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How do you go about getting a gemstone set into a necklace???
By 1a2b | February 3, 2012
I have a friend who gave me a gemstone that I love and want to get it made into a necklace. But where do you get the necklaces to fit it or without anything in it already? I have never seen a necklace you can buy with a place for your own gemstone. So any help will be appreciated. I thought about just calling a jewler but wasnt sure. Thought Id try here first, thanks!!
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February 3rd, 2012 at 7:02 pm
Call the jewler.
February 3rd, 2012 at 7:25 pm
take it to a jeweler
February 3rd, 2012 at 7:36 pm
Yes. Go see a jeweler.
February 3rd, 2012 at 7:41 pm
there are catalogs like Fire Mountain Gems that sell setting to put the gem in and necklaces to match or you can go to a jeweler. I am sure it’s cheaper to do yourself with jewelers pliers that firemountainjems.com probably sells. You can try a local craft store too.
GOOD LUCK!
February 3rd, 2012 at 8:31 pm
Talk to a jewler, especially one that does lots of jewlery repair. Your best beat would be a family owned jewlery story that has jewlers onsite rather than the franchise places you usually find in the malls.
February 3rd, 2012 at 9:20 pm
If it means something to you i would get it professionally done
February 3rd, 2012 at 9:46 pm
First get the stone valued (approximately – if it is a friend and you like the stone anyway – then the actual value is unimportant!) – not for mercenary reasons, but to establish how much you should spend on the necklace to do it justice. If you spend a fortune on the necklace and the stone is not of the highest quality, the necklace will not look satisfactory. Also if the stone is very good, a cheap setting will not do it justice.
While you CAN make jewelery yourself, and buy the fittings yourself – it will may a few years to gain all the appropriate skills to make quality jewelery. You can take classes (even ‘adult ed’ night classes). It’s a good and slightly profitable hobby
If you just want a necklace, then find a ‘manufacturing jeweler’. These people MAKE jewelery: ‘jewelery shops’ will usually contract out this work (some do make things as well), and take a markup.
Look up in a Yellow pages for your area.