https://www.guyblandojewelers.com/redesigns daily 0.75 2020-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e76aec8f65ca44a55d71f83/1585282624734-JKCLK9OIC0DF5ZRSH8PM/redesign.jpg Redesigns & Repairs - Redesign the jewelry you already own. Jewelry is a gift of love used to mark a special occasion in our life. It is passes on from one generation to the next. Jewelry left by your Aunt Nancy or Uncle Bernie may not be your idea of jewelry. Not every item of jewelry can be worn by the recipient. Jewelry is an art form that has its own individual personality. Redesigning of an old design that has been passed down is one of my passions. I enjoy the challenge of creating something unique for my client’s personality, using the material that was passed on to them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e76aec8f65ca44a55d71f83/1585794533952-VZXXP2PJ70BXTHQJ95L7/GUY+W+HEART.jpg Redesigns & Repairs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e76aec8f65ca44a55d71f83/1585794494803-3M1PQRF3MKF4OSXRSFFN/image-asset.jpeg Redesigns & Repairs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e76aec8f65ca44a55d71f83/1585280898275-X5D05CMWT83FT47VTJYE/redesign1.jpg Redesigns & Repairs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e76aec8f65ca44a55d71f83/1585280898271-384KPJ7XSL51M1YBSUE2/redesign3.jpg Redesigns & Repairs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e76aec8f65ca44a55d71f83/1585280898386-7FPNKW7KJ54XOU6JAQXQ/redesign4.jpg Redesigns & Repairs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e76aec8f65ca44a55d71f83/1585280897889-5PIUBOAITF4WTC2J1F2W/redesign5.jpg Redesigns & Repairs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e76aec8f65ca44a55d71f83/1585280897831-KQCPCH8DAEIWF14YBXVJ/redesign6.jpg Redesigns & Repairs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e76aec8f65ca44a55d71f83/1585280898221-9AVRERRNS2DJV85ZQS52/Resdesin+2.jpg Redesigns & Repairs https://www.guyblandojewelers.com/custom-jewerly daily 0.75 2022-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e76aec8f65ca44a55d71f83/1605383746992-0QGFX00JWCQ4UC9V4CUE/GUY+W+ENG.jpg Custom Jewerly - Custom Jewelry from Guy Blando Jewelers 75% of what is purchased from this store is my custom crafted work. 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With the additional bottom weight of the square shank, gravity keeps the shank in place on the bottom. Looking at the palm of your hand, you will note the MP joint line at the base of the finger runs on a off set angle. Building a ring to fit this angle, allows the square shank to fit into this joint. The top of the ring now set straight across the finger with the offset square shank resting in the pocket of the fingers MP joint. The bottom of the shank fit right in the grove of the MP joint making the ring very comfortable. Every time you open a door or grab a steering wheel the bottom of a ring gets wear. Most of the wear in a ring shows on the outside bottom of the shank. The extra metal thicknesses in the square shank give the ring a longer life. The offset shank run an the same angle as your MP joint, providing for a more comfortable wear. I use this copy righted design as a signature of my work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e76aec8f65ca44a55d71f83/1585331013269-FUAR90ADIG8NTDLQN5W0/custom4.jpg Custom Jewerly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e76aec8f65ca44a55d71f83/1585331013233-524Z35R8DEGTKYZ0WKWS/custom+2.jpg Custom Jewerly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e76aec8f65ca44a55d71f83/1585331013153-MYEZKL831TAJZAMHCXLW/custom1.jpg Custom Jewerly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e76aec8f65ca44a55d71f83/1585331013232-VVQP4LNAEEO7VI6P0NVS/custom3.jpg Custom Jewerly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e76aec8f65ca44a55d71f83/1585331081826-PZY6BXXFJVWW4BYMPG25/custom5.jpg Custom Jewerly https://www.guyblandojewelers.com/home daily 1.0 2023-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e76aec8f65ca44a55d71f83/1585611658422-DSQHELM1B7Q7RVZAJJBD/guy+and+karen+2.jpg Home - Guy Blando Jewelers Guy Blando Jewelers is an independently owned jewelry store in Indian Head Park, Illinois. We are a third generation, family owned jewelry store specializing in custom jewelry, redesigns and engagement rings. I'm proud to say that I'm a third generation jeweler who has over 40 years of experience in the jewelry industry. Learn more about my experience and what sets me apart from other jewelers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e76aec8f65ca44a55d71f83/1585604712917-OQRL2RV71GB2758XUGG3/kyle-cut-media-Dcw_Z5o7ovY-unsplash.jpg Home - A Full Service Jeweler We can help you create or find the perfect piece of jewelry. We offer a full line of services - custom jewelry designs, redesigns, appraisals and repairs. 75% of what leaves here is my custom crafted work. We are happy to help you with all your fine jewelry needs. Services offered at Guy Blando Jewelers Jewelry Sales Custom Jewelry Design Jewelry Repairs & Servicing Jewelry Appraisal Ring Resizing, Stone Setting Cleaning and Maintenance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e76aec8f65ca44a55d71f83/1584923044767-QUBOXZ0NFVQD073M0RBL/custom+designs.jpg Home - Custom Designs Guy Blando Jewelers is more than just a jewelry store it is a custom design studio. 75% of what is purchased from this store is my custom crafted work. If you can't find what you want, we will work with you to create it. https://www.guyblandojewelers.com/contact daily 0.75 2023-05-18 https://www.guyblandojewelers.com/jewelry-search daily 0.75 2020-04-03 https://www.guyblandojewelers.com/about daily 0.75 2020-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e76aec8f65ca44a55d71f83/1585799800514-KYV9DGMWI5IZNBFE4YYJ/IMG_8843.JPG About - About Guy Blando If you are here, you probably want to know a little bit about me, my background and what you will get from me that you can’t possibly get from a big box jewelry store. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e76aec8f65ca44a55d71f83/1584839660204-UPHMX4EVKFNNU3944YUW/bulding+exterior.PNG About - Working in the family business In 1981, G. Blando Jewelry moved out of the Mallard”s building and opened the business in Brookfield, Illinois. For the first time, G. Blando Jewelry had a location that allowed for expansion. Living and working in Brookfield allowed me to spend more time designing jewelry. Our new business also allowed our clients to have a suburban location that was convenient, safe and friendly to purchase their jewelry from. Within the first few years of working at G. Blando Jewelry, my personal business had expanded enough that I was able to hire a bench jeweler and a diamond setter. Over the years, my design work and the quality of the jewelry built by my staff and I gained more and more recognition. My passion for redesigning existing jewelry into a stunning original jewelry statements is one of the best examples of my work. To me, there is nothing more rewarding than disassembling the old and creating beautiful new pieces so that it matches the personality of the owner. Opening Guy Blando Jewelers In 1991, I opened up my own jewelry store in Indian Head Park, Illinois. Then in 2008, I moved the business to it's location. Our new store is very open, with glass in each office to allow a full view of the entire interior. We now enjoy a larger showroom, four private design rooms and a four-bench shop with a polishing area.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e76aec8f65ca44a55d71f83/1585798894886-RC582GVDYPXBKFWCW8YD/max-bender-s4I1xpX_ny8-unsplash.jpg About - Jewelry As A Family Business First of all, I am a third generation jeweler carrying on a family tradition. My Grandfather, Joseph Blando, came to America in 1912 from Sicily as a tailor, with a background in jewelry sales. His son, Guy Vito Blando, was a diamond setter by trade and followed his father into jewelry sales. As a young boy, I spent my summer days running errands for my father's jewelery store in the Mallard’s building, located in downtown Chicago. My Start As A Jeweler My real journey into the jewelry business began in 1976 with a four-year apprenticeship with master crafter Mike Guellerra. Mike Guellerra had over thirty years of jewelry manufacturing experience when I first went to work for him. Mike taught me more than just how to use the torch, he instilled in me a true love of crafting jewelry as an art form. In all my years in the jewelry business, the years I spent working side-by-side with Mike were the most informative. As I served my apprenticeship with Mike, I also worked at my father’s business. On evenings and weekends, I’d sell jewelry from home. 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The first diamond purchase for many is the engagement ring; Diamonds 101 is a one-on-one class I teach that uses nine loose diamonds to show color, clarity and make. This class takes about one hour, but will give you the experience needed to pick a diamond for purchase. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e76aec8f65ca44a55d71f83/1585797105662-9DGTDY5OFI6GDC2AMAO1/Depth+%26+Table+%25_2.jpg Education - Cut The proportions of the diamond are the most importation. Depth percentage is the first factor for a diamond to have maximum brilliants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e76aec8f65ca44a55d71f83/1585797215489-36A6C1LT7R4P6DZ2AQRJ/sina-katirachi-HgtVLFq9lQA-unsplash.jpg Education - Color Diamond color is the measure of a diamond's degree of yellow or brown. Colorless is the most desired of diamond colors, with other grades exhibiting increasing degrees of tint. So... the best color (and the most expensive) is actually no color at all. Expert Tip: Color is something you have to see to understand the subtleties. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e76aec8f65ca44a55d71f83/1585797927072-I1SGA9TGYJLRBPL8ZYOW/shapes.jpg Education - Diamond Shapes It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e76aec8f65ca44a55d71f83/1585797497637-V44EW263AUPHQT9K9B2Z/GUY+W+ENG+2.jpg Education - Clarity Diamond clarity is the measure of a diamond's flaws, technically called inclusions. Every diamond has some inclusions, even a diamond with a flawless clarity grade -- but the inclusions in a flawless diamond are so small that they are undetectable at 10-power magnification by a trained diamond grader. All diamonds will have inclusions at higher magnifications, because you want a diamond created by nature rather than in a lab. We usually recommend diamonds without inclusions or flaws that are visible to the naked eye. 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