Elie Design Inc.

Ageless Custom Jewelry Design

Margarette Elie designs, crafts and restores the jewelry and heirlooms that define peoples’ lives.

Whether repairing a treasured family heirloom, or designing unique new jewelry, the same care and attention is applied – the jeweler’s craft, honed here since our opening in 1991, is put to work on pieces which stand for the most important moments in their owners’ lives. Engagement rings and eternity rings, confirmation pendants and memorial lockets; custom jewelry to celebrate relationships between parents and children, friends and lovers, husbands and wives and siblings; symbols of a family’s heritage or an individual’s achievements: we ensure that all of these benefit from the deepest commitment in design quality and craft.

Workshop and Store

Just an hour from the center of Seattle, in the majestic beauty of the Nisqually Valley, our workshop combines ancient craft and modern technology to transform the most beautiful materials on Earth into unique, sophisticated jewelry.

Every custom jewelry design is first rendered according to client’s specifications using the latest computer aided design and visualization techniques, allowing clients to see exactly how each item will look on completion.

From there, work moves to a traditional jeweler’s workbench, where the ancient craftsmanship and lifetime of study turn the raw materials into a finished piece.

Margarette’s Philosophy

“Fine jewelry is a token of the love, appreciation and value we place on others and ourselves. Within every person is an intangible and indefinable beauty that the right jewelry, like a talisman, can indicate and enhance”.

“When a person comes to me with an idea in mind, I welcome them to sit at our bistro style counter for a relaxing moment and offer them a glass of champagne or espresso …then we talk”.

“Listening to what people want is the key. Often they have a significant”Listening to what people want is the key. Often they have a significant story related to the piece they envision. Then, together we translate their desire into a gorgeous work of art (and meaningful jewelry)!”

“Black Pearls are so special, so significant. They are warm, feminine, sexy and so luxurious. They don’t openly broadcast extravagance. Yet, they give a feeling of intimate indulgence”.

“It gives me great satisfaction when a woman who has actually bought Black Pearls for herself leaves my store. I know she will feel wonderful about herself and will always wear them with a smile. What a great pleasure to share that with my clients! It is a blessing”.

Margarette loves to share her passion for beauty and can help you create an outstanding and elegant custom jewelry design.

Jewelry Repair in Yelm, WA

Whether you need your cherished jewelry to be repaired, restored, resized or reset, we will make each piece look as good as new. Our on-site jewelry repair workshop is equipped with the latest technology so every repair will be expertly done to our meticulous standards. And as one of the rare jewelers who still handle all repair work on our own premises, we can ensure that the person you first speak to – who appraises and assesses the work needed and talks through the repair with you – will be the same person caring for your treasured pieces throughout the repair process.

Because we do all jewelry repairs in-house we can offer Same Day Express Service — ask us about this service.

We offer the following Services:

Ring Sizing & Ring Shank Replacement

Special Ring Alterations for big Knuckles

At some point in life it can happen that your knuckles become rather large and that the ring does not fit over the knuckle or is very loose on the finger and spins wildly. We have several solutions for this condition. We can install some sizing beads or a springs insert or in extreme cases we can recommend installing the “Superfit” ring shank which can be opened and allows you to have a snug ring behind your knuckle.

Stone Setting and Tightening

Whether you have new gemstones to be set in a piece of jewelry, or if already set stones are coming loose, you need to a jeweler to either set or tighten your gemstones. At Elie Design we can place your selected gemstones into an existing piece, craft a new setting for your existing stones, or tighten the already set gems so that they fit snugly and do not come loose.

Stone Replacement

When a gemstone is lost, weathered or chipped, a stone replacement allows you to keep your cherished jewelry without having to replace the entire piece. We can remove damaged stones and set replacements without compromising the remaining elements, and with decades of experience we can help with the selection of stones to match and compliment any jewelry.

Platinum Laser Welding

This process uses a laser to join common alloys into one, or to correct manufacturing defects, or for small repairs. The laser’s fine point makes it possible for us to make minute changes to jewelry in order for it to look its best – even for fashion jewelry and stainless steel items, and even for the most delicate repairs. 

Repairs on Platinum jewelry which normally require a very high heat with the torch can now safely be performed with our laser without having to remove the stones. The laser is also perfect to perform repairs on jewelry that contains very heat sensitive gemstones.

Heirloom Restoration or Redesign