Can't believe it has been this long since I have posted on my blog! Thankfully I have been very busy (yes, even in this 'down' economy). I have many custom projects in the works with some very wonderful clients and repairs are steady to brisk!
I've been spending my time updating designs on my website galleries, www.bstaley.com If you have a chance, please stop by and take a look.
Upcoming event: Advocates for Bartow's Children Spring Benefit 2009 is Saturday, March 28. Beth and I will be attending and I have designed a pendant and earring ensemble that I am donating for auction. What a GREAT cause!
Really looking forward to my first visit to the new Tellus Museum. I hear wonderful reviews from those who have been.
Here's a look at the pieces I'm making for the benefit. Have GREAT day!
Bob
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Monday, November 10, 2008
AND THE WINNER IS........!!!!!!!!!
Sixteen year old Brooke Fletcher, Miss Peachtree City, is the newMiss Georgia Teen USA for 2009
Congratulations to twenty year old Kimberly Gittings, Miss Greater Lilburn- Miss Georgia USA for 2009!It was my pleasure to present them with their 14k white gold and diamond "crown" rings. The rings are replicas of their crowns. All the best to these beautiful and gracious young ladies!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
FINALLY, MY WEBSITE IS UP!!!!
I'm very excited about my new website. My first :o)
I hope you will check out the galleries and visit often. I intend to update it with new designs as I create them.
Have a GREAT one!
Bob
www.bstaley.com
I hope you will check out the galleries and visit often. I intend to update it with new designs as I create them.
Have a GREAT one!
Bob
www.bstaley.com
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Casino Night Was A Blast!
Hats off to the Etowah Valley Humane Society for a FUN night!
The food was great, the casino was LOTS of fun, and the weather was what you would order if you could! I understand that the fundraising was a HUGE success, too!
Can't wait till next year....
Bob
The food was great, the casino was LOTS of fun, and the weather was what you would order if you could! I understand that the fundraising was a HUGE success, too!
Can't wait till next year....
Bob
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Etowah Valley Humane Society Casino Night !
This Saturday night is the"Casino Night" Benefit for the Etowah Valley Humane Society. This is the piece that Beth and I designed especially for the auction that night!
Heres's the EVHS website for more info. http://www.etowahvalleyhumane.org/
Hope to see you there!
Bob
Heres's the EVHS website for more info. http://www.etowahvalleyhumane.org/
Hope to see you there!
Bob
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
IT HAS BEEN BUSY AROUND HERE THIS SUMMER!
This has been one of the busiest summers that I've had in my 30 years as a jewelry artisan!
I SO appreciate each and everyone one of my customers and friends who have patronized me during this time (and ALWAYS!). LOTS of custom orders and repairs are coming into my shop and I'm working overtime! Oh, that's NOT a COMPLAINT....let's call it BRAGGING! LOL
I don't know what to attribute the volume of work to, though. Usually the summer months are very steady, but this year has been unusually, if not uncharacteristically busy. I know that precious metal buying (I buy scrap gold, silver, silver flatware, coins, and platinum) has been brisk-and not surprisingly so. Precious metals are at a historical all time high these past few months. NOW is the optimum time to get rid of that "junk" gold, silver, and platinum jewelry you don't wear anymore or that has been broken and is beyond reasonable repair costs. Turn it into CASH (we ALL could use a little more of that, couldn't we???) You can get top dollar for this type of material now. I also happen to be a rep/buyer for Gold Rush Refiners (based here in the ATL area). It's good to have a connection directly to the refiner----I can pay top dollar for scrap precious metals!
OH! I forgot to mention that I also accept scrap gold, silver, and platinum as payment toward repairs or custom work. Bring it by (or send it in the mail---INSURED!) and I will PERSONALLY test it, weigh it, and tell you how much I can pay you for it. Call with questions or for more detail !
If you need any repair work or custom jewelry made, please don't hesitate to call me or send an email ! 770-382-8268 or bobstaley@bellsouth.net
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR REFERRALS !!!!! I get new customers EVERY week because of YOUR kind referrals.
I SO appreciate each and everyone one of my customers and friends who have patronized me during this time (and ALWAYS!). LOTS of custom orders and repairs are coming into my shop and I'm working overtime! Oh, that's NOT a COMPLAINT....let's call it BRAGGING! LOL
I don't know what to attribute the volume of work to, though. Usually the summer months are very steady, but this year has been unusually, if not uncharacteristically busy. I know that precious metal buying (I buy scrap gold, silver, silver flatware, coins, and platinum) has been brisk-and not surprisingly so. Precious metals are at a historical all time high these past few months. NOW is the optimum time to get rid of that "junk" gold, silver, and platinum jewelry you don't wear anymore or that has been broken and is beyond reasonable repair costs. Turn it into CASH (we ALL could use a little more of that, couldn't we???) You can get top dollar for this type of material now. I also happen to be a rep/buyer for Gold Rush Refiners (based here in the ATL area). It's good to have a connection directly to the refiner----I can pay top dollar for scrap precious metals!
OH! I forgot to mention that I also accept scrap gold, silver, and platinum as payment toward repairs or custom work. Bring it by (or send it in the mail---INSURED!) and I will PERSONALLY test it, weigh it, and tell you how much I can pay you for it. Call with questions or for more detail !
If you need any repair work or custom jewelry made, please don't hesitate to call me or send an email ! 770-382-8268 or bobstaley@bellsouth.net
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR REFERRALS !!!!! I get new customers EVERY week because of YOUR kind referrals.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Who is Bob Staley, anyway? And what is a Jewelry Artisan?
My name is Bob Staley. I'm a jewelry artisan who is passionate about his work! I've been a jeweler, goldsmith, platinumsmith, and custom jewelry designer since 1979 (WHEW!). Good ol' Wikipedia says, "An artisan, also called a craftsman, is a skilled manual worker who crafts items that may be functional or strictly decorative, including ... jewelry. The use of hands and hand tools impart an individuality to each item."
Perhaps a better way of saying it, a jewelry artisan is all about sentiment. Every day and most of my waking hours I am either creating sentiment by crafting new pieces for my clients OR I'm perpetuating sentiment by restoring or repairing the pieces that already mean so much to my clients. I love my job!
My retail repair and custom shop is in Cartersville, GA (Metro Atlanta) where I have had the pleasure of working one-on-one with my wonderful clients and friends for the past 22 years. Over the past 30 years I have repaired/restored jewelry for literally thousands of clients (YES THOUSANDS of individuals, jewelry stores, antique jewelry dealers) across North America. I am a full service jeweler who utilizes the latest technologies available to my industry along with "old world" craftsmanship to create, restore, and repair jewelry. These technologies assist me in creating beautiful, precision, one-of-a-kind and mass produced pieces. My slogan is "There is only one you, why wear a copy?"
I am also a published author in some of the jewelry industry's trade magazines, a lecturer and master trainer in jewelry applications LASER welding, and sales rep for Rofin-Baasel LASERs. I have ten years and many thousands of hours experience in jewelry applications LASER welding and have lectured to and trained hundreds of jewelers nationwide in the techinques of LASER welding jewelry. LASERS ARE COOL!!!
LASERS can be used to make and repair jewelry in ways that traditional torch and solder methods cannot . I'll post some pictures soon of some before and after LASER welding projects. BTW- WHY am I using all caps when I type LASER? No, I'm not shouting, though if you have a LASER it's certainly something to shout about! LASER is actually an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
I enjoy using CAD/CAM technology in my shop as well. I use Gemvision's Digital Goldsmith 5 Pro two dimensional design software and Matrix 6 3D Design software to create my designs. My customer's love the Vray software I use to show them their masterpieces BEFORE I actually make them in metal and stones. It beats the heck out of a "stick figure" pencil drawing of a jewelry design on a scrap piece of paper any day! GEMVISION ROCKS!!!
I also have a Roland MDX-40 CNC Mill to "cut" my designs in wax models that I can then cast into the metal of my clients choosing.
Thanks for wading through my little introduction. Just wanted you to know who this Bob Staley, Jewelry Artisan was.
I hope you will visit often, browse my design galleries, and post any questions you might have concerning jewelry, jewelry design, or LASER welding jewelry. I will periodically post topics of interest and things that I have learned over the past 30 years!
All the BEST!
Bob
Perhaps a better way of saying it, a jewelry artisan is all about sentiment. Every day and most of my waking hours I am either creating sentiment by crafting new pieces for my clients OR I'm perpetuating sentiment by restoring or repairing the pieces that already mean so much to my clients. I love my job!
My retail repair and custom shop is in Cartersville, GA (Metro Atlanta) where I have had the pleasure of working one-on-one with my wonderful clients and friends for the past 22 years. Over the past 30 years I have repaired/restored jewelry for literally thousands of clients (YES THOUSANDS of individuals, jewelry stores, antique jewelry dealers) across North America. I am a full service jeweler who utilizes the latest technologies available to my industry along with "old world" craftsmanship to create, restore, and repair jewelry. These technologies assist me in creating beautiful, precision, one-of-a-kind and mass produced pieces. My slogan is "There is only one you, why wear a copy?"
I am also a published author in some of the jewelry industry's trade magazines, a lecturer and master trainer in jewelry applications LASER welding, and sales rep for Rofin-Baasel LASERs. I have ten years and many thousands of hours experience in jewelry applications LASER welding and have lectured to and trained hundreds of jewelers nationwide in the techinques of LASER welding jewelry. LASERS ARE COOL!!!
LASERS can be used to make and repair jewelry in ways that traditional torch and solder methods cannot . I'll post some pictures soon of some before and after LASER welding projects. BTW- WHY am I using all caps when I type LASER? No, I'm not shouting, though if you have a LASER it's certainly something to shout about! LASER is actually an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
I enjoy using CAD/CAM technology in my shop as well. I use Gemvision's Digital Goldsmith 5 Pro two dimensional design software and Matrix 6 3D Design software to create my designs. My customer's love the Vray software I use to show them their masterpieces BEFORE I actually make them in metal and stones. It beats the heck out of a "stick figure" pencil drawing of a jewelry design on a scrap piece of paper any day! GEMVISION ROCKS!!!
I also have a Roland MDX-40 CNC Mill to "cut" my designs in wax models that I can then cast into the metal of my clients choosing.
Thanks for wading through my little introduction. Just wanted you to know who this Bob Staley, Jewelry Artisan was.
I hope you will visit often, browse my design galleries, and post any questions you might have concerning jewelry, jewelry design, or LASER welding jewelry. I will periodically post topics of interest and things that I have learned over the past 30 years!
All the BEST!
Bob
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