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here is the ring i want to have replicated
and here is the jewelry id like to use to make it. its all 10k gold... and i know the princess cut diamond in the necklace and the round and baquette diamonds in the ring are real... im not sure about the heart necklace diamonds though..... 
so id want the princess cut diamond in the center... and the rest on the 'wings' of the ring....
what do you think bees???
I believe my ring was around 3k-4k plus the cost of the gold (we supplied the stones), this was for completely custom through an independent jeweler.
I would shop around jewelers in your area who are even willing to go custom, we noticed a lot do custom by picking pieces from a catalog.
@Knubbsy-Wubbsy: wow thats wayyy more than i wanted to spend for a right hand ring :(
It depends on what you want made. Generally it doesnt cost anything extra to design a ring. I had my wedding band made and the price was no different than the other rings in the stores.
@stephanie63087: I forgot to mention- The jeweler we went with hadn't done anything this intricate before so the cost for labor was much higher. Her cousin's e-ring was I think ~1k (her fiance didn't have a well paying job and hadn't been saving that much so I know it wasn't tooo much) and that was for I believe a solitaire.
@Knubbsy-Wubbsy: yea im worried that this is gonna be out of my price range because its so intricate and would involve setting lots of stones.
It wouldn't be cheap, especially with the intricate design you are hoping to copy.
I would almost recommend looking into having it dipped in rhodium to eliminate the "itchy" feeling rather than making the ring again from scratch.
It depends, but I think it is really reasonable, comparable to what it'd cost to buy a similar style. I had a ring of my grandmother's remade. Not as intricate as yours but it did have multiple stones, etc and was under $1000 (since I provided most of the stones). My husband's wedding band was under $2000, and that was totally custom with 8 very small diamonds. Never hurts to ask for a quote from a few jewelers.
@Treejewel19: thats a good idea! i may just have to do that :)
@maryjane: yea i just emailed a few people for a rough estimate :)
FYI- the cost of gold AND diamonds is up 20% higher than it was in the beginning of the year. I ended up cancelling my custom wedding band because of this :-( Good luck!
@stephanie63087: I'd check out Etsy. I had my wedding band custom made through Daniel M Jewelry for less than $500. He does CAD drawings and everything to make sure it's what you want before making the ring.
@Lynz407: i am providing the gold and diamonds so that shouldnt really make a difference...
@YSQueen: thanks ill check him out!
My engagement ring was custom made by a jeweler in Houston: Dickinson by Design, who also does a lot of work through the internet as well as in person. My design is not as intricate as yours but you may be able to find something reasonable since you are providing the metal and the diamonds. The cost of my band without the center diamond was ~$750 for 14k white told including 6 tiny diamonds in the scrollwork.
we told our custom designer what we wanted and what our budget was and he made it work. told us what we could and couldn't do within our budget. it was awesome!!
I'm not sure what the total cost would be. We took my wedding band in to be engraved to match the design on my e-ring and it was $285 for the engraving and sizing. I provided the ring (with the diamonds already set), that was just to have them engrave 3 sides of my band all the way around.
thanks for your input everyone!!! im going to check around for some prices :)
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i have a piece of costume jewelry that was my grandmothers and i absolutely love it and wear it all the time! only problem is it makes my finger itch bc it is fake :( id love to have a replica made using some old jewelry i have laying around.... how much do you think something like this would cost if i provided all the diamonds and gold needed??? i will post pics in a moment :)