Jewellery is often used as an expression of personal style. Customising these accessories offer even greater opportunities to express individuality. Whether you are shopping for a gift or want to own personalised jewellery yourself, here are some tips and guidelines you can follow to get the best value for your money:
Personalised jewellery comes in a wide variety of designs styles, and materials. Bracelets, for instance, can be made out of wood, shell, acrylic, precious metals, and even stainless steel. These materials can also be personalised, one way or another, using different types of techniques and methods. Engraving is a popular way to stamp a piece of pre-made jewellery with your name or with a special date to commemorate a significant event. Bracelets are great canvases for monograms and names, as well as other types of engraved designs. Computerised rotary machines are commonly used to make deep, defined cuts on different types of materials. This form of engraving can be used with acrylic and precious metals. Rotary machines leave a beautiful engraved look that you can feel with your fingertips. On the other hand, computerised laser engraving, is a non-contact writing or marking method that leaves a clean and crisp permanent mark on materials. This is often used in metal as well as more delicate materials like glass.
Apart from technique, you may also choose engraving styles, according to several formats. Monograms are elegant motifs, commonly created by merging or overlapping three initials to form a unique symbol. A monogram comprises of the initial letter of a person's first, middle, and last name. On the other hand, initials, are much like monograms except that they are engraved in a more straightforward manner, with each initial placed next to each other or separated with a dot/period. Inscriptions are small messages or words of text, directly engraved onto a jewellery piece. The length or the number of words of the inscription often depends on the size of the jewellery at hand. They are typically one to three-liner messages, perfect for personalising gifts.
There are countless fonts that you can use to make your inscriptions, monograms, names, or initials more unique in a bracelet or any other type of jewellery. Some of the most commonly used font styles include the Roman font, Block font, Script font, Old English font, and interlocking font. Interlocking (cursive) fonts are popular because they add a stylized effect on the message engraved, especially when choosing an inscription.
About The Author:
Christopher Giffin is the Managing Director of CG Gifts Limited that operates The Engraved Gifts Company, with a wealth of sales and marketing experience working with global brands like Samsung. Personalised gifts are now the area of focus. They provide a wide variety of options to choose a special gift for your special person. Visit theengravedgiftscompany.co.uk and find engraved and personalised gifts for all occasions.
