Tell me about your favorite piece of jewelry.
I'll go first.
My wedding ring is a heavy platinum ring. It is brushed finished on the outside, which I like. It is not shiny and new, but already worn, but still attractive. It suits Mr Bob and I because we didn't get married in the first flush of infactuation. Also, we both work with our hands and harsh chemicals and tools and stuff and I wanted a ring that could take a beating.
The rings are also wavy for "the ups and downs of life" as our jeweler said. He made the rings for us after a very nice discussion. A slice of my ring was set into Mr Bob's and vice versa, so my ring is platinum with a gold inset and his is gold with a platinum inset.
This is the general shape of our rings
http://www.martinus-gold.com/wedding.php?jitem_id=40
posted by Aislinn Sirk @ 9:48 AM
16 Comments:
How nice that you had your rings made.
My fave piece of jewelry is my engagement ring because DH picked it out himself. It's small and simple but I love it and wouldn't change it for the world. DH wants to get me a larger diamond now that he can afford it but I don't want a bigger one.
Awwww that is so sweet.
My favorite piece is whatever current creation I made. *grin*
My grandmother had a small pendant made for me when I was born from the stones in her wedding ring, which she stopped wearing when my grandfather died. (He died a week before I was born.) It's a little heart pendant. I wore it when I got married as my "something old."
I like my engagement ring and wedding ring, but that little heart pendant has sentimental value.
Frodis, that sounds like such a lovely pendant. How very special and something you can pass on to your daughter.
Wow, such an interesting story behind your rings. I have MIL's diamond in mine, but someday we'll replace it with a purchase of our own. My band was made by a friend. His was a cheapo from the jewelry store because he hates rings and didn't want to wear something flashy in front of offenders.
I loved loved loved my first anniversary gift, which was a pearl necklace we jointly picked out. It was a lovely cream pearl pendant on a gold chain with a tiny diamond above it. Nobody told me how to care for a pearl and I put it in jewelry cleaner. ooops. Ruined.
I have a story about a cock ring, but I don't think that's the kind of jewelry you're talking about. ;-)
I am really not a jewelry person.
I love my wedding/engagement ring set because I know that my husband really researched and bought a near flawless diamond. It's only a half carat, but anything bigger would not be "me."
Also they are yellow gold, and I think I'm probably one of the only women I know who prefers yellow gold.
I am very simple (and simple-minded) in that I pretty much wear the same thing every day: my rings, my yellow gold watch and my pearl earrings.
Boo, I, too, prefer yellow gold. My engagement ring and wedding ring are yellow gold.
I also wear the same jewelry every day.
I don't have any expensive jewelry and I don't wear anything on a day to day basis, not even a watch. I used to wear rings and stuff when I was in high school, but I don't anymore.
I would have to say that my favorite piece of jewelry is the necklace that MM bought me for Valentine's day this year. :) It was the first time anyone had ever bought me jewelry, and it was the perfect piece. I love that necklace. :)
*raises hand*
I'm also a yellow gold, same jewelry every day kinda gal.
Me, Frody and Nookie are three little peas in a pod.
Cool rings, Bob!
*smooch* to Jen. That made me very happy. :)
My favorite is the ring I got in Alaska. It's white gold and Tanzanite (a dark blue stone). Everything else I constantly change.
Hey! I'm the 4th pea in the pod. I like yellow gold, too. What a wonderful story about your rings, Bob! Very special.
I don't like wearing jewelry very much. In fact, I hardly ever wear my wedding ring. I got my ears pierced a few years ago and I have to remember to put earrings in on the weekends so the holes don't fill in.
After my mom died, my dad gave to me one of her rings which I rarely saw. My cousin told me the story behind it. My grandfather gave it to my grandmother when my mother was born. And then my mother left it to me.
I think it's important to record what and where the jewelry came from. I am currently taking pictures of all my jewelry. I'll put the pictures in an album with a note next to each picture about the history of the piece. Ex: received for an anniversary or birthday and from whom. My cousin suggested I put down the price if I know it, too.
I'm in the process of doing this with my other possesions, too. Ever since my parents died, I see how important it is to know the history of collectibles. I wish I knew where and why my parents bought some of their nice souvenirs from their travels.
Is that tahj from OT?
*gasp*
One and the same. *waves*
Neither Tom or I wear wedding rings.
I like to wear pendant necklaces and I have 2 favorites. The first is a beautiful, faceted, topaz about 1 inch across that was my mother's. She wore it a lot and sometimes when I put it on I can feel her presence.
The second is a 2 & 1/2 inch pewter pendant of Celtic trout, which is suspended from a brown leather lace. I love it so much! It is a "found" piece of jewelry. I found it laying on the sidewalk on a glorious spring day when I was totally in love. It chose ME and I wear it almost every day.
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