In order for this story to make any sense, you first have to understand what is Blaze Chicago Field Museum. Playing off the idea of fire, Blaze is this magnificent piece of jewelry housed in the Field Museum in Chicago. It “features a 97.45 carat ruby topaz gem set in rose gold and surrounded with three-dimensional gold … More Blaze Chicago Field Museum
We WON The Greater Liverpool Chamber Business of the Month for December!!! Why is this significant? Partly because this was a long shot. If you are local to the Syracuse region, Speach Candy Company and Hayden Jewelers are household names. They are multi-generational businesses that have well established roots in the area. It is also … More Greater Liverpool Chamber Business of the Month
A popular question is what is the difference between fashion jewelry and fine jewelry? Fashion jewelry Fashion jewelry may also be referred to as costume jewelry. Fashion jewelry is typically made with cheaper materials such as brass, copper, fabric, beads, etc. Colorful and large pins often come to mind immediately as fashion jewelry because of … More What is the difference between fashion jewelry and fine jewelry?
What a week it was last week and we are going to do a quick artisan summit recap for you! For those of you who may not know, we put on the Bespoke Art and Craftsmanship Summit! We went behind the scenes into their studios to show you how they make their crafts and also … More Artisan Summit Recap
Rob Niederhoff, who owns upcycling4acause, enjoys making bike chain art and creating a variety of line art and 3D art. This blog post is dedicated to him as part of our upcoming virtual artisans summit. We met in the most random way. We went into an art collective store in Syracuse because I was evaluating … More Bike Chain Art (Artisans Summit Participant)
Today, we are going to explain our process on how to get custom made jewelry. This will detail what you can expect at each stage of the process when working with us. First Stage – Defining the Style In order to create the custom jewelry piece, it is important to understand the style that the … More How to Get Custom Made Jewelry
This post is features one of our participants for the upcoming Artisans Summit – Moon Rabbit Press. It also relates how we had sighted the “rabbit in the moon” twice this week.” This is extremely surprising because I don’t remember hearing about a rabbit in the moon before. The most I knew about the moon … More Artisans Summit – Moon Rabbit Press
For the September 2021 issue, Forge Gone Conclusions was featured in the Syracuse Women’s Magazine! This magazine features different women in the Syracuse area and is targeted towards professional community minded women. Specifically, we were featured under the WISE business center which is a business centered devoted to helping women succeed. Honestly, I can’t say … More Forge Gone Conclusions Featured in the Syracuse Women’s Magazine!
For two years, we haven’t been able to attend the New York State Fair. So, instead, we will pay tribute by highlighting the “Gems of the State Fair.” The “Garnets” Garnets are plentiful and inexpensive. As a result, the winner for this category is the Dairy Building at the fair. Just like garnets, the dairy … More The Gems of the State Fair
There are different ways to explain how custom jewelry is made. We are going to cover two major categories today – hand-forming vs casting. Hand-forming At Forge Gone Conclusions, we typically hand-form all our pieces. This involves taking bar stock or wire and shaping it into different formations. This could be settings, bridge work, embellishments, … More How Custom Jewelry is Made