Handmade Unique Engagement Rings

When you want to celebrate your one-of-a-kind relationship, handmade unique engagement rings may be just what you are looking for. From mokume gane metals to rings that you design yourself, unique engagement rings are as individual as your relationship.

A handcrafted engagement ring is unique and special.

Unusual Metals and Gemstones

While traditional engagement rings generally are made of either platinum or gold, handmade rings can be made from several different materials. Rather than a diamond, they may be set with emeralds, amethysts, and even moonstones or other unusual semi precious gemstones.

John Dyer & Company

John Dyer & Company specializes in uniquely cut gemstones. In their catalog you will not find the perfect princess cut diamond. Instead you will be mesmerized by the designs and cuts that you have never imagined. Colored stones with names like Dreamscape, Fireball, and Rippletop are available for your jeweler to purchase and set in the handmade setting that you have designed.

John has won many awards for his unique designs and cuts. If you are interested in an unusual colored stone to highlight your handmade, unique engagement ring his catalog is required reading.

Unique Metals

Unusual metals can be used in a handmade engagement ring. Options include:

• Rose gold
• Sage gold
• Palladium
• Colored titanium

Colored titanium is created by anodizing. The titanium is immersed in an electrolyte bath and then electricity is run through it. This causes an oxide layer to form on the surface. The resulting color of the titanium will depend on the thickness of the oxide layer. Titanium is available in approximately twenty-five colors, including:

• Royal blue
• Yellow
• Fuchsia
• Purple
• Black
• Black rainbow
• Turquoise
• Sea foam green
• Brown

At Exotica Jewelry your own design can be engraved into your titanium ring for a truly unusual piece of jewelry.

Other sources for titanium engagement rings are:

• Titanium Rings Studio
• Black Titanium engagement rings

Mokume Gane Handmade Unique Engagement Rings

Mokume Gane is a technique that creates a wood grained or rippled visual effect on the metal of your engagement ring. This effect can be created with a single color or several colors.

Companies that specialize in this historic Japanese Technique are:

• James Binnion Metal Arts
• Krikawa Jewelry Designs
• Furthers

Antique Engagement Rings

One way to have a handcrafted engagement ring is to choose an antique ring. These rings are often from an era of true craftsmanship.

There are several ways to get antique engagement rings. If you haven't inherited a family heirloom you can try local jewelers. Some jewelry stores, especially small, family owned stores, take estate pieces on consignment.

Of course the internet offers many opportunities to find antique engagement rings. Some sites to check are:

• Antique Jewelry Online
• Antique and Estate Jewelry
• Nelson Rarities

Other Unique Handcrafted Engagement Rings

Wood and Gem Ring

For an extremely special handmade engagement ring consider making your own. At New York Wedding Ring you can make an appointment to build you own wedding ring with their help. First you will discuss and decide on the design and materials. Then, on the morning of the workshop the materials that you need will be waiting for you. Each step of the process will be done by you with instruction from the jeweler. From melting the gold to changing saw blades and setting the stone you will hand create your engagement ring.

If you would prefer that someone else do the work and help you with the perfect design there are many jewelers available to handcraft rings to your specifications. Some of them are:

• Bijoux Extraordinaire
• Irish Celtic Jewels
• Simply Wood Rings
• Handwoven Bands
• My Celtic Rings

Know What You are Buying

Before you buy a handcrafted ring be sure to ask questions. It is important to know if the ring can be sized, how to properly care for it, and what other considerations you will need to make. Consider whether it will have to be returned to the designer to be repaired or if the repairs can be done locally if it becomes necessary.

When you invest in handmade unique engagement rings you are making a statement that you value craftsmanship and individuality, just as the perfect relationship requires careful crafting and individuality.

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