched pair of trapezoid brilliant cut diamonds. The cut and clarity of the stone show the color to its rich perfection. The soft yet vivid color of this gem […]
Tags: 3stone ring, Aztec, Chivor, Colombia, Conquistadores, Cosquez, emerald, Inca, Muzo, Pre-Columbia
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Saturday, May 4th, 2013
The Emerald is truly coming into its own as this year’s spring season bursts forth. On the rise for several seasons, emerald green is fashion’s Color of the Year for 2013. Pantone traces the color’s current popularity back to Angelina Jolie, who wore striking emerald earrings and a gorgeous emerald ring to the 2009 Oscars. Besides Angelina, today’s […]
Tags: Alexander the Great, Angelina Jolie, Beyonce', Catherine the Great, Charlemagne, Charlize Theron, Cleopatra, Colombia, Color of the Year 2013, Elizabeth Taylor, emerald, Grace Kelly, Jackie Kennedy, Muzo, Queen Elizabeth II, Salma Hayek, Sharon Stone, smaragdos
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Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
We’ve always loved the ultra rare variety of fancy sapphire known as the Padparadscha. Early in my career, working in the gem indentification labs of GIA, I had the opportunity to see a few good examples of the natural Padparadscha Sapphire and to learn the subtle distinctions that make this gem so desirable. Our informational blogs about […]
Tags: CAD/CAM, Custom Jewelry, gem trade, GIA, Natural Padparadscha, Padparadscha, pink gold, rose gold
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Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
We just delivered this beautiful 14K gold ring to a delighted customer. A new client, she had seen one of our custom ring samples over the Christmas holidays and had an idea– she loved cameos and had a particular affinity for the Three Graces of Greek and Roman mythology, the goddesses of beauty, creativity, and nature. Rather […]
Tags: Bas-Relief, Botticelli, CAD jewelry design, Cameo Ring, Custom Jewelry, Three Graces
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Thursday, February 21st, 2013
We just delivered this lovely pendant, set with the diamonds from several treasured family pieces, to a very happy client. Her son had us make the pendant to celebrate her 50th wedding anniversary, so it was a very nice occasion to deliver the new piece– both son and mother loved the new piece and she left […]
Tags: Art Deco, Art Deco Jewelry, CAD/CAM, Custom Jewelry
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Thursday, January 31st, 2013
As our country debates the role of firearms in our society, this small pendant is a poignant example of how gun violence affects American families. A couple came into our store and the wife asked us if we could make something from a memento they had– and then she told us about their experience of […]
Tags: bullet, drive by shooting, gang initiation, gun violence
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