Jewelry Designer in Boise, ID
Meet Allie, Your Boise-Area Jewelry Designer
If you searched for a jewelry designer near you, Allie is likely the closest one who is also the owner, a fifth-generation jeweler, and trained GIA diamond specialist. She designs one-of-a-kind pieces at Copper Canary Fine Jewelry in Meridian, Idaho — about 15 minutes from downtown Boise.
Custom engagement rings, heirloom redesigns, wedding bands, pendants and everyday fine jewelry, for clients across Boise, Meridian, Eagle, Nampa and the wider Treasure Valley. Every piece starts with a conversation, not a catalog.
Allie’s Background & Expertise
Allie spent years in the fashion industry: a degree in fashion merchandising, working with several well-known large designer brands and their showrooms, and several years as a menswear stylist at Nordstrom.
She then spent 12 years apprenticing under her father, Perry Coles, a GIA gemologist with 50 years in the trade, learning gemstones, settings, metal behavior and the antique eras most jewelers never touch.
Allie has both the eye to know how the jewelry will look on you, and the knowledge of your piece to stand the test of time. In the Treasure Valley, that combination is genuinely hard to find! And you won’t find it anywhere else but Copper Canary Fine Jewelry in Meridian.
How Allie Designs Your Piece
Step 1 – She Starts With You, Learning About You
The first appointment is a conversation about your lifestyle; what you wear, what jewelry sits in your drawer, appropriate proportions, and your budget. This is the styling background doing its work, and it’s why her pieces get worn instead of stored.
Step 2 – Stones and Metals, Explained Honestly
GIA-trained guidance on natural and antique diamonds, colored gemstones, recycled stones and metal choice; including what genuinely matters for durability.
Step 3 – Sketch and 3D Rendering
We may start with concept designs or jump right into a CAD rendering.
Step 4 – Handcrafted in Europe
Our pieces are made by a small group of European workshops, led by our longtime partner in Italy. They are artisans in the truest sense: unmatched attention to detail, and a craft that has been handed down rather than taught. Before a piece ever reaches you, it has passed through many skilled hands.
Step 5 – The Reveal
Your piece arrives finished. The last step is the best one: you come in, and Allie puts it in your hands for the first time.
Why the Treasure Valley Chooses Allie
Allie’s background is unusual for a jeweler — and it’s exactly why her work looks different:
Fifth-generation jeweler — a family trade line running back to 1885 in Chicago
GIA diamond certified, with 12 years apprenticing under a 50-year GIA gemologist
Double bachelor’s degree in fashion merchandising and business
Years working with several large designer brands and their showrooms
Several years as a menswear stylist at Nordstrom
Deep fluency in seven antique jewelry eras, Georgian through Retro
Co-Designed Copper Canary’s 7,300 sq ft European inspired showroom
Locally owned and operated in Meridian, minutes from Boise
Private appointments and a transparent, collaborative design process
Most jewelry stores hand you a catalog. Allie hands you her eye for design and passion for custom jewelry design.
Jewelry Design Near You In The Treasure Valley
Allie designs out of our showroom at 2590 N Eagle Rd in Meridian — roughly 15 minutes from downtown Boise, 10 from Eagle and 20 from Nampa. Clients come from Boise, Meridian, Eagle, Nampa, Caldwell, Kuna, Star, Garden City and across Ada and Canyon County.
Come in to see previous designs, look at gemstone options and meet the designer face to face. Whether you’re in the beginning stages of considering a custom engagement ring or reimagining a piece you inherited, bring the idea and Allie will take it from there.
FAQ‘s
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Yes. Copper Canary Fine Jewelry is at 2590 N Eagle Rd, Meridian, ID 83646 — about 15 minutes from downtown Boise. Co-Owner and designer Allie meets clients by appointment, and walk-ins are welcome during showroom hours, Tuesday through Saturday.
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Two things most jewelers do not have together. First, a formal design and fashion background: a degree in fashion merchandising, work with several large designer brands, their showrooms, and several years as a menswear stylist at Nordstrom. Second, a fifth-generation jewelry trade lineage and mentored under a GIA gemologist with 50 years in the trade. Most jewelers are trained on stones. Allie is trained on stones and on how a piece reads on the person wearing it.
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Cost depends on many factors including the metal choice, center/side stones selected, labor etc. Custom work spans a wide range, and heirloom redesigns using stones you already own are often far less than clients expect. Allie gives you an honest range in the first consultation, before any design work begins. Ask for a quote.
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Typically four to eight weeks from first consultation to finished piece. Simple resets move faster; pieces needing specialty stone sourcing take longer. If you have a proposal or anniversary date, say so at the first appointment and Allie will build the timeline backward from it.
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Yes, and it is some of Allie’s favorite work. Inherited stones can be reset into a modern design, and vintage brooches or pins converted into wearable pendants and rings. Read our guides to heirloom jewelry redesign in Boise and what to do with inherited jewelry.
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Walk-ins are welcome during showroom hours, but design consultations go much better with an appointment — it guarantees Allie’s undivided time and a private space to work. Book one here.
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Designed in house but made by one of our partner factories in Europe. See our full custom jewelry design process.
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Yes, and it is a particular strength. Having spent several years as a menswear stylist, she designs men’s bands, signets and everyday pieces with a real understanding of men’s fashion and styles.
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Tuesday to Friday 10am–6pm, Saturday 10am–5pm, closed Sunday and Monday. We are at 2590 N Eagle Rd, Meridian, ID 83646. Call (208) 617-3577.