Allison's Custom Jewelry, 104 East Mason Road, Sidney, was started by Jon and Libby Allison in their garage. Six years later, they outgrew the garage and moved to their present country location on Mason road. The building that now houses Allison's Custom Jewelry is a 105 year old rebuilt barn with an addition to referred to as their diamond mine. The walls of the mine are sparkling quartz crystal and represents genuine diamonds, the stream found in the mine depicts one of the ways diamonds are mined. Allison's custom jewelry specializes in quality GIA & EGL certified diamonds, colored gemstones, 18 karat, 14 karat, 10 karat, platinum and sterling silver jewelry. Four GIA trained employees are on staff full time to either help select the diamond of your choice or assure customers the very best in appraising services. Jon Allison, founder of Allison's Custom Jewelry is very pleased that both of his son's are involved in the business. Duane "Red' Allison, Vice President and General Manager, specializes in cutting and polishing of stones and stone setting. Dean Allison, Vice President, is in charge of the custom casting end of the jewelry design. Reds' wife, Cheri, is sales manager and manager of the order department. Also, Jon and Libby's daughter, Dana, manages the bookkeeping department. Allison's has an annual Open House, which is a kick-off of their busy Christmas season. Then, closer to Christmas, they have a Ladies Day, and this is a special discount day for women only. A week later, the men take their turn with Men's Day and men only receive the discount. Allison's also offers 15% off of each birthstone of the month, and gives a 15% discount to all brides and grooms for their bridal party gifts.