FIVE EASY STEPS TO DESIGN YOUR OWN ENGAGEMENT RING

With all the mass produced rings sold by the big boxes and jewelry store chains, what should be a precious moment in a guy's life, presenting a unique engagement ring to the love of his life, is simply copying what is already out there by the thousands. There is nothing unique or special about a ring made this way. And yet, an engagement ring is the most important piece of jewelry she will ever wear. And, it will be worn daily, unlike anything else in her jewelry box or wardrobe. And she wants it to be stunning, a reflection of you and your love and, of course, the envy of her circle of friends and co-workers.

So, shouldn't it be unique? Shouldn't it reflect her personality and style? Don't you want her to melt when you slip it on for the first time?

Does it depend on the size of the diamond? Of course not. It does depend on your imagination and effort to understand her, and make the effort to begin the process of creativity.

Thankfully, it is much easier today than ever before to select designs and provide your own input into the details of a unique engagement ring. Rings Unique does this all the time. Rings Unique will work with you to make your engagement ring special, and that moment of presenting it will be unforgettable as well, a memory for a lifetime.

Most of the designer handcrafted rings on our website www.ringsunique.com can be modified extensively. Yes, it is easy to change a diamond to a sapphire, yellow gold to white gold or platinum, even have three colors of gold in the ring. We can change a gemstone setting from a prong style to a semi-bezel, or create a low-set diamond that works well for an active woman. Rings Unique happily provides sketches of your ideas or in some cases a wax or resin model to view first hand. Also, we are the only site that provides a first-hand visual of a ring out of our case, sent right to you, along with a pre-stamped and pre-addressed return box. Service is our promise, just for you.

In addition to our designer custom rings, Rings Unique also offers computer aided design (CAD) which can adapt hundreds of design ideas to the perfect ring for you. With your imagination, our design capability on the world's most robust computer design platform, and the ease of emails back and forth, we can help you design and create the perfect ring for you.

So, where to start?

Step 1. Select your centerpiece gemstone and its shape. The shape of a gemstone refers to round, square, rectangle, oval or cushion cut. The standard gemstone is a round diamond but we also often set round sapphires and rubies. We also use light blue gemstones such as aquamarines, blue zircons and a few others. Yellow or green are also fun colors for a unique center gemstone. For purple, we recommend a purple sapphire over an amethyst for better durability. For design purposes, the shape of the gemstone is the most important element because it leads to other design choices.

To re-cap, select the center stone, type-shape-color. Next we will concentrate on the unique engagement

ring setting.

Step 2. Select what you believe is the most ideal setting for the design. Today’s most popular choice is a halo, a circle of diamonds all around the center gemstone. These can be a single, double or triple halo, easy to do. For our design here, we are going depart from the common halo to select a three-stone ring where the centerpiece gemstone is an oval diamond, about 1.00ct. The metal we are going to use is 14k white gold for the setting (head). We then have a choice of using white gold for the entire shank (the band) or change to a different color of gold. Notice that the center stone is a nice oval diamond and 4mm round diamonds are set on the sides. This three-stone setting design offers a low profile, perfect

for an active woman and many opportunities for creativity.

Step 3. With this basic design, let’s now have some fun with gemstones on the side. We could select sapphires in a rainbow of colors, most would select blue but you could also choose pink or yellow. You could also select her birthstone, many websites detail these.

But, for this demo, we are going to select something a bit more unusual and unique for an engagement ring…an alexandrite, the birthstone for June. Alexandrites are multi-hued gemstones which reveal many different colors depending on the light surrounding the ring. Generally, there is an initial green to blue color with purple, red and fuschia overtones. Alexandrite has very rare color-change in a gemstone. Originally discovered in Russia’s Ural Mountains in the 1830s, it’s now found in Sri Lanka, East Africa, and Brazil, but fine material is exceptionally rare and valuable, sometimes more expensive than diamonds. Here’s how this would look.

Step 4. The above unique engagement ring could be your final selection and with the proper finger size, we could get started. But for additional uniqueness, we are going to change the color of the shank to 14k rose gold, a seldom used but beautiful soft feminine color on a woman’s finger.

Step 5. Final considerations. Once again, the above ring could be the final look for a unique engagement ring, so pretty and unusual, a treasure to look at every day for a lifetime. But, there is one additional option, the color of the setting. This could be rose gold as well. This picture shows this version, lovely.

So, designing your own engagement ring is not difficult at all. Your imagination and conversation with Rings Unique is all it takes to begin this fun journey that will culminate in a one-of-a-kind unique engagement ring for the love of your life. Your extra effort designing her ring will be so appreciated when given and every day forward. You can always say, “I designed it just for you.”

What is your unique? Find it. Design it. Create it with Rings Unique.