Custom Jewelry Design — Mandeville, Louisiana
Your vision. Anne’s gemology. Michael’s hands. One finished piece made for you alone.
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GIA Certified Gemologist | Master Goldsmith On-Site | Custom Design Since 1983 | Mandeville, Louisiana
Mandeville’s Custom Jewelry Designer
DESIGNED BY A GEMOLOGIST. CRAFTED BY A MASTER GOLDSMITH.
Most jewelry stores sell you something that already exists. We build something that has never existed before — designed around your vision, your story and the person wearing it.
Anne Dale brings over 40 years of gemological expertise to every custom design conversation — GIA Graduate Gemologist, Fellow of the Gemological Association of Great Britain, Professional Gemologist of the Columbia School of Gemology. She knows stones at a level most jewelers never reach and she uses that knowledge to source exactly the right material for exactly the right piece.
Michael Dale spent over 40 years at the bench as a goldsmith and diamond setter. He knows what is possible in metal, what the tolerances are, what techniques produce the best result for each design. When you describe what you want Michael already knows how to build it.
That combination — gemologist and goldsmith, working together, focused entirely on your piece — is what makes a custom design from Anne Dale genuinely different from anything you will find anywhere else in South Louisiana.
What We Can Create For You
EVERY PIECE IS ONE OF A KIND
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Custom Engagement Rings
Start with a conversation. Tell us what speaks to her — her style, her personality, what she would never take off. We design from there. Every engagement ring we make is built for one specific person and never repeated.
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Heirloom Redesign
Grandmother’s diamond deserves a new life. We take inherited stones and metals and redesign them into pieces that honor the past while belonging to the present. The history stays. The style becomes yours.
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Anniversary & Special Occasion
Some milestones deserve something that cannot be found in a case. We design anniversary bands, milestone pendants, family pieces and commemorative jewelry that carries meaning no catalog item ever could.
The Custom Design Process
FOUR STEPS FROM VISION TO FINISHED PIECE
1
The Conversation
Bring photos, sketches or just words. Anne and Michael ask the right questions to fully understand your vision before anything else happens.
2
Stone Selection
Anne sources the right stone for your design and budget — GIA certified, competitively priced, selected by one of the most credentialed gemologists in Louisiana.
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Design & Craft
Michael oversees every step of the fabrication — the metalwork, the setting, the finishing. Nothing leaves this shop without meeting his standard.
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The Moment
You pick up a finished piece built specifically for you. There is no other one like it anywhere in the world. That is what custom means.
Michael Dale — Master Goldsmith
40 YEARS AT THE BENCH
Michael Dale built his career doing contract bench work for other jewelers who needed someone who genuinely knew what they were doing. Diamond setter. Fabricator. Craftsman. He has spent his life solving problems in metal that most jewelers would send out or turn away.
Today he brings that lifetime of knowledge to every custom design — understanding the work at every level, directing the skilled craftsmen who execute each piece and ensuring the result is exactly what was promised.
Many of the Dale’s designs draw on a rich creative heritage — French, Sicilian and New York influences woven together over four decades of work. The result is jewelry that feels timeless because it is rooted in something real.
“Anne Dale a Mandeville jewelry designer with her husband Michael at her side has charmed the jewelry industry with a southern style for 40 years.”
TECHNICALLY TRAINED · PASSIONATELY DRIVEN · ROOTED IN LOUISIANA
Start Your Custom Design
SERVING MANDEVILLE, COVINGTON, MADISONVILLE AND THE NORTHSHORE
Every custom design starts with a conversation. Come in during store hours or call ahead to set a time. Bring whatever inspiration you have — a photo, a sketch, a stone, a story. We will take it from there.