Rebecca Zemans Jewelry Blog — wax carving
Eight Years at One Of A Kind and My Gift To You!
It has been such an exciting year! As this holiday season approaches, I'm overwhelmed by gratitude for your continuous support. This December 3rd - 6th will mark my eighth and final One of a Kind Show at the Merchandise Mart. Thanks to you, my company has evolved and grown to focus on collaborations to create wonderful custom fine jewelry designs and selling favorites from my jewelry collections all over the country. To show my appreciation, we're doing a huge holiday sale online and at the show, with items up to 65% off! Click here for two complimentary tickets to the...
Stone Settings
We have been doing a lot of custom wedding bands and engagement rings lately, so we decided to do a little blog post about the different stone settings we use for those of you who are interested in a custom design that includes stones. In the end, which setting you choose to use in your design mostly depends on which one you like the most. However, there are advantages and disadvantages to each setting, that should also be taken into account. Flush setting A flush setting is when we cut a hole into the band, just big enough to...
New Work - Summer 2013
We have been busy building up our inventory and working on many custom pieces and so we thought it would be nice to give you a little preview on what we have been working on! These two gorgeous pieces are wedding bands, which have been carved in wax and then cast into 14K gold with diamonds. These are variations of our classic Starburst Ring in different metals. And here are some of the custom necklaces we have been working on over the last few weeks/months. As you might be able to see, the necklaces are variations of our...
Metalwork - Wax Carving
We are continuing our how to series with wax carving, which we use for many of our commitment rings. Wax carving is a very interesting and delicate process. When we carve a ring in wax, we first decide which type of wax is best suited for the design. Blue wax is the softest and therefore best for more organic shapes, the purple wax is the medium and best for intricate designs, and the green wax is the hardest and most brittle which makes it best for for more architectural and machine like designs. Once you decide on the wax you are...
New Custom Pieces!
With Spring upon us, we wanted to share the new custom pieces we've been working on this Winter. We've been so busy that we realized we hadn't shown you many new pieces in a while. So here is a glimpse of some of our most recent work. We couldn't have done it without our amazing clients whose vision make these designs possible! We always love making our customers dreams come true because it pushes our creativity and skills keeping us fresh and on our toes. For example, we worked with Palladium for the first time, which can be a difficult...