“Oh, I like that lavender and green….,” Laura replied to my text showing her several pairing of gems for three-stone rings. “What should we do with them?” That’s always the next question, isn’t it? The unset gems move you, but what next?
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It all happened so quickly…
Jewelry designer Cynthia Renee refreshes her creative vision on a family road trip to Nevada.
What Paris Hilton’s Jeweler May Not Know
You may have missed the breaking news last week that Paris Hilton’s $2Million engagement ring was found in a Miami club ice bucket last weekend. While dancing with her hands in the air, the giant ring …
BYOJ: Bring Your Own Jewelry!
The years go by, and we find our jewelry box filled with unworn bits and pieces gathered over the years. Whether beloved jewels passed down from...
The Mother of a Guide to Selecting Wedding Jewelry
A child’s wedding is a landmark event. Among the details of planning a wedding, focusing on the bride and the habit of putting themselves...
Boldly Blue! Creating 32 Earring Looks from one New Pair of Custom Jewelry Earrings
Laura moved quickly on a pair of “sweet” blue Sri Lankan sapphires, claiming them as hers just before I sealed the box returning them to my dealer...
Custom Jewelry Created from your Life Story
Stories give us life. Hard-wired into our being, we don’t just love stories, but need them. Telling our stories, and listening to others’, shines a light on our life path that can also help our loved ones know us more completely or find their way over life’s sometimes rocky trail…
Oops, we did it again! Three Pieces. One Award-winning Custom Jewelry Design
I’m happy to receive another win in a national competition: First Place for Custom Design Distinction in the MJSA Vision Awards. This winning jewel was a full custom jewelry piece featuring colored gemstones for a client who lives 3,000 miles from me.
Collecting Around…
Designing is about solving problems, albeit in a graceful, useful way. Drawing pretty pieces of jewelry is just part of the show which also involves engineering, comfort and function usually with a budget in place. In my second year of college, I wrote an essay on…
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Legacy Jewels: Transforming Birthstones into Heirlooms
Here is a captivating tale of blending birthstones and heirlooms into a singular timeless jewel.“Bubble Ring” bespoke ring creation in 950 platinum featuring the 1.43 and 1.51 carat diamonds from client’s grandmothers and a 9 mm Akoya pearl, the client’s birthstone.A...
Aquamarine: Storied gem of beauty and insight
Aquamarine, named after the sea’s watery hues, has a storied history beginning with the earth’s oceans and water. Most often, aquamarines are in lighter pastel tones blending different hues of blue and green. Photo 1: “La Mer,” a Cynthia Renee bespoke...
How Designers Find Solutions: The Case of the Pearl Gone Too Far
Yesterday, my daughter reminded me of something I'd told her a few years ago, "Our weaknesses are our strengths gone too far." It's so satisfying when your kids are of the age they begin to suspect you may have some wisdom after all, isn't it? Designing is all...
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