The Dillon Rose Journal

  • Find Your Perfect Chain Size

    · By Dillon Rose

    Here is a visual guide and a few tips to help you choose the right chain for you.  First, let's look at length, with a few things to keep in mind.  The most common chain length for women is 18 inches  Those who want something to sit right below the collarbone may find 16 inch chains the perfect length  Men tend to choose chain lengths between 20 and 24 inches Differences in torso length and neck circumference will affect where the chain falls on you.   We are happy to make chain adjustments to our products so that you have the perfect length...

  • Montana Sapphires From the Source

    · By Rachel Dazey

    I recently took a trip to Western Montana, a land that feels like heaven in the summertime. Puffy clouds, snow capped mountains, sunny plains and quick flowing creeks. I met my uncle Keith there, jumped on the back of his motorcycle, and went along Rock Creek to an area well known for finding sapphires. Keith has been cutting stones for us since the inception of Dillon Rose - he is an internationally known opal cutter but also facets sapphires, garnets and emeralds for us. The opportunity to sift gravel and unearth these precious stones with him was a delight. For...

  • Custom Jewelry Design Highlight: Diamond Pendant

    · By Rachel Dazey

    I designed this radiant diamond pendant to celebrate a couple's 10th wedding anniversary. I work to include elements in custom jewelry that will be significant to the wearer, infusing pieces with meaning through the design. In this piece, each year of marriage is represented with a line in the frame of the pendant. Birthstones, two sapphires and an opal, pay tribute to three children.  Typically we send a 3D rendering digitally to clients so they can verify they like the structure of the design, but that can be difficult when those images are still 2D! We are always happy to...

  • Custom Jewelry Design Highlight: Heart Pendant

    · By Rachel Dazey

    It is such a honor to be trusted with the intimate stories of your life. Stories of love, overcoming, and hope inspire me to create pieces that will be passed down, like the stories of your lives, to future generations. 

    This heart concept pendant was cast in 18K yellow gold with a symbolic 14K rose gold accent piece where the scar will be on the heart. I designed a 6x4mm pear-shaped garnet where the abnormality in the heart was found and 3 sapphires on the left to symbolize 3 other family members.

  • "What to Expect at a Dinner with Dillon Rose" by Alicia Chesser

    · By Dillon Rose

    Our Hidden Gem and Gemstone Dinners are intentional experiences. Writer Alicia Chesser beautifully captured the rhythm in this article.
  • A Guide to Heirloom Jewelry Redesign

    · By Rachel Dazey

    I often think of myself as a weaver. Rather than yarn or spider silk, my medium is metal and gemstone. I see these pieces connecting people, connecting them to ideas, aspirations, loves and meaning.

    When clients bring inherited pieces in for a redesign, the meaning is often inherent in these treasures. Using metals and stones that once belonged to a loved one brings new life to these everlasting materials. It is a beautiful way to honor your  history and the story of how you came to be. It's significant to me that the metals and stones of our life live beyond us, they can be melted, reimagined, reformed, and set anew. I am free to create without boundaries knowing that in the forge of fire all can be turned into raw material once again.