How to Pick the Perfect Gemstones for your Custom Jewelry
If you’re thinking about making a custom jewelry piece, it might be a question of how to pick the perfect gem for you. When you look, it’s essential to think about a few factors that may help you figure out what you want or need out of the piece you have commissioned. Is the piece going to be adaptable to what you wear or accessorize with normally? Is the piece you want to hold up over time a durable piece of jewelry? What about the availability of the materials and gem(s) you might want? What’s your budget or do you want a few affordable options versus one more costly one? These can all make a difference in your decision.
What matters most in picking jewelry is making sure you’re happy with your decision. So thinking about how often you want to wear your jewelry and what it will be for is imperative. White and neutral-colored stones work well as daily wear pieces, with diamonds fitting well with most scenarios you might wear them with. Simple color stones like sapphires and garnet also pair well with a variety of clothes– it’s important to think about how you dress if you’re looking to have accent jewelry that wears well with your attire. Colorful stones can work well to add a pop of color to a neutral outfit, but might not pair well if you wear colors that clash with that particular stone.
Which stone you pick may also depend on the frequency of use. With daily wear pieces, it’s important to keep in mind that some stones are fragile and can get damaged with just a single hit due to their cut or Mohs scale of hardness. Diamonds are incredibly strong but can actually break if struck, whereas softer stones sometimes hold up well to breaking but can get scratched more easily than harder stones. The durability can be determined by including the Mohs, the cut, and a few other factors that vary from stone to stone.
Next, it’s important to consider what stones your jeweler can get and what you want. The rarity of some stones can be a hurdle that limits the color or the size that’s available to you or your jeweler. In some cases, the stone itself just might not be available or the cost might be too high based on what you’re looking for, which comes to the next point– it’s important to think about the affordability of what you’re looking to get out the jewelry. If you’re looking to have multiple stones or multiple pieces in your wardrobe rotation, it’s important to think about that cost offset. If you want multiple pieces, you can do a variety of different affordable options to use interchangeably depending on your mood or outfit versus one more expensive or sizable stone.
Whatever you’re looking for, the options to keep in mind above can all help you figure out what is best for you. No matter what questions you might have, your jeweler can help you make those decisions and make suggestions for you depending on your needs.
