recycled ring....

these diamonds were all provided to us, a true update to a wedding ring......14k matte finished gold, polished top bezel.......

side view....

14k white gold- round brilliant cut diamond.........

brown diamond....

18k matte finished yellow gold, natural brown/cognac diamond.....congratulations guys!

Sookie works overtime... and it shows.

Like us, Sookie, our two year old English Bulldog, has been working overtime this holiday season. This photo was taken right before she had her afternoon grande vanilla latte. After the caffeine, she perked up just enough for her afternoon nap in the back room.

the tourmaline........

we had the pleasure of working with this beautiful peach tourmaline...........we did our best to let the stone do the talking, we created a matte finished mounting with some metal cutouts to allow light to do its work..............

more work.........also, open sundays until Dec 25th.

we are finishing new designs daily..........we really have enjoyed our recent "spat" of designs, thank you for keeping us so busy!!!!! if Sunday is your day to shop stop in and see us, we will be here from 10:30 until at least 5pm thru Dec 25th.

Back in the Swing of Things...

We admit it, we're not the best about daily blogging, but we think we've had a pretty decent excuse... moving stores and getting comfortable in our new digs. The good news we've been very busy with custom designs. Now that we've settled in and gotten to know our neighbors and some of our new client-friends we think we'll try bragging...I mean blogging... a bit more about some of our custom work. This client brought us her own Montana Sapphire.

we are all settled in.

we are officially settled at our new store in Boulder, downtown on the West end of Pearl St (corner of 10th and Pearl), our old location is closed and we are busy with custom work and holiday planning in the newly refurbished shop...........stop by when you are in the neighborhood to check out the store!

our store hours are mon to friday 10 to 6 and saturday 10 to 5

there are some incredible places to eat around the store so if you come up make sure to ask us for some suggestions............

we will be open on Sundays in December.

Before and After

Here's a few pictures of the original Master Goldsmiths as well as the re-branded j. ALBRECHT version. We wanted a clean, modern space to serve as a back drop to the cases, the fabulous windows looking out to the flatirons and Pearl Street, and of course the jewelry. We've gotten a lot of great feedback from clients and look for a few more changes before our big grand opening celebration...

shifting operations...

Hello!  

our operations have shifted full time to our new location in Boulder.....

you can find us 2 blocks west of the end of the walking portion of Pearl St. Mall, we are on the northwest corner of 10th and Pearl, directly across the street from Pasta Jay's and caddy corner from Centro......our hours are mon-fri 10-6 and sat 10-5........

we look forward to seeing you!

Final Days--new beginnings......

as most of you know by now, we are on our final 3 days of the moving sale at our Superior location, beginning Monday August 3rd our operations will shift to our new location in Boulder at 951 Pearl St. at the west end of the downtown mall---- on the corner of 10th and Pearl---right across the street from Pasta Jay's and caddy corner from Centro--- The design and repair shop is now fully functional and we have a lot of new designs for you to browse through..........

in the meantime the final prices on the jewelry in Superior are the real deal, stop in Saturday to see for yourself......

The moving sale continues...

Well, for a store that has never posted a single sale sign (we just always give you the good deals!!!), we've now got more than enough signs to make up for the past five years. At one time we counted 30 signs in and around our store. Oh, and that doesn't include our fabulous sign walkers, one of whom practices tai chi whilst holding our "up to 70% OFF!" sign and is also capable of withstanding an afternoon hail storm.

When we first saw the signs, we cringed. But as our customers streamed in laughing, we shook it off and started having some fun with the whole thing -- WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WE ARE MOVING!

Thanks so much to all of our amazing clients-friends who have stopped by to offer their best wishes and pick up a few treasures, it has been so much fun to see everyone! There are still plenty of people we haven't seen or heard from, so we apologize if all of the letters, emails, phone calls, and blogs get a little overwhelming. We just want to make sure you know where to find us later this summer ( 951 Pearl Street Boulder, CO ) so that we can continue to service the jewelry we have made for you in the past and help you with anything you need in the future.

The SALE continues... see you soon!

moving.......

We are excited about our move to Boulder later this summer! We did not set out to leave our current location in Superior/Louisville because we really like it here, but when the opportunity came to take over a great location on the Pearl Street Mall we could not turn it down.

We will take over the former Master Goldsmiths location on the corner of 10th and Pearl. We are honored to take over a store that has been in business for 39 years and in the same Boulder location for past 24 years. There is a possibility that our store name will change slightly, more than likely we will operate under Master Goldsmiths , j.Albrecht designs.

Nothing about the way we do business will change, you will see the same crew (and the same dogs if we can sneak them on Pearl Street) that you are accustomed to. All of the warranties and promises that we have made to you are still in place. We know that some of you will have to travel further now to see us, we promise to make it worth your while...we also know that some of you are now going to be our neighbors, we hope we fit in nicely. Our phone numbers and URL should all remain the same. We will of course be updating this as we get more information.

We believe that this move strengthens our family business for the long run. We plan on growing grey in this location so that we never have to pack up and move again. We really look forward to seeing you in the Superior/Lousiville store soon (there is a huge moving sale --didn't ya know?) and later this summer up in Boulder!

Humane Society of Boulder Valley

finished piece


we have been working on a medallion pendant for the upcoming "Streets of Pawris" charity event put on by the Humane Society of Boulder Valley. This is the 4th year we have participated and it is one of our favorite events to design something for, we thought the French/Paris theme was perfect for a silver and gold bulldog medallion---attached is one of our preliminary drawings.





http//www.boulderhumane.org/potl09/index.html



http://www.jalbrechtfinejewelry.com/dhumanesociety.html

outstanding in the field.....

Outstanding in the Field...
this august we (j & laina) had the opportunity to attend the culinary event known as outstanding in the field. Chef and artist, Jim Denevan and his band of foodie-aggies, brought their giant bus to Zephyros Farms in Paonia, CO, where we had a farm to table meal under the stars... well, it rained pretty hard, so we ended up in a greenhouse, but after just one glass of local wine follwed by a jar of fresh goats' milk provided by one of the local farmers sitting next to us, we forgot all about the rain.
being a small, family owned, local business ourselves, we have a deep appreciation for what these local farmers do for thier community and it was an honor to suport them and share in such a beautiful meal.
visit http://www.outstandinginthefield.com/ to learn more about this unqiue farm to table experience

kenny's sleeve

kenny gets a sleeve.

we're not sure how it all began, but suddenly kenny's once bare arm was covered in skull tattoos. we officially have jeweler with street cred.

in memory.....

In memory of John Breaux

We'll miss you, John.

introducing sukie............

introducing Sukie...
if you hear what sounds like a 250 pound man snoring in our back room, don't worry, that's just our (not so) little 1 year old English Bulldog.
she's here with us on MWFs and we're working hard to make sure she doesn't "flying burrito" you when you walk into the store.
so far, we've only lost a few customers.