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5 Tips to Keep Your Jewelry Looking New
W.R.Metalarts specializes in creating stunning and meaningful jewelry designed to withstand the rigors of daily wear and last lifetimes. Even the most durable jewelry requires proper care to maintain its...
5 Tips to Keep Your Jewelry Looking New
W.R.Metalarts specializes in creating stunning and meaningful jewelry designed to withstand the rigors of daily wear and last lifetimes. Even the most durable jewelry requires proper care to maintain its...
4 Ways to Set a Stone
Whether it's a diamond solitaire ring or a colorful gemstone pendant, the way a stone is set can affect everything from a stone's sparkle to the durability of the design....
4 Ways to Set a Stone
Whether it's a diamond solitaire ring or a colorful gemstone pendant, the way a stone is set can affect everything from a stone's sparkle to the durability of the design....
Stone Spotlight: Tourmaline
Color: Tourmalines come in a huge variety of colors, including blue, green, red, pink, orange, and yellow. Some tourmaline gemstones are even multi-colored, like the “watermelon” tourmalines, which are cut to show off...
Stone Spotlight: Tourmaline
Color: Tourmalines come in a huge variety of colors, including blue, green, red, pink, orange, and yellow. Some tourmaline gemstones are even multi-colored, like the “watermelon” tourmalines, which are cut to show off...
What to know before buying a wood ring
Have you ever thought about getting a ring made out of wood or with wooden inlay? We have all the info for you to make the best decision about your...
What to know before buying a wood ring
Have you ever thought about getting a ring made out of wood or with wooden inlay? We have all the info for you to make the best decision about your...
Stone Spotlight: Montana Sapphires
 Color: Montana sapphires come in a wide range of colors, including blues, teals, yellows, whites, and pinks. In general, sapphires are found in nearly every color - except red...
Stone Spotlight: Montana Sapphires
 Color: Montana sapphires come in a wide range of colors, including blues, teals, yellows, whites, and pinks. In general, sapphires are found in nearly every color - except red...
Stone Spotlight: Peridot
Color: Peridot comes in many shades of green, including chartreuse, deep grass, bright apple, and lighter lime greens. Our Sources: We source our peridots from Mesa Verde, Arizona. Apache miners...
Stone Spotlight: Peridot
Color: Peridot comes in many shades of green, including chartreuse, deep grass, bright apple, and lighter lime greens. Our Sources: We source our peridots from Mesa Verde, Arizona. Apache miners...
Stone Spotlight: Ruby
 Color: All rubies are red, yet each stone varies in shade and saturation. Stones range from deep, purplish reds to vibrant, bright reds to more pink or orange-tinted reds....
Stone Spotlight: Ruby
 Color: All rubies are red, yet each stone varies in shade and saturation. Stones range from deep, purplish reds to vibrant, bright reds to more pink or orange-tinted reds....
How to Build your Multi-Ring Set
You may be dreaming of a multi-ring stack for yourself, for one partner or multiple - we're here for you! When it comes to pairing new bands with sparkling rings...
How to Build your Multi-Ring Set
You may be dreaming of a multi-ring stack for yourself, for one partner or multiple - we're here for you! When it comes to pairing new bands with sparkling rings...
The Dapper Gift Guide
Whether you’re looking for Father’s Day gifts for your dads, a birthday present for your stylish grandpa, an elopement memento for your dreamy partner, or a special treat for yourself,...
The Dapper Gift Guide
Whether you’re looking for Father’s Day gifts for your dads, a birthday present for your stylish grandpa, an elopement memento for your dreamy partner, or a special treat for yourself,...
Is recycled gold the best choice?
Recycled Gold vs. Newly Mined Gold You might have seen lots of jewelers (including us!) sharing that their work is made in 100% recycled metal. But what does this really...
Is recycled gold the best choice?
Recycled Gold vs. Newly Mined Gold You might have seen lots of jewelers (including us!) sharing that their work is made in 100% recycled metal. But what does this really...
Stone Spotlight: Aquamarine
Aquamarines Color: Colors range widely within the blue to blue-green spectrum, including pale blues, frosty blues, seafoam greens, and deeper greenish-blues Our Sources: We source Aquamarines from Maine, New Hampshire,...
Stone Spotlight: Aquamarine
Aquamarines Color: Colors range widely within the blue to blue-green spectrum, including pale blues, frosty blues, seafoam greens, and deeper greenish-blues Our Sources: We source Aquamarines from Maine, New Hampshire,...
How to Choose your Metal
There are many different metals to consider when designing or shopping for your special piece of jewelry. Whether color, durability, sourcing, or cost is most important to you, we’ve put...
How to Choose your Metal
There are many different metals to consider when designing or shopping for your special piece of jewelry. Whether color, durability, sourcing, or cost is most important to you, we’ve put...
Where does your gold come from?
The W.R. Metalarts Fairmined Initiative Ethical and transparent sourcing is at the core of everything we do at W.R. Metalarts! Over the past year, we have been deepening our relationships...
Where does your gold come from?
The W.R. Metalarts Fairmined Initiative Ethical and transparent sourcing is at the core of everything we do at W.R. Metalarts! Over the past year, we have been deepening our relationships...
Where do your diamonds come from?
Diamond sourcing at W.R. Metalarts There are lots of different options for diamond sourcing for your project and we have plenty of ethical and sustainable options for you so you...
Where do your diamonds come from?
Diamond sourcing at W.R. Metalarts There are lots of different options for diamond sourcing for your project and we have plenty of ethical and sustainable options for you so you...
Our Visit To The Tucson Gem Show 2022!
We were super lucky to experience the renowned Tucson Gem show for the first time in-person this year and we are so excited to share what we learned with you!...
Our Visit To The Tucson Gem Show 2022!
We were super lucky to experience the renowned Tucson Gem show for the first time in-person this year and we are so excited to share what we learned with you!...
The Complete Guide to Upcycling Jewelry
We are always getting asked: can you use my old jewelry to make something new? And our answer is YES! At W.R. Metalarts, we’re constantly striving to strengthen our sustainability...
The Complete Guide to Upcycling Jewelry
We are always getting asked: can you use my old jewelry to make something new? And our answer is YES! At W.R. Metalarts, we’re constantly striving to strengthen our sustainability...