Cleaning Your Engagement & Wedding Rings

To maintain your jewelry's sparkle, try to clean your jewelry on a regular basis – once a month is a good rule of thumb. Create a solution of either 1 part ammonia or mild dishwashing liquid and 3 parts cold water. Take a soft bristle toothbrush and gently scrub around the stone ~ dry & polish your ring with a lint free cloth.

Photo via Erstwhile Jewelry 

JF At The Evanston Art Center Winter Arts + Crafts EXPO

Evanston Art Center Winter Arts + Crafts EXPO

November 17th ~ December 19th

Find one-of-a-kind gifts for everyone on your list at the Winter Arts & Crafts EXPO. All proceeds from the EXPO sale will benefit EAC's ongoing exhibition, scholarship, and outreach programs.

HOURS

Monday – Saturday, 10 am – 4 pm 

Sundays, 12 – 4 pm 

Closed Thanksgiving

SPECIAL EVENTS

Preview Party ~ Friday, November 16th, 6 – 9 pm 

Tickets $30 in advance $35 at the door. Buy tickets online @ www.evanstonartcenter.org 

Silent Auction ~ November 16 – 18 closes at 4 pm 

Girls’ Night Out ~ Thursday, November 29th, 6 – 9 pm 

Jewelry Fest ~ Saturday, December 1st, 10 am – 4 pm 

Shop Your Cause Night ~ Wednesday, December 5th, 6 – 9 pm 

Men’s Shopping Day ~ Saturday, December 15th, 10 am – 4 pm 

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Custom Engagement Ring: Chip & Shannon

Chip knew that Shannon was The One, and the time was right to propose.  I designed a custom engagement ring & wedding bands for one of his best friends who told him his wife's rings "turned out exactly how he envisioned it". 

Chip wrote that he solicited the help of one of Shannon's good friends, and they had gone on a window shopping excursion together for design ideas.  He concluded that the ideal ring should be "very unique/one-of-a-kind...a band with some unique qualities matched with a simple diamond set on top...a cross between hand-crafted and contemporary."

      

Chip & Shannon got engaged last week ~ their dog, Gus, dressed for the occasion in a tux and stood by as their witness.   

  

Congrats to the lovely couple!