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The Design Challenge Every year MJSA (Manufacturing Jewelers & Suppliers of America) presents nine designers with a fictional story about a customer, Sarah, and a selection of amazing gemstones; from those elements, they agree to render a piece of jewelry. Every month from January through September, MJSA features the design of one of the participating designers. You can read the full design inspiration story here. My Inspiration When reading Sarah’s story, the part that stood out the most to me was the connection between Sarah and her parents. I wanted to honor her parents’ desire to celebrate their daughter’s achievements...

I designed this chevron contour wedding band to fit up against my client's engagement ring. I know the wedding band will look fab on its own, but these two are truly a match made in heaven! Looking for a custom fit wedding band? Send me a message, I'd be happy to create one for you!    

Want to make adjustments to any of the bridal options on my site? Custom jewelry is my specialty! We can make adjustments to any of the available options just be tweaking a few details to make them unique. Send me a message to get started!

Check out the brand new Three Rivers Collection for Navona Handmade! We found so much inspiration in Pittsburgh, from Fallingwater to Randyland to the Andy Warhol Museum. Our new collection is fun and quirky, and we're so excited about it!

Here are a few shots from last nights's pop-up shop during the Marie Forleo book tour for her brand new self-help book Everything is Figureoutable. Thank you to Bela Shehu from NINOBrand and Karin Copeland for bringing us all together! I had a table set up with all of my Christine Alaniz Designs jewelry, as well as a carefully curated selection of Navona Handmade goods available for sale.