Artfully Elegant — Handmade Jewelry & Handcrafted Gifts

Proposing to your significant other is one of the most exciting and memorable moments of your life. However, choosing the perfect engagement ring or wedding band can be a very overwhelming task. With so many options out there, it can seem impossible to decide on the perfect ring for your loved one. And while large chain stores offer an array of options, they often lack the attention to detail and customer care that you can only receive when proposing with a handmade ring from Artfully Elegant.

Uniqueness and Personalization:

One of the main benefits of proposing with a handmade ring from Artfully Elegant is the uniqueness and personalization that we offer. Each handmade ring is crafted individually by an artist, resulting in a one-of-a-kind piece that cannot be found in any chain store. Meaning that your loved one will have a ring that is completely unique and tailored to their personal style and preferences.

Craftsmanship and Quality:

The handmade rings from our collection are crafted by renowned artists who take great care in their work. They use high-quality materials and employ traditional techniques to create each ring, resulting in a piece of exceptional craftsmanship and quality. When you propose with a handmade ring, you are giving your loved one a piece of art that they can wear every day.

Environmental Sustainability:

Most of our artist’s handmade rings are crafted using eco-friendly materials and techniques, making them a more sustainable option than rings from large chain stores. Artists such as Jennifer Dawes, Todd Pownell, Andrea Bonelli, Chris Ploof and Todd Reed often use recycled or ethically sourced materials in their work, reducing the environmental impact of the production process.

We believe a handmade ring is a beautiful and meaningful way to start your engagement journey with your loved one. So when the times comes for you to purchase from Artfully Elegant versus a chain store, we will do all we can to make that engagement journey as smooth as possible

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After months of perfecting an impenetrable fortress to keep my family and I safe from the virus, I was hit with it in the middle of November. We operate with extreme caution in all situations, but after moving in the beginning of November it became clear that I must have contracted it by working too closely with the movers on moving day. The thing is that we have to be perfect in our protective efforts all of the time, while the virus only needs to take advantage of a letting down of our guard once. Somehow in some way, masks and sanitizing gel were no match to save me from what was to come. It was definitely one of the worst things I have had to experience, but I was fortunate to have come out of it relatively unscathed. It is a beast, but I am very thankful that I managed my way through it.

Normally, this time of the year is full of numerous marketing efforts and even more numerous sales. But with me being knocked down for the count, Artfully Elegant definitely took a hit right alongside with me. So I am offering a few discounts to those who still need to get that holiday shopping done. Here are just a few of the best deals we have going on right now:

20% off all Todd Pownell orders with the code THANKFUL

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20% off all in stock Todd Reed rings with the code FULLOFLIFE

20% off all in stock necklaces with the code DOINGWELL

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Often we are defined not just by where we have been but also by where we are going. But with the way things are as of late…where exactly are we going? Usually we work very hard to build a solid foundation and hope to find a best friend in a lover along the way. We share our time with them. We share our hearts with them. And we share our souls with them. All in the hopes to one day be able to make a promise to spend the rest of our lives with them. Over the years I have been honored to have played a small role in helping many couples fulfill the promise of lifelong love with one another. However when I see what is happening in the world today I get a sense that these promises are being forced to wait it out before they can be made.

There isn’t much I can do to help any of us get past the uncertainty that we are all dealing with nowadays. But since our need to express our promise of love to one another will always remain the same, I do believe that I can try to make things a little easier. So in an effort to help make that promise more doable, I have temporarily reduced our bridal collection of in-stock Todd Reed rings. I’ve also offered various payment over time options so you won’t feel stressed with the immediate cost of a high valued purchase. At a time in our lives when promising our heart to one another is most needed, the last hurdle you should have to deal with is affordability.

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One of the best things about doing what I do is that I often get to play a role in one of the most important parts of almost any love story. Allow me to explain. In any love story you have a simple premise; someone…finds someone else…and eventually they fall deeply in love. They promise to spend a long life hand in hand and usually end up creating and forever adding to what becomes a wonderful family. A family whose members will often end up starting the very same cycle of life all over again in the decades that follow. All in all, that is how most love is found, grown, and shared.

When I reflect back upon my years in this business I find myself in awe at the amount of people whose lives have been affected by something small that we did. You see, no matter who plays the leads in the love story, there almost always comes a point in time when someone feels the need to show someone else just how much they love them. And this is where we come in. We have sold hundreds upon hundreds of engagement rings and wedding bands to lovers over the years. And these people wear our rings daily. They use these rings as a constant reminder of the love they have and of the love they will continue to build. They use these rings to share their love of each other with the rest of the world. Families are formed. Families are grown. And when it’s time to do so, the next generation creates families of their own.

In some small way…we get to say that we played a role in this huge part of life and love. A part for which I am eternally grateful. Here’s a few pictures of just some of the rings that managed to star in these small roles over the past year.

Most of these pictures are of works created by Todd Pownell, Todd reed, and Chris Ploof. If you’d like to see more of what we have in our current collection, then visit our Engagement Ring and Wedding Band pages. In the meantime…keep finding, building, and sharing your love.

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Just look at these Black Diamonds fit for a Queen. They’re 3.73 carats each! They’re enormous. And to top it off, they’re as black as the night over the Indian Ocean. Honestly, these rings are simply fantastic. Todd Reed has truly raised the bar when it comes to designing jewelry with natural colored diamonds. A pioneer in the handmade jewelry marketplace, his engagement rings and wedding bands are always on point and exuding luxuriousness. Having had the opportunity to design this pair of incredible rings, I can tell you that nothing prepares you for actually seeing them on your finger for the first time. Imagine being the person who gets to wear one of these gorgeous rings as a symbol of their love for their partner. What an amazing story they tell! These two rings are truly captivating, and we’re humbled to have them in our collection.

Black Diamonds fit for a Queen

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We all have a story to tell, don’t we? Of course since none of us actually have the time to tell everyone our story one by one, we opt instead to express ourselves in the simplest way possible…our style. To me, there is nothing more expressive than the style of jewelry we wear and how we wear it. Jewelry is personal. Very personal. The color, the texture, the material, the craftsmanship…each and every facet of a piece of jewelry helps us to add to that story about ourselves. Who are we? What inspires us? What do we carry with us with through our every day?

At our one year anniversary, I wanted to give my wife a handmade gift that expressed a continued promise of the day we were first married. I wanted something that exuded exquisiteness. Something that was both delicate and bold. A piece of jewelry that would last lifetimes. When I finally gave her that gift…she felt nothing could’ve expressed that continued promise better than the Todd Reed ring I gave her that day.

It’s richness, it’s boldness, it’s colors, it’s brand…they all tell a story while sitting on my wife’s hand. That ring speaks volumes about her strength, her colorful nature and her unique style. It tells everyone who sees it that she’s one of a kind and unapologetically a purveyor of finer things. So what’s your story? And how do you plan on telling it?

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Artfully Elegant partnered with The Owl Cove salon in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania for a photo collection focused on powerful women.

Some of The Owl Cove’s favorite clients, friends, and employees modeled some of Artfully Elegant’s most popular handmade jewelry inside of the salon’s Broad Street location.

Introducing Artfully Elegant’s “The Owl Cove Collection.”

To find out more information about each model’s jewelry, visit www.ArtfullyElegant.com

Click on each photograph for a more in-depth and high-definition view.

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Todd Reed knows a thing or two about the art of love. His engagement rings have been on the ring fingers of spouses-to-be for decades. That long-lasting success is a testament to Reed’s commitment to authentic design.

Reed proudly stands behind his product and his values and continues to offer a lifetime guarantee on the craftsmanship of every piece.

The winner of numerous awards and distinctions over the years, Reed is celebrated as an icon in the raw diamond jewelry designer community.

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“I started to get interested in jewelry when I was 10, primarily watching and being interested in the craft of putting things together,” Reed said. “By the age of 19 I had a studio and was teaching myself jewelry making and starting to realize what it took to turn idea into a well constructed finished piece.”

Reed has an affinity for raw diamonds, which make every single one of his pieces absolutely unique.

“My work uses raw diamond cubes and other natural diamond shapes. It started as a way to question society about the idea of perceived value,” Reed said. “In particular how value and perceived value relate to ideas of beauty or perfection that have become norms of society. Raw diamonds offer a unique character every time; the unique surfaces and textures are individual and deeply inspiring.”

Take a look at Artfully Elegant’s Todd Reed Collection to find the unique piece that fits you and yours.

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