How to Design Your Own Diamond Earrings
Diamonds are beautiful, brilliant and timeless. Because these gems are so special, many customers want the option of designing their own diamond jewelry to their exact tastes. Some esteemed online jewelry dealers have made it easy to customize diamond jewelry online, and to feel confident in doing so. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Choose a website where you can design your own diamond earrings. BlueNile.com is one of the most well-known certified custom-jewelry sites. Diamonds-USA.com is also popular.
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Choose an earring style from the options available on the site. Diamonds-USA.com offers several options, including diamond hoops, diamond studs or diamond hinged earrings. BlueNile.com offers several options of stud earrings.
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Select the shape of diamond you prefer. Common options include round, pear, oval, marquise, emerald, heart, triangle, cushion, princess and Asscher-cut (square) diamonds. Round, oval, cushion and princess-cut diamonds are considered the most brilliant shapes; round and princess-cut stones are the most popular. The emerald and Asscher cuts emphasize the diamond's clarity. The marquise-cut diamond emphasizes the gem's carat weight and will make the gem appear much larger than it actually is.
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Choose a platinum, white-gold, rose-gold or yellow-gold setting. White diamonds are graded on a color system: The finest diamonds are graded from D (the highest grade) through J. Grades K through Z will have a more yellow color, which will be especially noticeable set in platinum or white gold. For colored diamonds, choose a metal that accents the color of the diamond: A yellow diamond will look best in yellow gold, and a pink diamond will look best in rose gold.
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Decide on a style of setting. Usual offerings include three- or four-prong, bezel or micropave. Most common is the classic four-prong, which will securely hold round, princess-cut and Asscher-cut stones. A three-prong setting will showcase the brilliance of the stone. A bezel setting encircles the stone for maximum security and makes the diamond appear larger. Micropave adds a circle of smaller diamonds around the center stone, giving the diamond extra sparkle.
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Select the type of diamond you want. Most sites will find the best diamond quality for your specific budget. The price depends on the quality of diamond and the type of setting you choose. Platinum metal with a micropave setting will cost more than a white-gold four-prong setting. On BlueNile.com, a pair of .6-carat diamond stud earrings with a white-gold four-prong setting retails at around $600.
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Add the earrings to your shopping cart or wish list. At BlueNile.com, you can view reports of the details of your diamond, and compare two different diamonds to view an explanation of their similarities and differences. Each diamond will come with free FedEx shipping, a Gemological Institute of America grading report, free packaging and a 30-day return policy.
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Tips & Warnings
Be sure to research any website thoroughly to ensure that the retailer is a certified diamond dealer.
Your diamond earrings must be shipped with a Gemological Institute of America grading report. Make sure this will be included in your order before you make a purchase.
