nancyhoytjewelry
Buyers are raving!
This shop got multiple 5-star reviews in the past 7 days.
Announcement
PLEASE READ all the descriptions before ordering and inspect all photos carefully. Many pieces are offered in 3 colors of gold, with one or two of them ready to ship, and the other is MADE to ORDER. Also, PLEASE inspect the measurements and all reference photos for SIZE! If you are still not sure, get out a favorite piece of your own jewelry and measure! Many (not all..) of my pieces are TINY! I try my best to accurately represent the size of each piece. I use several photos with size referencing things like a ruler and pennies etc.
Thanks for visiting my shop!
I love making fun and beautiful jewelry that is both wearable and durable. When you buy from me you are buying direct from the designer/artist/craftswoman/ and MAKER of the jewelry! I have been making silver and gold jewelry for over 40 years. I am a one person studio.
Follow me on Facebook and Instagram: @nancyhoytjewelry and also check out my website at http://www.nancyhoytjewelry.com. It has tons of pictures of one of a kind custom pieces including wedding rings (be sure to check out the ring section and the portfolio section!)
My jewelry is made from recycled metals; so the gold and silver is not newly mined from the ground. I can buy your old scrap jewelry and give you a credit for my store, or a credit towards a custom piece for you. I do redesigning and remounts from old jewelry pieces; and depending on the type of old gold, I can sometimes use your old metal to directly melt it down and make you a new piece! Please contact me for more information.
And, stay safe and healthy out there!
Nancy
Announcement
PLEASE READ all the descriptions before ordering and inspect all photos carefully. Many pieces are offered in 3 colors of gold, with one or two of them ready to ship, and the other is MADE to ORDER. Also, PLEASE inspect the measurements and all reference photos for SIZE! If you are still not sure, get out a favorite piece of your own jewelry and measure! Many (not all..) of my pieces are TINY! I try my best to accurately represent the size of each piece. I use several photos with size referencing things like a ruler and pennies etc.
Thanks for visiting my shop!
I love making fun and beautiful jewelry that is both wearable and durable. When you buy from me you are buying direct from the designer/artist/craftswoman/ and MAKER of the jewelry! I have been making silver and gold jewelry for over 40 years. I am a one person studio.
Follow me on Facebook and Instagram: @nancyhoytjewelry and also check out my website at http://www.nancyhoytjewelry.com. It has tons of pictures of one of a kind custom pieces including wedding rings (be sure to check out the ring section and the portfolio section!)
My jewelry is made from recycled metals; so the gold and silver is not newly mined from the ground. I can buy your old scrap jewelry and give you a credit for my store, or a credit towards a custom piece for you. I do redesigning and remounts from old jewelry pieces; and depending on the type of old gold, I can sometimes use your old metal to directly melt it down and make you a new piece! Please contact me for more information.
And, stay safe and healthy out there!
Nancy
Reviews
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belsyflower on Apr 18, 2021
5 out of 5 starsI can’t say enough wonderful things about Nancy Hoyt’s jewelry! Every piece is so well made and unique, will definitely buy more 🥰
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M on Apr 14, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThese are just the sweetest! Small enough to wear with multiple piercings too.
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beaumont88 on Apr 13, 2021
5 out of 5 starsI love her work so much that I now have these earrings in two sizes. Nancy's swirls are so precise and clean in execution while feeling organic in shape and design. I can't get enough of her work! ❤❤❤
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hermandara1 on Apr 12, 2021
5 out of 5 starsI really love these butterfly earrings in silver and the high quality workmanship. Shipment came fast and beautifully packaged including a cloth to keep up the care of my new earrings. A note included her techniques on making jewelry. I recommend working with Nancy and exploring her designs.
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Shani on Apr 11, 2021
5 out of 5 starsLove my earrings! These originally came with fish hook earrings backs and I asked if Nancy could make them with lever backs. The communication was excellent and these were sent out to me super quickly.
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supremeinblack on Apr 7, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThese are dainty and well made, so unique and I love them! Delivery was super quick!
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James W. on Apr 1, 2021
5 out of 5 starsNancy was awesome to deal with. I provided her not too much to work with and she recreated exactly what I wanted. it was a perfect gift for my wife. Nancy provided great communication throughout the custom design process - even providing me with WAX mockups - Simply perfect transaction - Thank you Nancy !!
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Eileen on Apr 1, 2021
5 out of 5 starsBought these for my daughter for Mother's Day and couldn't wait to give them to her! She shared Nancy's website with a friend, then started yearning for these owls...little did I know! Loves, loves, loves them - like all the jewelry I've purchased for myself and gifted over the 20 years or so that I've been a client of Nancy Hoyt! Lovely!!
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Eileen on Apr 1, 2021
5 out of 5 starsAlways LOVE my purchases from Nancy!! I've been a customer for about 20 years and am never disappointed with the creativity, quality and care she puts into her products. She's special! ;-)
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Anne on Mar 31, 2021
5 out of 5 starsOh, so sweet. The craftsmanship is nicely done in 14k, from the beautiful blue sapphire and detailing around the eye to the spiral wing that reminds me of the Newgrange ancient Celtic stones. The latter was the ultimate deciding factor in this purchase finding not only a symbol of journey and peace but also the symbol of my heritage. Perfectly executed.
About nancyhoytjewelry
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Nancy filing at her jewelers bench.
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Adjusting the big torch for casting with centrifuge.
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Soldering a ring with Oxy/Acetylene mini torch.
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using my flex shaft as a mini lathe to carve an earring shape
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"Roughing out" the infinity ring shape in wax.
Art Jewelry Maker
I discovered jewelry making in my high school art class! How lucky I was to uncover the thing I was to devote my life doing at such a young age. I earned a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts with an emphasis on jewelry and metal-smithing from the University of Oregon. I have continued my education over the years apprenticing and taking specialty workshops from masters.
After college I worked as a bench jeweler for several years honing my skills. When my husband and I started our family I wanted to be home with our kids, so I set up a home studio. I have been doing juried art shows, gallery sales and custom work; and now working hard at running my Etsy shop!
I have had several different studios over the years. I now work in a refurbished retro- vintage trailer as my studio in Dolores, Colorado. (My shop icon is a picture of it).
MY PROCESS:
My jewelry making involves many different processes including the ancient art of lost wax casting, and also hand fabrication techniques. I usually start with either a pencil sketch, an approximate idea in my head. I carve the lost wax pieces by hand from a block of wax using reshaped dental picks, scalpels, and flexible shaft burrs. The wax is then enveloped in plaster, melted out in a kiln, then using a torch and centrifuge; cast into silver or gold. I use recycled metals. Once I have my original in metal finished and polished, I can take a rubber mold of it; I layer uncured rubber over the original, "Vulcanize" it (which is pressure and heating) to cure the rubber. It is then cut into a 2 or 3 part mold with a scalpel. I use my wax pot and air compressor to inject wax into the rubber mold. The waxes usually need clean up (re-carve) and then I use the lost wax casting method again. This duplicating process allows me to charge lower prices especially for the more complicated designs that originally take many many hours to carve.
For fabricating pieces I use many different tools and methods to manipulate the metal (usually silver and gold) including: files, drills, saws, pliers, nippers, torches, a buffer, sand blaster, rolling mill, vises, stakes, hammers, draw-plates, gravers, punches, and dapping tools. I use silver, gold, precious and semi-precious gemstones to create my unique jewelry.
Besides here on Etsy, I sell my work at the following galleries and stores;
McCall Jewelry Company, McCall, Idaho;
Trios Studio, Lake Oswego, Oregon;
Whitebird Gallery, Cannon Beach, Oregon;
RiverSea Gallery, Astoria Oregon,
I am a member of SNAG; The Society of North American Goldsmiths; CMAG; the Creative Metal Arts Guild based in Portland Oregon, and COMAG; the Central Oregon Metal Arts Guild based in Bend Oregon.
For additional pictures of my jewelry, and more about my studio space (check out my camper/studio!!) , please also take a look at my website: http://nancyhoytjewelry.com/
Shop members
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Nancy Estes Hoyt
Creator, Owner, Designer
Production partners
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Chain supplier
Lafayette, LA
I buy gold findings and chain from this supplier
Shop policies
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Returns & exchanges
I gladly accept returns and exchanges
I don't accept cancellations
The following items can't be returned or exchanged
- Custom or personalized orders
- Items on sale
I accept returns I do not accept returns
I accept exchanges I do not accept exchanges
I accept cancellations I do not accept cancellations
Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:
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Frequently asked questions
Do you accept layaways?
Yes! Just send me a convo and we can set something up for you.
Can you make this item in a different metal?
Yes! Just send me a convo to ask for price. I work in Silver, 14k white, yellow and rose gold, and 18k yellow gold.