So you have decided to have a custom pendant or brooch made with a photograph of your pet. Which style is right for you?
If you chose a pendant the first thing to consider is the color of your animal. Either color will go with any picture you send but a gray animal looks better in a silver frame, just as a golden colored animal looks better in a gold colored setting. Just a suggestion. The decision is up to you.
The same principles hold true for the custom pet brooches. Some Styles are delicate or pastel and look best with a petite or delicate boned animal. Several styles have a center pearl teardrop that can match with something in your pets picture. Green eyes, pink nose, blue collar, white or taupe fur, etc. . . . Or you can specify your preference that the teardrop be pastel pink, blue, green, white, champaign, yellow or peach.
Others brooches have dark Earthtone colors (two styles have a dog bone gem stone) and look better for big boned, powerful or dark colored animals. You are actually the designer of the piece, we're here to put it together for you. The suggestions in this section are guidelines, not rules.
The artist will be featuring a close up of the face and removing most of the background for several reasons, one being that the animal shows up better. Look at the photo gallery examples .
The Diachroic Cameostone settings are domed and the surfaces have a faux Mother-of-Pearl look for gold metals and a faux Ivory look for silver metals. The pictures are reproduced on a transparent film and treated with a multi-step glazing process. White areas are transparent and have the stone's surface color showing through. The colored areas have a dichro effect, where colors turn metallic when the light direction changes.
The final effect IS NOT like a paper decoupage picture with layers of lacquer.
The final effect IS A STONE WITH A GLOWING DICHRO-LIKE IMAGE.
Finished brooch/pins are surrounded
by crystals, beads & gem stones and necklace pendants are available in a variety of styles with both silver and gold plated frames and chains.
Each is handcrafted, one at a time, and as with any natural gemstone or handmade item, slight variations make each one a tiny bit different than
the next. You could say the one you receive will be unique. |