Troy Shoppe JewellersApril 22, 2026
With the myriad of celebrities and so many engagements, it can be hard to track them all. Some set trends. Some follow trends. And some cause jewellers serious heart palpitations. I picked my top five celebrity engagement rings based on what is best about them. This has nothing to do with the celebrity’s talents, looks, […]
read postMarch 20, 2026
Celebrity engagement rings get a lot of attention and set trends. Some trends might be fleeting, but some set trends that just are not realistic or practical for everyday wear. Taylor Swift Let me start with a very popular music artist, Taylor Swift. This woman is iconic and stylish to the max. Her ring, however, […]
read postSeptember 8, 2025
In a world where everywhere you turn “AI” is thrown at you like a baseball pitching ace. It comes in hard and fast but often comes with a curve. It has slowly taken over our creative processes and AI users say it does a better job, or it gives us ideas, or maybe it is […]
read postMay 1, 2024
If you went into a wedding dress maker and asked them to make a custom dress, would they design a dress before you gave a deposit? If you wanted a custom-made home that was not in the builder’s portfolio, would you see the design before putting in a deposit? If you went to a professional; […]
read postAugust 26, 2023
I do a lot of custom jewellery work. I love the engagement with the client and the creative experience. But have I had custom jobs that went bad or did not work? For sure! I can say that luckily it hasn’t happened too often. In fact, I keep track. In over four decades of doing custom […]
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