Where would you go to have a custom gemstone ring made? I am still trying to pick out my "pushing present" and have an idea but have NO idea where to get one made. TIA!
What I did when I was looking for a designer for a particular stone I had, I browsed all the past AGTA spectrum award winners, checked out the websites of the designers of the pieces I liked and then sent off an email to the one I liked the best for what I had in mind (Peter Lees). If you''re not comfortable doing something like that then I''m sure most of the vendors on here will work with colored stones.
I''ve worked with several local jewelers but online I''ve worked with 23rd Street Jewelers and they have been wonderful. I should be getting my amethyst ring from them in a few weeks!
If you don''t mind not going with a local jeweler, Green Lake jewelers (www.gljw.com) has lovely gemstone jewelry, is very accommodating to custom work, and seems to have a very good reputation here on PS. I''m having them make an aquamarine and diamond partial eternity band for my mom for Christmas. They have a pretty cool design blog feature that lets you see sketches and the work in progress and communicate with the artists.