CARING FOR YOUR PIECE

Jewelry is fragile and precious, so it’s important to properly store and care for your one-of-a-kind MCJ pieces or vintage and antique jewels. All jewelry tarnishes over time; storing your jewels in a secure place away from direct sunlight, heat, or cold will help to prevent this, as will removing items when in the water or applying lotions and creams. To clean your jewelry, an old toothbrush, warm water, and soap usually will suffice, and jewelry polishing cloths, which can be purchased online, can help restore pieces to a high shine. Diamonds, sapphires, and other hard gemstones can handle daily wear; softer stones like opals, turquoise, and emeralds require greater care to ensure they do not chip or crack. If you’d like us to repair or clean a piece you have acquired from us, please send a message to see if we can help.

CUSTOM WORK

Have you been hunting for that special piece, but just can’t seem to find it? Send a message to marycatherinejewerly@gmail.com to get your dream piece designed and handmade today. Take a peek at some of our past work, too. We will work with you — whether through a phone call, virtual meeting, or over email — to finalize your idea and source materials and gemstones. Pricing and processing time will vary depending on the order, and all custom projects are final sale.

SHIPPING

Shipping is free! Packages will be sent Priority via USPS from New Jersey, with tracking, and within two business days after an order is placed. International shipping is not available at the moment; sorry about that!

RETURNS

All items are final sale at this time.

LAYAWAY

Layaway is not offered at this time.

PRICING

Given the high prices of precious metals these days, pricing is subject to change at any time.

CORE VS. OOAK VS. VINTAGE VS. ANTIQUE

Our CORE collection includes not-so-basic basics that can be replicated and made in the metal of your choice. These pieces are still hand-finished or made entirely by me, so they are still subject to individual differences. If an item needs to be made, it will take four to six weeks to make and ship.

Our OOAK collection includes special, one-off pieces featuring unique designs and one-of-a-kind stones.

As for vintage (20+ years old) and antique (100+ years old) items sourced exclusively by us: they have been pre-loved, so imperfections due to wear are expected. Given their age, please note that they may need a little more care when being worn. If you have any questions about an item, please reach out; we’d be happy to help!

SIZING AND ADJUSTMENTS

We are happy to re-size rings, within reason, and depending on the design and stones used. A flat fee will apply, though not that not all rings are resizable, depending on the materials they have been made with. If you’d like a different chain for a necklace or some other kind of adjustment, we are also happy to chat about that. Send a message for more information and to get started.

Thanks so much for reading this far! Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.