SHAPED HANDPRINT AND FOOTPRINT CUFFLINKS

Hand Engraving  is a traditional craft and skill dating back to the middle ages, that involves a considerable measure of skill, knowledge and training.

It involves an in depth knowledge of different precious metals, impeccable attention to detail, artistic skill and patience.

Hand engraving is known to be deeper and longer lasting than other methods of engraving jewellery.  The engraving also tends to be sharper and has a more even cut.

Our entire aim is to create quality pieces of jewellery that you and your future generations can treasure.

The hand engravers we work with have many years of experience and are experts in their field.

We are confident that they are able to engrave most styles of writing onto our cufflinks, including samples of your own handwriting.

For those customers interested in having samples of handwriting engraved, our hand engravers are able to engrave almost any style of handwriting onto your fingerprint cufflinks.

Their specialist knowledge and attention to detail are second to none.

Some examples of handwriting that we have engraved, include signatures; personal messages; writing from the inside of old birthday cards; writing from children’s drawings and writing from the backs of old photographs. 

Writing can be from a child or adult, but it is important that it is legible.

The handwriting sample you send will be replicated on your cufflinks.  We are unfortunately unable to improve your handwriting!

There is no need to send us original, sentimental writing samples.

If you have a scanner, you can scan and email us a copy of the handwriting, or, you can send us a good photocopy.

Each set of custom personalised cufflinks are first handmade in premium jewellers wax, then they are sent to be precision cast at one of the UK's leading precious metal casting houses. 

Here, moulds are made and molten silver or gold is poured inside, leaving pure, solid, quality keepsakes. 

We carefully solder on the cufflink fixings, hand finish, polish, engrave and stone set.  Finally, each piece is  hallmarked by a UK Assay Office to verify it’s quality and purity.

1.   Once you have placed your order, we will contact you to make sure we have all the correct personal information.

2.   A gift wrapped impression kit will then be posted out to you straight away.  We will arrange a suitable delivery date with you.

It will be delivered via Royal Mail Special Delivery.  This is a tracked and insured service and your kit will arrive before 1pm on a specified day.

We supply different impression kits, depending on whether you require fingerprints, handprints, paw prints or hoof prints on your personalised cufflinks.

One complementary impression kit is included with each item ordered.

We provide unique kits and instructions for memorial and cremation jewellery.

3.  All impression kits are simple to use and contain an informative instruction booklet with hints, tips and contact information, just in case you need some additional advice.

4.  Once you have taken your prints and are happy with them, simply return them to us in the pre-paid packaging provided. We will always return your original prints if you wish.

For handprint, footprint or paw print jewellery, and for engraved fingerprint jewellery, you do not have to send us your original precious prints.

We know that a lot of clients prefer to keep their original impressions and we are completely happy to work from scanned and emailed copies.

5.  We are more than happy to provide you with sketches of your cufflinks before we create them in wax, so that you can see how the fingerprints and engraving will be arranged.

6.  Once you are completely happy with the design, we will create your personalised keepsakes. 

We be in touch at every stage of the process to give you regular updates.

7.  All fingerprint cufflinks are sent to the UK Assay Office to be  hallmarked.

At Sophia Alexander, we are frequently asked to make duplicate copies of cufflinks, necklaces or other gifts.

Each keepsake is individually handmade.  Therefore, it is completely unique.

Even if you order multiple copies of the same cufflinks, there will be slight differences.  Every set of cufflinks we make is naturally one of a kind.

We welcome any questions you might have.

All personalised handprint and footprint cufflinks take 6-8 weeks to create  once your impressions have been received, not from the order date.

Every set of cufflinks is created using traditional jewellery techniques.

Your cufflinks are carved in wax, cast, engraved, polished and hallmarked by the relevant expert.

It is a lengthy process and it is not possible for us to “speed it up” or to provide an express service.

We believe that every gold and silver keepsake we make is worth the wait.

We aim to have all gold and silver jewellery complete within 6-8 weeks,  unless something completely unexpected occurs.

All prices shown on the Sophia Alexander website include free, fully insured postage  within the UK.

We use the Royal Mail Special Delivery™ Next Day service, so your cufflinks will be delivered to you by 1pm on an agreed date.

The package will be tracked and it will require a signature on arrival.

For international orders, please   contact the Sophia Alexander customer care team on 01440510050.

Overseas shipping is priced for each individual order and varies.

At Sophia Alexander, we firmly believe that your beautiful personalised fingerprint gift deserves to be  perfectly packaged.

Every pair of fingerprint cufflinks will arrive presented in a elegant, branded white leatherette gift box, with a black velvet interior and a white swing bag.

We carefully tie every box with a beautifully designed Sophia Alexander white and silver chiffon ribbon and enclose a complimentary gift card in each bag, which we can personalise for you, or leave blank for you to add a message yourself.

We finish every package with a handmade wax seal.

For those clients who wish to see the cufflinks they have ordered before they give them to the recipient, we can send the finished keepsakes with the ribbons untied and the wax seal supplied separately, so that they can be seen before adding these yourself.

Please let us know how you would like your gift to arrive.

All custom gold and silver fingerprint and impression jewellery is handmade and personalised for each individual client.

We provide you with approximate product colours, dimensions and weights. However, variations in size and the surface appearance of silver and gold may occur, and should be expected.

We provide images and figures as guidance only.

Photographs of fingerprint, handprint, footprint, paw print and hoof print jewellery may not be displayed at their actual size.  Different computer monitors may alter the perceived sizes of products and colours of the precious metals.

Keepsakes are made to accommodate fingerprints, handprints, footprints, paw prints and hoof prints of different shapes and sizes.

Prints taken may vary in quality and clarity. This can simply be due to age, health, condition or hereditary factors.

Names, words and messages are sized according to different fonts and lengths.

Gemstones, diamonds, semi-precious stones and pearls may also vary in colour, size and shape.

These things will all alter the look of your completed cufflinks or personalised gift.

If we do not feel that the prints submitted are suitable, we will inform you immediately.

This all means that the fingerprint, handprint, footprint, paw print or hoof print jewellery you purchase will inevitably vary slightly from the photographed images seen on our website, www.sophia-alexander.com, on social media pages and in other locations.

 Please see our  Essential Information page for further information.