Arkay Silversmiths

Josephine's black spinel eternity ring is finished and out in the mail! That's the last item on our "to-do" list before taking a break between Christmas and New Years.

We hope you all have a wonderful holiday and start to the new year!

We are thankful for our wonderful customers, and we especially love it when they write a kind review.

Julie is a repeat customer who likes custom jewelry and that lab-created ruby ring posted back in April/May was for her. We look forward to her next jewelry request!

Please contact us if you are interested in any custom jewelry!

We hope everyone is doing well going into the holiday season. The world has been a weird place lately so stay safe!

It's been a while since we posted some jewelry on FB, so here is a set of our sterling silver flower earrings, just about ready to ship out to one of our fantastic customers on Etsy.

There is still some time left before Christmas, so check in with us if you are looking for any last-minute gifts!

Two rings completed. One is a standard 3mm comfort-fit band with a palladium plating. The other is a custom designed ring with a 10x8 lab ruby. Both beautiful and on their way to their new owners!

We love to take on custom work for our clients.

Mike wanted a custom 14k rose gold pendant to give to his wife with the birthstones of their children. After talking with him about the different designs, he selected a bar-style pendant with two basket settings. We sourced a round brilliant cut amethyst and aquamarine and cast the pendant in our studio.

If you are interested in custom design jewelry, feel free to contact us at any time to discuss it!

Love that gold color, but not the price? Here is an excellent example of how karat gold plating takes something less expensive and makes it look like a million bucks! All your silver favorites in our store can be gold-plated!

Lisa ordered a houndstooth band, now featuring our laser engraved metal fitness and logo on the inside of the band. It was packaged and shipping this morning so keep an eye out for it soon!

Head over to our shop on Etsy if you are interested in this or any of our fine jewelry products!

Arkay Silversmiths now offers custom laser engraving of all metal jewelry. Sharon is the first customer who will have the metal fitness and Arkay logo engraved on their ring.

Let us know if you need custom engraving on a ring or other Arkay product and we would be glad to help plan it out!

I finished Renee's leaf pendant and sent it out in the mail. The stem was shortened because it would cause some snag potential when the box chain was run through the loop on the backside. Tried to antique some of it, but the texture wasn't deep enough to really create the contrast I wanted. I am happy with the result. I hope she is happy with it too!

A customer wants us to make a custom pendant or pin that was based around their company's logo. We created an extrusion in CAD based on the outline of the leaf, then superimposed a bump map of the leaf onto the surface, creating a texture. A 3D printed model was invested for lost wax casting using Sterlium sterling silver and here is the casting straight from the machine.

Feel free to contact us if you are interested in a similar project or you are looking for something else completely different!

Rob asked for an update to his Navy anchor pendant that we created for him a while ago. He was looking for a larger more stylized bail to accommodate a larger chain, but couldn't decide between the 2 designs. So... we compromised and created a custom bail with both styles that he liked. Now, when he wants to change from one to the other, he can remove the chain and rotate the bail and put the chain back in.
(see original post about the custom anchor here: https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FArkaySilversmiths%2Fposts%2F2202624116414743&show_text=true&width=500 )

We love sharing feedback from our satisfied customers. Heather was the one who commissioned the tanzanite half-eternity band we posted about previously and we are glad we were able to make something special for her!

Since I had some extra material, I was able to put together another order, this time using lab rubies. 👍

It has been a while since we last posted and business has been picking up! I just completed a new half-eternity band using a more traditional style versus the french prong. The new version of the ring has more metal and feels more luxurious in your hand, on your finger, and to the eye.