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Category Archives: Custom Designs

Theodora is in charge again (sorry)

26 Tuesday Jan 2016

Posted by annecarsondesign in Custom Designs, Uncategorized

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I’m at the Tucson gem show on a buying trip from Jan. 29 to Feb. 10 2016, which means Theodora is minding the shop. She is notoriously bad at filling orders, so if you buy anything between those dates it won’t be delivered until I return to Vancouver.

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But if you see a piece you want on the website, I would recommend you reserve it.

In the meantime, here’s a glimpse of some of some pearl designs that are so limited I don’t put them in the online shop. I’m calling this my Suffragette line — a big, bold baroque pearl crowned with purple and green stones. These were the campaign colours for the Suffragettes fighting for the vote in the early 20th century.

Who says you can’t fight for your rights and be stylish too?

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And here’s a variation on the style. These baroque peacock pearls are topped with a frill of iolite, cubic zirconia, and amethysts to bring out the shades of purple in the iridescent pearls. They recently found their way into fundraiser for a children’s hospital.

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Designed just for you

25 Saturday Jul 2015

Posted by annecarsondesign in Custom Designs

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A lovely acquaintance of mine recently tried to introduce me to an acquaintance of his who runs a very successful chain of jewellery stores found in malls. It was a very kind offer, and I thanked him profusely before turning it down.

“My jewellery wouldn’t work in her shops,” I explained. “For one thing, I couldn’t possibly make enough pieces for all her outlets.”

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He gave me the perplexed look I often get from men who can’t understand why I haven’t produced dozens of that sold-out necklace their wife wanted. I’ve tried explaining that if there were dozens of that piece their oh-so-stylish wives wouldn’t want it, but that tends to fall of deaf ears.

Instead, I offer to make those clients something original, keeping in mind the wife’s taste for gleaming pyrite or big, bold silver link chains.

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And that’s how I became a designer of custom jewellery. Or as the fashion biz likes to call it “bespoke.”

Bespoke is a funny old-fashioned word that is the past tense of “bespeaks,” which means to indicate something. As in, those size 14 shoes bespeak a very tall man.

In the case of tailors or milliners or jewellers like me, it means we create pieces that are already spoken for – they’re done on request. Many of the photos you see on my Pinterest page were custom pieces. That means the owner will never see anyone else in her necklace.

I began doing bespoke work for my regular clients almost by accident. After a couple of years of selling my jewellery, I began to know who shared my passion for faceted aquamarines and who thinks there’s nothing better than a grey baroque pearl or a cranberry-red garnet.

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On a buying trip, I’ll sometimes see some exceptional gems I just know a particular client will love and I make a piece with her in mind. Eventually I began to take requests.

Do you have a hankering for something made with green amethysts? Are you a sucker for citrines?

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I’m happy to design something just for you. Or keep an eye out for stones you love when I’m on a buying trip.

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So please let me know if you’re looking for something special that you can’t find at my online shop. It’s quite possible that I have just the stones sitting on my workbench, waiting to be made into something fabulous.

If you want to request a piece, you can reach me by email — info@annecarsondesign.com

~ Anne

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