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LaProng Jewelers · Carrollton–Dallas, TX

Ring Making Guides & Real Couples’ Stories

Everything we know about making an engagement ring or wedding band by hand — what it costs, how long it takes, and how it turns out. Written at the bench, not by a content agency.

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Start With These Three

If you only read three things before you book, read these.

Reading About It Is Fun. Making It Is Better.

One-on-one with a master jeweler in the Carrollton studio. No experience needed — most people finish in 4 to 6 hours and walk out wearing it.

Wedding bands from $695  ·  Engagement rings from $1,990

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IS MAKING YOUR OWN RING WORTH IT?

The questions everyone asks before they book — cost, time, skill, and whether it really turns out well.

Workshop guest polishing his handmade engagement ring at the bench

Is Making Your Own Engagement Ring Worth It?

An honest look at cost, time and skill — and what people say once they have done it.

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Time to make an engagement ring

How Long Does It Take to Make a Ring?

Four to six hours at the bench, start to finish. What happens in each of them.

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Is it cheaper to build your own engagement ring

Is It Cheaper to Build Your Own Engagement Ring?

Making versus buying — where the money actually goes when you build the ring yourself.

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Building his engagement ring

How to Build an Engagement Ring

From first idea to finished band — the steps of building an engagement ring by hand.

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He built his own engagement ring

Why Build an Engagement Ring Now

The case for building it yourself: meaning, control of the design, and what it costs.

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How engagement rings are made

How Engagement Rings Are Made

Casting, forging, setting — how an engagement ring is actually manufactured.

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Best wedding rings Best wedding rings built by you

Why Engagement Rings Are #1

Where the engagement ring tradition came from, and why it still holds today.

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Why Make Your Wedding Rings cover

Why Make Your Own Wedding Rings

The reasons couples choose to make their own wedding bands instead of buying them.

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Couple polishing the wedding rings they made together in Texas

Why Make Your Own Wedding Rings in Texas?

Couples want more than a store-bought band. Here is what making them together adds.

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AT THE BENCH

TECHNIQUE, TOOLS & MATERIALS

How a ring is actually made — sizing, width, thickness, metals and stones, explained by the jewelers who teach it.

DESIGN IDEAS

INSPIRATION FOR YOUR RING

Styles, settings and ideas to bring to your session — or to steal outright.

Engagement ring ready to wear

Top 3 Vintage-Inspired Engagement Rings

Three vintage-inspired styles that translate beautifully into a hand-made ring.

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Unique engagement rings start with unique stones

Unique Engagement Rings for 2024 and Beyond

One-of-a-kind settings and stones, for couples who do not want the catalogue ring.

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Elopement Rings

Elopement Rings

Elopements went from secretive to intentional. The rings changed right along with them.

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Bespoke Wedding Jewelry

Bespoke Wedding Jewelry

What “bespoke” really means — and how the DIY Wedding Band Workshop delivers it.

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Tim Platt Finished Wedding Rings 14K White Gold Hammer finish

Anniversary Rings

Tim and Angie marked 30 years together by making new bands in a Wedding Band Workshop.

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Personalising a handmade wedding ring at the LaProng bench

Personalized Wedding Rings: DIY Ideas and Inspiration in Texas

Engraving, finishes, mixed metals — ways Texas couples make a plain band personal.

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Finding the best jeweler near you

Best Place to Buy Engagement Ring Near You

What to look for in a jeweler near you, and the questions worth asking before you buy.

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DALLAS–FORT WORTH

WORKSHOPS IN NORTH TEXAS

What a hands-on ring-making class in the Carrollton studio is really like.

REAL COUPLES

RINGS THEY MADE THEMSELVES

Stories from the bench — the proposals, the anniversaries, and the rings behind them.

He Made It Himself — And She’ll Never Forget It

He Made It Himself — And She’ll Never Forget It

He booked a session, made the ring himself, and proposed with it.

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Making Her Engagement Ring

Making Her Engagement Ring

Shane’s love story, crafted in gold — the whole ring, start to finish at the bench.

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Guy who built an engagement ring in a DIY workshop holding his ring

A Lucky Lady in Louisiana

Eric knew exactly what he wanted: classic and simple, with one detail that made it his.

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Custom made engagement ring

She Said Yes — The Ring He Waited Four Years to Give

A degree, a business, a move across the country, four years of waiting — then Danny asked.

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Yu made a wedding ring

Making Another Ring — Every Single Year

Most people make one ring in a lifetime. Yu comes back and makes one every anniversary.

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Five Years and More to Come!

Five Years and More to Come!

Most band workshops are for newly engaged couples. Shiraz booked one for year five.

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Custom made engagement ring made by him for her

How Could She Say No!?

Austin wanted his proposal to be different, so he made the ring himself first.

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Going the Extra Mile: A Two-Tone Handmade Band

Going the Extra Mile: A Two-Tone Handmade Band

Manny hand-made a two-tone band in 14K rose and white gold, offset and high-polished.

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Your turn

Make the Ring Yourself

Pick a date, bring nothing, and leave with a ring you made. Materials, tools and session photos are all included.

LaProng Jewelers · Carrollton, TX 75007 · Mon–Sat 9AM–5PM · (469) 557-1194