An Oval Cut Solitaire in Blackrock Co. Cork
When it comes to engagement rings, many of my customers don’t know exactly what they are looking for. Now, this changes from person to person. You may have a rough idea of the cut, clarity or colour you’d like, or you may be starting off with a blank canvas. It’s rare to have a customer know…
A Marquise Shaped Wedding Ring in Rochestown
If I asked you to picture a wedding ring in your head, your mind would most likely go to a plain gold ring, or potentially a pave diamond band. It’s rare that your mind would wander much further than the traditional options. While it’s easy to think outside of the box for an engagement ring, your…
Brilliant Cut Solitaire with Knife Edge Shank in Rochestown
A brilliant cut solitaire is one of the most classic styles of engagement ring: a single diamond that has been cut in a round brilliant shape. The solitaire setting showcases the center stone with minimal distraction, emphasizing its elegance and simplicity. It’s timeless, but it’s also been done many times before. My clients — a couple…
Two Rings Become One For A Local Macroom Customer: A Nine Stone Cluster Diamond Ring
Do you have a treasured piece of jewellery gathering dust in your jewellery box? Whether it’s a family heirloom, earrings that no longer align with your style or an engagement ring from years gone by, your diamonds deserve the chance to shine. Reworking your old diamonds into classic, timeless designs can give them a new lease…
Gorgeous Lab-Grown Solitaire Diamond Engagement Ring for a West-Cork based couple
A West-Cork based couple came to me looking for a classic solitaire rings. I love it when customers have done their research and have strong opinions as to what they want. In addition to the Solitaire, they wanted additional detail on the shoulders or band of the ring. I suggested settings some small brilliant cut diamonds…
Lab-Grown Diamonds for Engagement Rings – What more than 20 years of experience tells me
Diamond Engagement rings in their current form are around for less than 100 years. In Ireland (based on conversations with older family members), they weren’t even that popular until the 80s. I’ve been designing and making engagement rings since the year 2000. In all that time, styles have changed slowly. There have been fads based on…
Unique Engagement Ring & Beaded Wedding Ring in Crosshaven, Cork
In this blog post, we describe the process of creating a stunning white gold engagement ring. The focus of the piece was on finding the perfect diamond, with considerations given to its carat, clarity, colour, and cut. We narrowed down our search to ensure that we could find a stone that fit both the customer’s preferences…
Complete Redesign Of A Ruby & Diamond Engagement Ring in Macroom
I was contacted by a customer locally who had a ruby and diamond ring and a diamond set wedding ring that she did not like. The Ruby was gorgeous but was hidden in a chunky gold setting which did not suit her hand. In this post, I am covering the Ruby ring. Here is the ring…
Kite-shaped Diamond Engagement Ring for a US-based customer
While most of my custom engagement ring clients are based in and around Cork, I do occasionally get queries via my online jewelry store. This unique ring was the outcome of one such query. A Salt and Pepper diamond is a diamond with natural inclusions that give the stone these unique colours and features. This ring…
Custom Engagement Ring with an Ornate Halo in Ballincollig, Cork.
This bespoke white gold and diamond engagement ring was designed, as usual, in close consultation with the customer located in Ballincollig, Co. Cork. Diamond Halo Engagement Ring made by Eileen Moylan Having seen some halo engagement rings, my customer liked the idea of a halo but wanted something slightly more ornate and eye-catching. We first discussed…
3 Top Tips Engagement Rings
Throughout my career as a jewelry designer, I’ve been lucky enough to have been asked to design countless engagement rings for couples here in Cork and around the country. You can see a tiny selection of the rings I have worked on here in my Engagement and Wedding Ring Gallery With thousands of engagement rings adorning…
Why Choose Bespoke Wedding Rings?
Ordering bespoke wedding rings in Ireland has seen a huge growth in popularity over the past ten years. What was once reserved for the more affluent, is now widely recognised as the most convenient and cost effective way to buy wedding rings here in Ireland. Couples planning their ‘I do’s’ choose bespoke for many different reasons….