Cutting the basic shape with a toothpick.
Reviewing her design.
Making adjustments with care.
Checking the details.
Ibis' final owl wax.
Owl (right) cast in brass.
The finished pendant.
Ibis's Mom in her KJ pendant.
Ibis’ owl was made from our Large Brass Pendant kit and is hung on a 32 inch sparkle-finished chain.
Kid Jeweler Vivi + her Grandma.
Vivi used our Large Silver Pendant Kit. Her pendant was engraved with her name and the date on its reverse.
Joanna in her KJ Mini made by her son (age 4)
Joanna’s son formed this darling stegosaurus for his Mom and then art directed her to help with its frill.
Zach in a Kid Jeweler piece by his son.
This full size pendant was custom-ordered in brass. Email us for any customizations that interest you.
Kid Jeweler Nico and her Mom
Both Mom and Kid Jeweler Nico wear Mini Pendants that Nico made and designed.
Avis in Kid Jeweler by her grandson.
Avis’s heart is a Full Size Gold Pendant.
Jenny and Kid Jeweler Isabel
Jenny layers two Kid Jeweler Mini Pendants, one made by each of her two daughters.
Diane and the T. Rex made by her grandson.
This brass object was transformed into a pendant as a custom order. It was also engraved with her grandson’s name and the date.
Jana in a Kid Jeweler heart made by her elder child.
Jana’s full size pendant was rendered in brass as a custom order. Daughter Simone shown here is yet a bit too young to be one of us!
Francis with KJ pendant for Dad.
Joel and Kid Jeweler Xander
Kid Jeweler Xander made this thimble pendant in silver for his dad who is a master couture fashion designer. Brilliant!
Playing
After setting up her workspace, Isla quickly began to play with different tools to mark her wax.
Refinement
After some experimentation, Isla decided on her design and set out to make it.
Checking it out
Isla’s creation taking form.
Joy
One proud Kid Jeweler.
Her finished creation
Isla said her creation was a hot dog on a stick. We engraved her name and the date on the reverse as an additional customization.
Riley in a pendant by Kid Jeweler Isla.
Riley’s pendant is a full size gold pendant and was engraved with his daughters name and the date on the reverse.
David in a pendant by his son, Kid Jeweler Zach
Proud papa David’s Z is a custom creation in silver made by his son.
KJ Mom Marissa in her Mini Pendant
Mom Marissa could not be prouder of the detailed piece her daughter Zenda made.
Meet Kid Jeweler Zachary
Meet Kid Jeweler Zachary! He’s 13 years old in this photograph.
Designing
Zachary began by designing the piece he wanted to make on paper and then figuring out how to actualize his design with wax. We were impressed!
Folding and warming his wax
After his design was complete, Zachary kneaded his wax to warm it and then folded it into a long rectangle.
Log rolling
Zachary then used the log rolling technique on his rectangle until he formed an even, elongated, wax ‘snake'.
His construction
Zachary cut up and assembled pieces of his ‘snake’ to form this Z. His sister’s name also starts with a Z so the initial is very meaningful in his family.
Ready for casting
This is Zachary’s Z just before casting. We added the blue wax element at the top to function as the link that connects the Z to it’s bale. A bale is the piece that a pendant hangs from.
The finished piece
Zachary’s Z was high polished finished on a polished bead chain.
Meet Kid Jeweler Hugo
Before he began, Hugo wasn’t exactly sure of what he was going to make but he was eager to get a feel for the material.
At work
Within only a few minutes of playing with the wax, Hugo realized the design he wanted to make and set to actualizing it.
Checking every detail
Every mark on Hugo’s masterwork had a symbolic meaning. He checked every detail to make sure it was just right before packing it up to return to Kid Jeweler HQ.
KJ Mom Stella receives her Mini
Although Stella watched Hugo make his masterwork, she wasn’t sure what her finished piece would look like in gold in its reduced size. It was love at first sight.
Hugo's finished wax masterwork and the finished Mini
Every detail in Hugo’s carefully crafted masterwork was captured in the final piece just at a reduced size.
Joy of gifting
Hugo and his mom were delighted at the result. “I LOVE my necklace!” Stella wrote us.
Hugo's fantastic Mini
The simplicity, clarity and symmetry of Hugo’s piece makes it wonderfully potent at its Mini Pendant size: you can read its design from across the room. Bravo Hugo!
Kid Jeweler at work!
With her godparents as co-conspirators, Kid Jeweler Elyse (age 7) made her masterwork in secret while her Mom was out of the house. As soon as Mom was gone, they set up a workspace on their kitchen table and Elyse got to making.
Her beloved bunny
Elyse’s creation is modeled after her love-worn stuffed bunny, shown here.
Concentrating on the details
Elyse made her wax masterwork with only her fingers and a toothpick as tools… and a whole lot of love!
Building her masterwork
Elyse built her masterwork out of separate wax elements joined together. Here is her bunny in the process of getting its ears!
KJ Elyse and her Mom receiving their pieces
That Elyse’s Mom was wonderfully surprised to receive her daughter’s special gift is an understatement! Elyse received a surprise, too: a silver Mini of her own to proudly wear with her Mom.
Kid Jeweler Elyse's wax masterwork and finished gold Mini
Elyse’s creation is simply magical. How cool and special it is to receive and get to wear proudly a piece of jewelry made by your kid? Is the most wonderful surprise ever and an instant forever treasure.