Jewelry is special. There has never been any doubt about the importance of jewelry since humans invented it centuries ago. It plays several roles in peoples lives and represents a variety of things including social status, marital status, or protection. The art of producing jewelry has progressed so much that its almost effortless to gift someone you love something thoughtful and personal. The owner of Andrews Jewelers, Andy Moquin, has the ability to create the most memorable and sentimental pieces to gift your loved ones on a milestone occasion, holiday, or just because.

One of our favorite pieces of jewelry to personalize is a classic bar bracelet. Commonly we engrave the bar bracelets for mothers with their children’s names. It’s a simple but special gift for those who don’t love the colorful gemstone look of a traditional mother’s ring. One of our favorite options for the bar bracelet is engraving quadrants. Recently we engraved a bar bracelet with the quadrants and image of an individual’s favorite body of water and place to spend time. Other unique options for engraving quadrants are the house someone grew up in or the place you met the person you love. The quadrants of the school someone graduated from make a great graduation gift as well. The possibilities here are endless!

Often, when a loved one passes, we want something immediately to feel closer to and honor them. Some of our favorite gift options in this instance is engraving the fingerprint or handwriting of a loved one onto a piece of jewelry.  Last week we had a customer whose brother had just passed. He wanted to memorialize him by engraving his name and birthdate on a cross that he could wear close to his heart. He ended up having an additional small charm engraved with his brothers face to wear with the cross. One of our other favorite pieces we did for a customer whose wife passed was engraving a personal message she wrote to him on their wedding day onto a charm. Another adorably thoughtful gift we created recently was a heart shaped pendant for a woman from her husband who had just lost her mom. Her mom always signed her greeting cards or notes with a little heart. We replicated her mom’s heart signature and cast it in 14k white gold. She then added a tiny ruby which was her mother’s birthstone.  Simple yet meaningful ways to feel closer to a loved one.

In WNY we have a huge love for anything and everything Buffalo themed! Buffalo themed jewelry is a fabulous gift for those living here and of course those who have left the area.  We always have a handful of Buffalo items in stock! Post earrings engraved with a Buffalo image are one of our most frequently sold items. We’ve also made a few jewelry gifts that incorporated rubies, sapphires, and diamonds to represent everyone’s favorite football team! A simple yet classy way to gift someone sports memorabilia. Bar bracelet with a Buffalo icon and stadium quadrants? Sign us up!

If you decide to buy someone a piece of jewelry, you’re giving them something for life. Especially when its personalized. Each time they adorn themselves they’ll think of the gift giver and remember milestone moments for a lifetime.  Start shopping personalized jewelry now.