I recently inherited a diamond from my paternal grandmother via my mother. My parents have been divorced for quite some time and the stone had long since fallen out of her engagement ring. She thought I should have it.
I wanted to design a ring for the stone that was old-fashioned in memory of my grandma so I went to see Susan at Royal Hummingbird. I had it in my head I would design something simple to wear on my right hand.
The first thing I did was take a style quiz. It was fun and simple and told me I was "classic with a modern twist". From there it came up with hundreds of settings that fit that description and I scrolled through picking any that I found appealing. As I got rolling, it became clear I was designing an engagement ring, lol. Since I already have my own wedding ring, but it's white gold, I decided to make this into a gold one so I could switch as the mood strikes.
Once I had a good sampling of settings I liked, Susan began to take me through them individually so we could key in on what I like. We were able to modify the setting by adding/removing details. It was time-consuming, but it is clear that Susan is passionate about what she does and we had fun getting to the final design.
Once it was finalized, she had it cast in resin so that I could see it on my finger and make sure it fit okay.
I got the real deal today and it is everything I hoped for. It's the perfect memento of my grandma and nobody will ever have one like it. My ring may not be your style, but I assure you, they can accommodate whatever you're looking for here. read more