Kreative Blends Calligraphy does incredible work! And so fun to work with. They have great…read moresuggestions and truly artistic technique. Bravo. @yelpchicago @kreativeblends

Attended an event recently to watch Kristen do live calligraphy! I've seen her work but never seen…read moreher or anyone else do this craft in person. The craft that goes into this is amazing. I love to see her range on items from ornaments, tumblers, perfume bottles, champagne bottles etc. For this particular event she engraved tin lunch boxes and they came out so cute!! Can't wait to attend her next event!

One of my favorite necklaces had a broken clasp so I turned to Yelp to find a jewelry repair. I…read morediscovered Elegant Repairs, which is conveniently located in Northbrook Court so you can shop while they fix your jewelry. However, they were so fast that I didn't even have time to shop. 5 min and $20 later I had a new, bigger and stronger clasp on my necklace. Hooray! I was kicking myself for not bringing my watch with me, which has needed a new battery since before the pandemic (eek), but I'll plan to next time I'm at the mall. The jewelers also could not have been nicer! A great and helpful find and I'm happy to have my necklace safely clasped around my neck again....thanks Yelp!

I use him for many different services! He does it all to perfection! His prices for his work is…read morevery reasonable! Also you can find a beautiful piece of jewelry there! Highly recommend!

Rick was extremely helpful and accommodating to our business needs and models. He constantly gave…read moresuggestions on how we can improve our designs and didn't mind spending hours of his time and patient with us until we finalized a perfect design. Extremely easy to work with and is quick to respond to inquiries and requests. His customer service and expertise was outstanding. He offers one of the lowest rates around the Chicago land area and is really friendly. We were happy with our final products and it was worth every penny. We will definitely be using his services again. Highly recommended!

We contacted Rick about doing some banners for our swim team and he was amazing! Since our team…read morecan't have the normal celebrations we usually give them, we wanted to do something special for them. With a large team, we were also limited in our budget. He was able to work with what we had and created awesome individual banners of each boy. They will be so surprised when they get them later this week. And they're great quality, so they will last them for years to come!

The glorious days of indie mom and pop businesses have mostly succumbed to the digital age, made in…read moreChina, fast fashion, garbage, I just had my first experience with Artistic Engraving and I loved it so much it compelled me to write my first ever business review on yelp. It brought me back to the days of superb quality, made in the USA, friendly in-person, community style products and services with a business that takes pride in their work and your satisfaction. I recommend to all for anything in the spear of what they do

1st Class customer service. Contacted them (Kevin) about some pieces I needed to complete a 50 year…read moreold badge. I sent an email with exactly what I needed. Asked for payment and shipping information. Within a few days the pieces were sent free of charge. Totally unexpected. Very Impressed and grateful.

I brought in 2 very delicate pieces of jewelry which needed repairs this past Saturday afternoon…read more One piece is a 10K gold antique Virgin Mary charm that I wore daily since 2012 and another piece is a tiny pearl earring that needed to be glued back to its post again. Both items were finished and in restored beautiful condition by Tuesday afternoon. Very pleased with the services I received These people can sodder back gold and take care of delicate antique jewelry.

I had my watch batteries replaced here for the first time ever! (I used to go to their Woodfield…read morelocation, but unfortunately, that location closed during or shortly after the COVID Pandemic.) Luckily, my new job is located just 15 minutes from this location and I was able come here during my late lunch hour and have them replace the batteries in my Rado Diastar Chronograph Watch and Philip Stein Chronograph Teslar Watch! What was great was that the Lifetime Batteries I bought for them from the Woodfield shop were still valid and so I was able to get them replaced for free without having to start over again! Very honorable business! I do plan on bringing my other watches in my 40-50-watch collection, even if I have to make the shlep up to Vernon Hills -- it is well worth it! This location is in a great mall, with a lot of great stores and restaurants all around it to tide me over while I wait for them to work on my watches. (For this visit, it only took 30 minutes for the awesome lady who helped me out, to replace the batteries.) Also: The Lifetime Battery deal they have is a great deal; glad I don't have to pay for a new battery every time it dies -- such a great value!

Diane did an amazing job on my grandson's christening gift. It was a Noah's ark pewter bank with a…read moreslanted roof. I wanted his name & birthdate on one side & christening date on the other. Every place I called (jewelry stores, trophy engravers, etc.) was unable to do the work. Diane was able to hand engrave the bank. She has a large amount of antique & varied engraving equipment. You can tell she is skilled & passionate about her craft.

Diana is amazing! Was able to book her at last minute for two offsite engraving events. She is a…read morevery talented artist who takes a ton of pride in her work so you can will be happy with her engraving work! She is extremely reliable, easy to get in touch of and very talented. She worked very well with my sales team and made my customers super happy! One event was very high volume but Diana killed it! Very cool, and calm. Definitely will hire her again for any engraving event in the future!

Under New Ownership! Dont let the past reviews turn you around!…read more I came in with a very last-minute engraving request for my boyfriend's going-away paddle gift, and he absolutely came through for me. He didn't have to take it on, but he fit me in and got it done within an hour, which completely blew me away. The customer service was amazing -- kind, understanding, and you could tell he genuinely cared about helping me make the gift special. The engraving itself came out awesome! So grateful for the help. I'll definitely be coming back here for any future engravings highly recommend supporting this shop and the new owner!

Terrible experience, take your business elsewhere…read more I arrived during business hours with the item to engrave and clear instructions. Discussed the project, agreed, and shook hands on a price ($60) to engrave the item. When I got home, I received a voice message stating owner forgot to include a $15 "set up fee". This was a red flag. I grew up that if you shake hands on an agreement, you honor it. This business owner was not raised that way. As I had already dropped off the item, I let it go. Two days later I received a call asking if I wanted metal plates mounted on the glass piece I requested engraved. I declined, and it seemed weird he would ask me that as we already outlined what I asked for. Received a call the following week the piece was ready for pickup. Upon inspection I immediately saw each engraving was visibly off center, anyone would notice this. I pointed it out to him and his response was "I will have to ask my employee about this, I did not even review it before you arrived" That is flat out lying or incompetence. I told him it was too late now as there was nothing that could be done to fix it (as it was engraved in glass, and the recipient declined the metal plate option). He said "let me get you a deal on this". He offered me a deal on his poor service, on a piece I brought in, that he ruined. I firmly refused, because at that moment I knew I was going to leave this review and I wanted nothing on my conscience. He asked me who the item was for and if they were a perfectionist?" The fact that a person who specializes in engraving, his SOLE JOB, asked me about whether or not the item recipient was a perfectionist after he provided visibly sub-par work is astonishing. It is clear to me now the metal plate option was a cover up for his blatantly obvious mistakes and that is not acceptable. He did not own up to the mistakes and should be embarrassed and ashamed as a business owner. After reading other reviews, it appears this is standard operating procedure for this individual. Save yourself the disappointment, frustration, and lies. Mistakes can be forgiven. Dishonesty, bad business practices, and poor ethics cannot.

Their customer service is the best! I love that this is a…read morefamily owned jewelry store, that has great customer service a great selection of rings necklaces and earrings. The store is clean and inviting. I worked with Jordan.

I stopped in to see if someone could check my ring. It seemed like a stone had shifted because the…read morerefraction was different. A woman cleaned it and said there was some crud stuck in there but nothing was loose or looked like it needed attention. She wouldn't let me pay her anything for the cleaning or her time. I wasn't looking for something for nothing but it totally made my day. Excellent neighborhood customer service!