One of the most common questions we get is
“Do I need to book in for an appointment to discuss a piece of jewellery getting made?”.

The simple answer is “Yes!”

It’s always best to book in a time so we can ensure we have a jewellery designers available to speak to you. Please scroll down to see what information we need from you to begin your jewellery design process.

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Since COVID-19, we have changed our design consultation process to offering just express 30min design consultations.

Therefore, to make the most of your time with our jewellery designers, we kindly ask each of our clients to send through an ‘email brief’ with the following so we can steer your job in right direction;

1. Photos/descriptions of your ‘wish list’ jewellery that you would like us to draw inspiration from?
   
2. If you are shopping on a budget? A simple jewellery remodelling job generally starts from $2,000+, but it depends on the complexity of your design, if you are supplying any materials along with your sizing requirements.
   
3. As well as photos of any existing pieces that you would like us to re-use in your design?

Once we have all this information from you, we can then book you in for an express design consultation. 

Appointments are currently available with our team on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays between 10-2:30pm. Please note that we do not trade on Sundays and Mondays. If you need to reach us on these days, please email through and we will be in touch when we reopen on the Tuesday.

Your first 2 design consultations are complimentary and is generally the ideal amount of time to discuss the scope of your bespoke piece. Each jewellery design consultation after your second consultation comes with a jewellery designers fee of $100/consultation.

Our website has 90% of our ready-made pieces and is a great starting point for design inspiration. We also share a lot of our bespoke pieces for clients as well as before/after on our Instagram and Facebook channels linked below;

During your consultation, depending on your requested design style, we may organise to have some diamonds or coloured gemstone options as well as drawings ready to show you. Please note that we charge a non-refundable diamond/gemstone sourcing fee of $50 to cover courier fees. If you choose to go ahead with a design, this cost will be deducted off the total price of your make.

After your first consultation please allow 7-10 working days for our expert jewellery designers to come back to you with a formal quotation and/or designs for your bespoke piece.

Unless otherwise stated, our standard turnaround time in 6-8 working weeks.

Artisans Bespoke Jewellers has a COVID19 plan in place. Masks are mandatory in store, we offer hand sanitising stations and encourage our customers to socially distance when they’re in store.

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Any questions or ready to book? Please contact us to discuss further.

The little shop that began in my garage has recently been approached to be featured on a leading international online marketplace for extraordinary design called 1stDibs

For those of you who haven’t heard of 1stDibs before, their mission is to enrich lives with extraordinary design.

We would love it if you could share us with your family and friends overseas who may appreciate our work and our story. The site is a safe way to shop internationally and is a truly beautiful location for lovers of design to peruse at their fingertips!

Your support truly means the world to us!

Lots of Love,

Tammy Keers

Hello Brisbane and Hello Spring!

I sincerely hope this finds you and your family well and that positive things are coming your way as we enter into a busy time of year.

After watching on in awe the inspirational feats of our Australian Olympic and Paralympic Team, Artisans Bespoke Jewellers have a little bit of our own news of the Green and Gold variety to share!

As a little girl growing up in Adelaide, South Australia, I dreamed of wearing the Green and Gold. Alas, my dreams of representing Australia on the world stage at tennis just wasn’t meant to be. I retired my tennis racquet from competition long ago and piercing saws, mallets, ring files, drills, burrs and the like became the tools I used to strive to be the best Jeweller I could ever dream to be!

Those piercing saws, mallets, ring files, drills and burrs have worked tirelessly in the hands of our skilled Jewellers. Precision, repetition, practice and skill have meticulously worked together (with some blood, sweat and tears thrown in for good measure), to achieve the quality of business Artisans Bespoke Jewellers is known for today.

Handmaking Jewellery with tools by hand – from scratch is an event! A lump of gold sits on a bench peg, loose diamonds and colourful gems sit and await instruction by our Master Jewellers. No corners are cut. Excellence is our expectation and the intricacies of our designs simply cannot be replicated by just anyone. Our attention to detail is painstakingly fine and as precious as the materials we work with.

Thank you to our clients for your support. Without you, these Gold Medal Performances could not happen. We remain ever so grateful to our loyal Paddington, Brisbane Community and those of you who have reached out to us from recommendations far and wide.

Truly, your support means the absolute world to us! Now, please excuse me whilst I pick up my old tennis racquet for a cute little game with my baby boy Charlie – and thank goodness I gave up on my tennis dream for my true dream day job of being part of a team that creates some of the most beautiful things on earth.

Yours Truly,

Tammy

I absolutely love having things to look forward to! When I heard the news that Brisbane would be hosting the 2032 Olympics, I was pretty darn excited to say the least! The buzz around Brisbane was electric in the days after the announcement – which sadly feels like a bit of a long time ago now. As a community, let us all remain focused on staying safe and follow the COVID health advice. If we all do the right thing we can once again resume looking forward to our Brisbane Olympics, to which a dear little friend squealed to me “Its only in 4020 days time Tammy!”

Having things to look forward to has been a bit of a belief system of mine for many years. This in its simplest form has been my morning coffee with friends. “Double Shot Latte Please”, but for me the magic happens before the coffee even hits my lips. For me, it is the experience of being at one of my favourite Paddington Cafes and the anticipation of who I might get to see at the beginning of my day – that is the true joy for me!

For those of you who will be visiting our boutique in Paddington, I encourage you to support small business and make a day of it! Embark on a leisurely stroll along our winding roads full of Queenslander charm and some of the best views of the Brisbane, enjoy a delicious breakfast (or brunch?) and immerse yourself in the handmade goods and produce by the locals.

For over 15 years now I have followed my morning coffee with looking forward to getting to work. I am extremely happy to be able to say that I love what I do and I look forward to being at work with my amazing team. Keeping age-old hand making traditions alive fills me with pride. We truly are an exceptional handmade jewellery business with coloured gemstones continuing to captivate our team of designers – with a plethora of choice available, the options are endless!

August happens to be the birthstone month of one of our favourite gemstones, Spinels!

Spinels are so underrated, but they utterly brighten rooms, brilliantly harmonise with other gemstones and when given the opportunity to they spectacularly form the basis for many of our Artisans Bespoke Designs! Where do I begin? I have so much to tell you about superstar Spinels! Known to be mistaken for Rubies and Sapphires for generations, Spinels are now appreciated for their stunning natural brilliance and array of colours. From very deep tones, through to the prettiest of pastels, colours can include red, blue, pink, lavender, purple and black. The Spinel is truly a coloured gemstone that simply must be viewed in person, the colours are distinct, often described as metallic, definite conversation starters with personality to boot! Red Spinel as previously mentioned can look very similar to Ruby, however and here is the interesting part. Spinel can often outshine Ruby, having a stronger lustre (light that reflects from the gems surface) and brilliance (the light that reflects from the gems interior). A touch of pink is usually present in Red Spinel, so if you are seeking a really dark red stone, it is best to stick with the classic Ruby.

The rarity of Spinel is a clear reason why they take pride of place in so many of our original Artisan Bespoke Designs. Spinels carry a variety of colours that vary so much between different light sources. This makes it difficult to buy Spinels in bulk that are of high quality – therefore making it almost impossible for Jewellery Chain stores to consider utilising them in their mass-produced designs. Spinel is celebrated throughout the highly sought-after Artisans Bespoke Jewellers range. We take pride in hand selecting gems to suit our clients’ jewellery design visions.

The possibilities with Spinel are endless and I would absolutely love for you to come in and see in person the reason why Spinel is one of my favourite gemstones. As previously mentioned, it is so very important to have things to look forward to. May you and your family stay well, and I look forward to welcoming you into our boutique very soon!