{"title":"Champlevé Enamel","description":"\u003cp\u003eGround glass, painted by hand into engraved gold, fired at 800°C until it becomes part of the metal. That is champlevé — the enamelling technique behind Georgian and Victorian keepsake jewellery, and it is how every piece here is made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNot printed. Not a transfer. Not the cold epoxy that gets sold as \"enamel\". Real vitreous enamel is glass, and it behaves like glass: the colour is in the material, so it won't fade in sunlight or peel away at the edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnything can go on one.\u003c\/strong\u003e Most people start with their dog or their cat. We have also painted a soft-boiled egg in an egg cup, lily of the valley climbing a ring shank, a rabbit sheltering under a leaf in the rain, a carousel horse, a teddy bear with a pink bow, and a campfire under a row of moon phases. If you can photograph it or describe it, it can usually be painted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery commission is designed and sent to you for approval before anything is engraved or fired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/pages\/champleve-enamel\"\u003eSee how a piece is made, and browse past designs →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"custom-pet-portrait-signet-ring-hand-painted-enamel-with-moissanite-halo-in-9k-14k-or-18k-gold","title":"Custom Champlevé Enamel Signet Ring — Hand Painted Portrait or Any Design, 9K or 18K Gold","description":"\u003cp\u003eA solid gold signet with the design painted by hand in \u003cstrong\u003echamplevé enamel\u003c\/strong\u003e — the same technique used on Georgian and Victorian keepsake jewellery, done the same way it was then.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat champlevé actually is\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe design is first engraved into the gold, cutting recessed cells below the surface. Those cells are filled with finely ground glass, laid in wet with a brush, one colour at a time. The piece then goes into a kiln at around \u003cstrong\u003e800°C\u003c\/strong\u003e, where the glass melts and fuses to the gold itself. It comes out, is ground back flush with the metal, and goes in again — usually several times, because each colour and each layer needs its own firing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat you end up with is glass, not paint. It won't fade in sunlight or peel the way a printed transfer or a cold epoxy \"enamel\" does. It is still glass, so treat it as you would a gemstone: it can chip if you knock it hard against something.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e→ \u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/pages\/champleve-enamel\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWatch a piece being painted and fired\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and see more designs we've made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe design sits under a crescent of moissanites, with hand-engraved detailing across the shoulders of the band. The signet face measures approximately 12 × 12 mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePersonalise your piece — it doesn't have to be a pet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nMost people send a photograph of their dog or cat, and those are lovely. But the technique doesn't care what it's painting. Pieces we've made include a soft-boiled egg in an egg cup with a knife and fork engraved either side, a sprig of lily of the valley running up a ring shank, a rabbit sheltering under a leaf in the rain, a carousel horse under a smiling sun, a teddy bear with a pink bow, and a campfire burning beneath a row of moon phases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnything you can photograph or describe, we can usually paint: a pet, a person, a horse, a bird, a flower, your house, a tattoo, a childhood drawing, a monogram, a coat of arms, a favourite painting, the view from somewhere that matters. If you're not sure whether an idea will work, ask us before you order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow a commission works\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. \u003cstrong\u003eSend your references.\u003c\/strong\u003e Place your order and send us your photographs — as many as you like, from any angle. Tell us what matters: the tilt of the ears, the exact colour of the coat, the white patch on the chest, the eye you always notice.\u003cbr\u003e\n2. \u003cstrong\u003eWe design it.\u003c\/strong\u003e We paint up a design and send it to you before anything is engraved or fired.\u003cbr\u003e\n3. \u003cstrong\u003eYou change what you want changed.\u003c\/strong\u003e We revise it until it's right.\u003cbr\u003e\n4. \u003cstrong\u003eThen we make it.\u003c\/strong\u003e Engraving, enamelling, firing, polishing, setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNothing goes into the kiln until you've seen and approved the design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Made to order\u003cbr\u003e\n• Gold: 9K or 18K solid gold — yellow, rose or white\u003cbr\u003e\n• Enamel: true vitreous (glass) champlevé, kiln fired\u003cbr\u003e\n• Stones: moissanite\u003cbr\u003e\n• Signet face: approx. 12 × 12 mm\u003cbr\u003e\n• Ready to ship in 3–5 weeks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMore on the technique, the four stages of making, and the full gallery: \u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/pages\/champleve-enamel\"\u003eChamplevé Enamel Jewellery\u003c\/a\u003e. 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Whatever you want said on the other. A solid gold disc painted by hand in \u003cstrong\u003echamplevé enamel\u003c\/strong\u003e — the technique used on Georgian and Victorian keepsake jewellery, done the same way it was then.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat champlevé actually is\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe design is first engraved into the gold, cutting recessed cells below the surface. Those cells are filled with finely ground glass, laid in wet with a brush, one colour at a time. The piece then goes into a kiln at around \u003cstrong\u003e800°C\u003c\/strong\u003e, where the glass melts and fuses to the gold itself. It comes out, is ground back flush with the metal, and goes in again — usually several times, because each colour and each layer needs its own firing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat you end up with is glass, not paint. It won't fade in sunlight or peel the way a printed transfer or a cold epoxy \"enamel\" does. It is still glass, so treat it as you would a gemstone: it can chip if you knock it hard against something.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e→ \u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/pages\/champleve-enamel\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWatch a piece being painted and fired\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and see more designs we've made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHand-engraved shooting stars and starbursts run around the design, three of them set with moissanites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe reverse is yours\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe back is where the rest of the story goes: a name in script, a date, a star sign, a paw print, a few words, a set of initials, a small painted motif in coloured enamel. Tell us what belongs there and we'll lay it out for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePersonalise your piece — it doesn't have to be a pet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nMost people send a photograph of their dog or cat, and those are lovely. But the technique doesn't care what it's painting. Pieces we've made include a soft-boiled egg in an egg cup with a knife and fork engraved either side, a sprig of lily of the valley running up a ring shank, a rabbit sheltering under a leaf in the rain, a carousel horse under a smiling sun, a teddy bear with a pink bow, and a campfire burning beneath a row of moon phases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnything you can photograph or describe, we can usually paint: a pet, a person, a horse, a bird, a flower, your house, a tattoo, a childhood drawing, a monogram, a coat of arms, a favourite painting, the view from somewhere that matters. If you're not sure whether an idea will work, ask us before you order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow a commission works\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. \u003cstrong\u003eSend your references.\u003c\/strong\u003e Place your order and send us your photographs — as many as you like, from any angle. Tell us what matters: the tilt of the ears, the exact colour of the coat, the white patch on the chest, the eye you always notice.\u003cbr\u003e\n2. \u003cstrong\u003eWe design it.\u003c\/strong\u003e We paint up a design and send it to you before anything is engraved or fired.\u003cbr\u003e\n3. \u003cstrong\u003eYou change what you want changed.\u003c\/strong\u003e We revise it until it's right.\u003cbr\u003e\n4. \u003cstrong\u003eThen we make it.\u003c\/strong\u003e Engraving, enamelling, firing, polishing, setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNothing goes into the kiln until you've seen and approved the design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Made to order\u003cbr\u003e\n• Gold: 9K or 18K solid gold\u003cbr\u003e\n• Enamel: true vitreous (glass) champlevé, kiln fired\u003cbr\u003e\n• Stones: moissanite\u003cbr\u003e\n• Reverse: hand engraved and enamelled to your brief\u003cbr\u003e\n• Ready to ship in 3–5 weeks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMore on the technique, the four stages of making, and the full gallery: \u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/pages\/champleve-enamel\"\u003eChamplevé Enamel Jewellery\u003c\/a\u003e. 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