Q&A: Can you make this in gold?

For my first question and answer blog post I want to answer the question I get most often:

"Can you make this in gold?"

It doesn't seem to matter if gold is the hottest trend or not on anyone's radar, I get asked this all the time and I LOVE IT.  When you ask me if I can make a piece you see on my website in gold, I'm going to have a few questions for you:

• How much were you hoping to spend?

• Do you want this piece larger, smaller, thicker, thinner than the one you saw on my website?

• I only work with 18k yellow gold, is that ok?

• Do you have a time frame for this job?

Then I get to work.  I measure and weigh the original, I make a list of the materials I'll need and the number of hours the job will take and then I feed it all into a spreadsheet to get a price for you.  And the price...it's usually SHOCKING so be prepared.  At the time of this writing, silver is $21 per ounce and gold is over $1800.  It's obviously a big difference.18K yellow gold is 75% pure gold while 14k gold is about 50% gold.  That's a dramatic price difference but it's SO worth it.  

18K gold is a deep yellow that stands out in a striking way.  It looks incredible with sterling silver, particularly when the silver is oxidized.  It's a wonderful investment that never really goes out of style.  If you were kind enough to give me a budget when I asked before I gave you the quote and the piece is far out of your price range, there are modifications I can make to keep the project in line with your budget:

So, if you have read this far, thank you!  Gold is a great investment and, if chosen well, will never go out of style and will look great on you for the rest of your life!