Rebecca Zemans Jewelry Blog — Custom Jewelry
Mutual Engagement Rings
Being a 21st century jewelry designer is an exciting privilege. There’s no “right” way to ask anymore - traditions are what you make them. With same-sex marriage and women’s rights, we've been working with couples who are popping the question to each other. It’s been so much fun to turn tradition on its head. The ring in the upper left hand corner was an exciting bespoke design and the Half Round Matte Finish band was chosen to pair with it. These mutual engagement rings below were inspired by The Little Prince, and have roses carved into the...
Family Gold
Have you ever wondered what it would look like to combine family heirloom jewelry from both you and your partner into two stunning rings? We thought we'd share this special process with you! The Golden Ratio Inlay Wedding Bands are a beautiful declaration of love and the bringing together of two families. The metals, as they are melted together, are a physical manifestation of their union. First we start with a mixture of family heirlooms. The melting process is incredible, and requires skills in both artistry and patience. It also needs some eye and hand protection. The afterglow of the melting...
Go Blue!
Garnet - Stone of the Month
Garnet is the birthstone for the month of January. The name Garnet is derived from the Latin granum, meaning grain or seed. This is possibly a reference to pomum granatum, or pomegranate, whose seeds share the same vivid deep red color and scale of garnet crystals. This gemstone is available in yellow, orange (spessartite and hessonite), green (tsavorite and demantoid), red-violet (rhodolite), but is most often found in its traditional deep red color, seen here set in the 14k White Gold Satellite Studs. Because this gemstone comes in a variety of colors it is often compared to the corundum...
Tanzanite - Stone of the Month
Tanzanite is a beautiful blue-violet crystal and is one of the birthstones for the month of December. The blue color appears stronger under fluorescent light and the violet hues are more apparent when under incandescent lighting. The mineral was first discovered in the Mererani Hills of northern Tanzania near Mount Kilimanjaro in 1967 and is extremely rare to find outside this region. The mineral was named by Tiffany & Co in a campaign advertising that tanzanite could now be found in two places: "Tanzania and at Tiffany's". The tanzanite is predominantly blue gemstone, and is an affordable alternative to sapphire for...