01
Melt & Pour
Our process begins with gold or silver right here in our Baton Rouge workshop. The precious metal is melted and poured into an ingot, giving us the raw material from which each piece begins.
Our Craftsmanship
The Work Behind
Every Piece
Manufactured Here, Not Shipped From Elsewhere
Most jewelry stores sell pieces made by someone else, somewhere else. We don't. Hollywood Jewelers is a working workshop: the jewelry in our cases and on this site is manufactured by our family in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
That means the person who polished your cross pendant answers to the same name on the door — and has since 1985.
The Process
From Bench to You
02
Roll & Prepare
The ingot is sanded and polished, then carefully rolled into sheet metal at the thickness needed for the piece being made. The sheet is pre-polished and prepared before fabrication begins.
03
Cut & Craft
For our cross pendants, the metal is annealed, stamped, and then each cross is cut and shaped by hand before the bail is soldered into place. For our name plate necklaces, each name is designed and cut from the prepared sheet using our laser, with detailed hatching added to create the finished design.
04
Solder, Polish & Finish
Every piece receives its final hand finishing in our workshop. Crosses are fitted with their bails, name plates have their chains soldered into place, and each piece is carefully polished and inspected before it is ready to leave our Baton Rouge shop.