Please note:
Fully custom made designs have a starting price of $1,000.
For custom projects under that price range modifications can be made to existing production designs. I love creating custom jewelry. Being able to take your ideas and visions and bring them to life in my own ways is one of the most satisfying tasks to accomplish as an artist!
Raftark Jewelry consists of a dedicated one man army, me. I do everything from initial intake emails, sketching designs, all jewelry related tasks, marketing, and even packaging and shipping. In order to make sure my time is prioritized properly to serve you best, I have implemented an initial design and consultation fee. This fee is rolled into the final cost of your project, but is due upfront to cover my design time and costs while I put together stone options and sketches for your approval.
Here is what the custom process looks like with Raftark Jewelry!
$50 design and consultation fee is paid. I will contact you via email, social media, or phone (whatever you prefer) to begin putting together ideas for your piece. I will need to know, what metal(s), what stone(s), any inspiration photos, and if there is a specific due date. Please note, short term due dates may incur a rush fee or may not be accommodated depending on my work load at the time. If I cannot accommodate your timeline your design fee will be refunded.
I will provide several rough sketches to determine the direction of the piece. Once we settle on a direction I will draft a finished sketch for your approval. Once the design is finalized I will provide an estimate for the total cost of the project (including the $50 credit paid as the consultation fee). At this time I will write an invoice and 50% of the invoice total will be due as the deposit before any metal work can begin. Please note: this deposit is nonrefundable. This is used to cover materials and time. You can back out of the project at any time before this. The consultation fee cannot be refunded. All quotes for the cost of materials and metals are good for 14 days. If more than 14 days passes between delivery of the invoice and payment the total may need to be adjusted depending on the availability of required materials. If there is no payment on the invoice for 30 days the design is released from contract and made available to me to create on my own time.
With the deposit paid work will begin on your piece! I complete projects in order of deposits received, so there may be a short delay depending on the volume of projects on my plate. This information will be communicated to you before the deposit is paid. If you would like to save the sharing of all progress photos/videos on social media until a certain date please let me know (ex. Engagement rings, birthday gifts, etc).
Upon my completion of the project the final balance of the invoice is due. I am open to splitting this balance into several payments as long as it is communicated to me before hand. The piece will not ship until the invoice is fully paid and payment has cleared. Once funds have cleared the piece will be shipped home fully insured and with signature restricted delivery.
I look forward to having the opportunity to craft you a one of a kind piece of jewelry!