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Made You Look has 20 resident in-house designers who are available to meet your custom jewellery requests. We create custom jewellery of all kinds. Money clips, baby bracelets, clip-on earrings, “pretty” medic alert bracelets – you name it! Do you have something in mind that you are having trouble finding? Need a special gift for someone who has everything? Look no further. We can help you.
Big birthdays, retirement celebrations, a graduation, the birth of a child, special anniversaries, corporate gifts, or important tributes are just some of the reasons people choose to commission custom work.
A new retail feature of our North Side store, designed to inspire you, is our gemstone showcase located in the center of the room. This showcase displays some of the most rare and unique gemstones available in Canada. Fall in love with a stone and have a custom piece of jewellery made with it.
Turn-Around
Our designers need between 2 and 6 weeks to complete a project. If we are sourcing something rare or doing extensive research, then more time may be requested.
Bridging the Gap
We understand that in some cases the custom design process can be a leap of faith. We have a hands-on approach to custom design and in every case make our best attempt to ensure that you feel comfortable at each stage. When making the decision to have something custom made, you need to ask yourself if you think you are a person who is well suited for this type of order. Have you ever had a couch re-upholstered based on a fabric swatch? Have you ever had custom clothing made for a formal event? How were those experiences for you? Remember that not everyone is a good candidate for custom design.
Designer meetings and Quotes
Meet with one of our designers in our private client meeting room. Appointments are available by request and can be made outside of our regular business hours. Your quote will include 1-2 client meetings, 3-5 drawings and 1 wax model. Once you receive your quote, the estimate will be valid for 2 weeks, due to the fluctuating price of gold.
Money Talks
Knowing your budget is an important part of the custom design process. There are numerous variables that go into creating an estimate for you. Knowing where your priorities are is very helpful. The majority of our clients tends to invest more money in the design of the piece and stone quality and would rather save money on the metal component….for example. Our goal is to bridge the gap between design expectations and budget limitations.
We guarantee to make your dollar go as far as it can go. By shopping at Made You Look you are going directly to the source and you are dealing with fewer middle men than in a normal retail setting. If you have found a piece of jewellery that you like that exists already, don’t email us asking if we can make that exact piece for less money. The answer is no. Our specialty is in making jewellery that doesn’t already exist.
I’m melting…
Do you have old metal that you would like use to make something new? Here is how we can help. Using your old metal to create something new is an extremely labour-intensive process and you will actually spend more money using your old metal than you would if we just started with new metal. The only time it makes sense is if there is sentimental value associated with the old metal and it is important enough to you to have the old metal in the new creation. If you are simply trying to turn your old metal into cash, then we can have the metal recycled for you. For a small service charge we can turn your metal into cash, and you can use the cash towards having a custom piece of jewellery made. We only provide this service for someone who will be commissioning a new piece of jewellery.
Late for an important date?
Additional charges may apply for rush orders. If a designer has to work outside of their “comfort zone” or if other clients' projects need to be pushed back to make room for a rush job a rush order charge may be added.