Jewelry may begin with a feeling, a memory, or a message, but the materials used to create it matter too. At Deborah J Birdoes Designs, Jewelry With A Message™ is created in a variety of metals and stones so each design can offer a different combination of beauty, durability, value, and personal meaning.
The Metals Behind the Jewelry
Sterling Silver has been used in jewelry for centuries and remains one of the most popular precious metals in the world. Made primarily of pure silver strengthened with other metals, sterling silver offers the beautiful appearance of a precious metal while being durable enough for everyday jewelry. It can be polished to a brilliant shine, shaped into intricate details, and paired beautifully with diamonds, moissanite, CZs, pearls, and colored stones. For meaningful jewelry that may be worn often, sterling silver offers an appealing combination of beauty, versatility, and value.
Gold has an extraordinary history in jewelry making dating back thousands of years. Its lasting beauty, resistance to corrosion, and ability to be formed into detailed designs have helped make gold one of the world's most treasured jewelry metals. Our designs may be created in 10KT and 14KT gold, including white, yellow, and rose gold. Gold is especially desirable for bridal jewelry, diamond jewelry, heirloom pieces, and designs intended to mark life's most important moments.
Stainless Steel brings a different group of benefits. It is strong, durable, resistant to corrosion, and well suited to contemporary jewelry that may experience frequent wear. Stainless steel can also provide a clean, modern appearance and works especially well for certain keepsake, men's, and innovative jewelry designs.
The Stones That Bring Each Design to Life
Lab-grown diamonds have the same crystal structure and essential physical properties as mined diamonds. They offer exceptional brilliance and durability while providing a clearly identified laboratory origin. For customers who value beautiful diamond jewelry with greater transparency concerning where the stone originated, lab-grown diamonds provide an important modern choice.
Moissanite is admired for its remarkable brilliance, fire, and durability. Originally discovered in the late 1800s, the moissanite used in jewelry today is created in controlled laboratory environments. Its sparkle and strength have made it increasingly popular in bridal jewelry, engagement jewelry, and meaningful fine jewelry.
Created sapphires offer the beauty and durability associated with sapphire while being produced under controlled conditions. Because their origin is known, created gemstones can provide consistency in color and appearance without the uncertainty sometimes associated with mining sources.
Cubic Zirconia, or CZ, has been widely used in the jewelry industry for decades. It provides bright sparkle, excellent clarity, and affordability, allowing detailed jewelry designs to achieve a beautiful finished appearance at an accessible price.
Colored gemstones bring personality and symbolism to jewelry. Different colors can represent birth months, family members, anniversaries, memories, or simply a favorite color. Their variety gives a jewelry designer an almost unlimited palette for telling a story.
Quartz has a long history in decorative objects and jewelry and appears naturally in many colors and forms. Clear and colored quartz can add depth, personality, and visual interest while remaining versatile enough for contemporary and sentimental designs.
Pearls have been treasured in jewelry for thousands of years. Their soft luster gives them an elegance unlike faceted gemstones. Pearls can symbolize love, wisdom, purity, family, and life's important milestones, making them especially appropriate for jewelry created around emotion and meaning.
More Than the Material
There is no single "best" metal or gemstone. The right material depends upon how a piece will be worn, the look someone loves, the occasion being remembered, and the message the jewelry is meant to carry.
That is one of the beautiful things about Jewelry With A Message™. Sterling silver, gold, stainless steel, lab-grown diamonds, moissanite, created sapphires, CZs, colored gemstones, quartz, and pearls each bring something different to a design.
But the material is only the beginning.
What makes a piece unforgettable is the meaning someone carries with it!