L came to us a few years ago to make a wedding ring to sit nicely around her existing engagement ring. In the years since then, she has had to replace a small diamond in the engagement ring once or twice, as they fell out. However, recently, the main diamond fell out and she came... Continue Reading →
Individual Wedding Rings
If you and your partner have different taste in jewellery, you can choose to make wedding rings that suit your individual styles. Here are some examples of couples who chose to make wedding rings that don’t look alike. Hers is a ring with rivet-set diamonds and a v-shape to sit around her engagement ring. She... Continue Reading →
Matching Rather than Identical V
We have several posts on this topic, since it’s a bit of a speciality for us. We love the challenge of making rings that are related, without looking exactly the same. Here are a few examples. Hers is an overlapping infinity ring to sit well next to the engagement ring. We made his with a... Continue Reading →
A Danish Anniversary Tradition
Here’s a lovely tradition that we hadn’t heard of before! In Denmark people celebrate 12.5 years of marriage. Being the halfway mark to 25, it sure is a reason to celebrate. M brought his and his wife’s rings to us, to build a thin ring to join onto their existing rings. These new rings, which... Continue Reading →
Redesigning Your Engagement and Wedding Rings
Did you buy a small diamond because your budget didn't allow for more at the time? Now your taste is different - or maybe your fingers changed? Perhaps you never really liked the design and now is finally the time to change it. There are plenty of reasons for redesigning your engagement and wedding rings.... Continue Reading →
Planning Your Wedding Rings
What should you think about when custom designing wedding rings? What do people normally wear? Well, simple Lord of the Rings rings are still pretty common, but a little more personality will make your ring feel even more special. The design of the wedding ring will often be informed by the engagement ring. It needs... Continue Reading →
When You Don’t Want to Repeat a Design
When browsing the web, you might find a ring that you like. You want to use the design, without copying it straight off. Sometimes, this also happens in real life. T&B were recommended by friends who had made their wedding rings with us. They were really impressed with the men's ring that we had made... Continue Reading →
Custom Design: Fitting and Finishing
When the ring has been crafted, we will have you down for a fitting to make sure that the size is right, before we set the stones in. Left: Fitting piece with claws still rough, before the diamonds have been set in. Right: Set and polished blue sapphire ring with a diamond halo, handcrafted in... Continue Reading →
Custom Design: Sketching and Crafting
We want to give you a glimpse into the process of custom designing and handcrafting your jewellery. Every piece we make is sketched out in life size so that we see the proportions and make sure that the design looks the way we want it to. Selecting stones and laying them out in the right... Continue Reading →
Un-blinging a Wedding Ring Set
Many years ago, M made her wedding ring using diamonds from a pendant that her grandmother had gifted her. Although she wasn't crazy about the design, she kept the pendant because the grandmother was convinced that she would change her mind one day. Now that day has come, and M wanted to set the diamonds... Continue Reading →
Matching Rather than Identical IV
Did you read our latest post Choosing Not to Match Wedding Rings? If that's not for you, then this might suit you better. We have made it our signature to design wedding rings that are matching rather than identical. Here are some of our latest projects. From Left to Right: Hers, a V-shaped textured ring... Continue Reading →
Choosing Not to Match Wedding Rings
Wedding rings don't need to look the same for bride and groom. We have discussed it previously in our Non-Matching Wedding Rings post. You can choose a design that suits your taste, even when the person you are marrying wants to wear a different looking ring. Following are some custom designed wedding rings that are different in... Continue Reading →
Simplifying Ideas to Suit Engagement Rings
When designing engagement and wedding rings, we keep longevity of the design in mind. The aim is classic designs that are wearable - often, and ever after. We don't want them to seem dated or too 'young' in the years to come, so anything too trendy is best avoided. Pooh bear might not seem like... Continue Reading →
An Engagement Ring for Wonder Woman
For this design project, the brief was Futuristic Wonder Woman, but with the weight and seriousness of an engagement ring. We sketched through a lot of different styles in the process, but when we got to this, we knew it was the one. It is a beautiful vintage-yet-modern ring fit for a real-life Wonder Woman. Cutting... Continue Reading →
Engagement and Wedding Ring Combos
There are so many options when designing engagement and wedding rings - and countless possible combinations. Some people choose a simple engagement ring and a more elaborate wedding ring, while others want a plain wedding band that they can wear anytime, anywhere. Here are a few combinations that differ from the first image that usually... Continue Reading →