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We can deny it no further… it’s fall. Time to put away the flip flops, bring out the sweaters, go through the closet and figure out how to make what you have work for a new season. Might be time to sew new buttons on that coat, too…

The same process can work magic in your jewelry box. If looking into your jewelry box does not inspire you, perhaps it is time to make some changes. Spread everything out and take a good look at it, then start making some piles…

Pile #1, the beloved but bedraggled- Bring these items into Maloy’s for cleaning and inspection. A few minutes of complimentary “spa” will work wonders. We will then check for weak links, loose stones, worn prongs, and all those things that can lead to bigger problems down the road. If those problems have already occurred, we can likely fix that too, replacing missing stones, rebuilding damaged filigree, rebuilding a worn shank.

Pile #2, the just plain wrong- This is where the broken gold chains, single earrings, awkward 80′s necklaces, crushed bangle bracelets, and even those creepy gold teeth in a pill bottle from your aunt go. Let’s turn this pile into money to sponsor some of your other projects.

Pile #3, the not quite there- Perfectly lovely little diamonds… set in a corporate lapel pin from your great uncle. The awkward ring you never wear that has a beautiful sapphire in it. The beautiful antique earring you lost the mate to. Grandma’s tiny ladies diamond watch with the face too small to read… This is the fun pile! Let us help you think creatively about these things, we can turn them into your new favorites. How about a pair of dangly diamond earrings made by harvesting the sides of grandma’s watch? Or a redesigned ring with that sapphire and the lapel pin diamonds? The single earring, carefully converted to your new favorite pendant. We can truly work wonders with the things you already own.

A.B. was browsing our website and spotted the ring of her dreams, the large yellow sapphire ring we have nicknamed “Bourbon, straight up”. She mentioned the ring to her sweetheart, J.C., several times with no results. She decided to up the ante, and actually changed the background photo on his computer to the “Bourbon” image on our site!

J. got the message, and came in to discover that Bourbon had already sold, but we were able to custom build a variation on the theme for her that was proportioned beautifully for her hand, as well as being proportioned well for his budget.

When C. of Portland was a child, he loved the shiny gold and shimmery texture of the foil wrapped around Almond Roca candy. He would fold it up into a wide strip and wrap it around his finger to “make a ring”. Fast forward about 30 years. C. is now getting ready to wear a wedding band, and Maloy’s is getting ready to make it for him. Yup, we will be replicating the shape and texture (including the words) of a candy wrapper ring in real gold. How sweet!

Update- when I mentioned this custom job to Cameron, our staff gemologist, she confessed that she used to make rings out of the same candy wrappers, but she twisted the ends on top, to make “a stone”