E is for Emeralds

Carrying on with the A-Z Blogging Challenge we are up to E already.   E is for Emeralds, but I'm not talking about the gorgeous emeralds that are my birthstone, I'm talking about Emerald Resin Rings.   Emerald Resin Rings really are a funky and unique piece of jewelry.

Resin can be molded and so doesn't face the restrictions that gemstones do.   This means that you can end up with funky looking pieces such as the emerald resin ring pictured.   

These rings take all of the great things about working with resin to make great unique pieces of jewelry and combine it with the beautiful green that an emerald can bring to fine pieces of jewelry.   It really is the best of both worlds.

The cost of an emerald resin ring is a fraction of the price of an actual emerald which is always great especially when they look so great (no one will ever guess you didn't spend a veritable fortune on it).   These rings make an awesome gift idea for anyone who loves jewelry, especially jewelry that's a little big different with a personality all of it's own.

B is for Birthstone Jewelry

For the second day of the A-Z Blogging Challenge we need to find something beginning with B and I’ve decided to choose birthstones.   It’s no secret that I love jewelry and so we have yet another post about pieces of jewelry – this time we’re talking about birthstones.   Did you know that wearing your birthstone is supposed to be lucky?

There are 12 different birthstones one for each month of the year.   Most people know their own birthstone, but how are you on other months?   If you fancy yourself as a bit of a gem know it all or you just love taking quizzes then check out this one –

What is Your Birthstone?

Some of the more popular birthstone jewelry designs are hearts, so much so that there is even a Heart Shaped Birthstone Jewelry Store that sells just this type of jewelry.

If you don’t really like heart jewelry then what do you think of these funky designs?

      












      












      

Funky and Recycled Jewelry

We all got up early this morning to go to a monster garage sale put on by our local Rotary Club for the Queensland Flood Appeal. We had donated a lot of the things ourselves that were to be sold and I was overwhelmed by how much it seemed that everyone had donated - they had to move into a bigger building! What does this have to do with gifts? Well my daughter was busy looking through all of the jewelry and bags as she's decided she is now a 'girly girl' - only a couple of weeks ago she was a tomboy (apparently)! Sometimes you can find your best pieces of jewelry quite by chance and it was by chance that I came across this bracelet online -



Recycled Record Cuff Bracelet - $ 29.95
From: Vat19.com: Curiously Awesome Gifts

My daughter thinks it's awesome (apparently cuff bracelets are really cool) and I think it's great to see yet another use for our old vinyl records. Here's the blurb from the company -

The Recycled Record Cuff Bracelet turns discarded vinyl LPs into a simple and elegant fashion accessory. The shiny surface coupled with the vinyl's tiny grooves adds a dash of "awesome" to this eco-friendly and innovative recycled item.While it features enough "give" to fit most wrists, the Recycled Record Cuff can be stretched further by immersing in hot water. Handmade in the USA with a rhodium-plated backing.

Looking around I have found that you can find lots of jewelry made from recycled things online and some of it is really groovy, or should I say sick!

This bangle style bracelet is made of newspapers and is handwoven in India - a cool way to show that 'green is chic.'

Do you remember when you were younger and a boy would give you the ring from his soda can - now that was recycled jewelry and we didn't even know we were being 'green' and 'chic' we just thought it was love!

 Well I haven't come across any of these rings for sale online, but I have found this -

These pendants are handmade using vintage bottle caps and I think they look gorgeous - it takes me back way too many years.

If you don't like the peace sign logo they are actually available in a selection of different designs.

I hope you've enjoyed these few items of recycled jewelry that I've found for you - it is amazing how much is available online so you may find another post with some of my other recycled jewelry finds at a later date!

How to Train Your Dragon Jewelry

I love jewelry and the cocktail ring seems to be really hot at the moment especially dome styles, but I had never seen a ring that looked as cool as this one –


Daivya's Dragon Cocktail Ring - Sterling Silver

A dragon ring seemed appropriate as How to Train Your Dragon is presently playing at the movies.

Another great selection of unusual rings are resin rings – available in a number of bright colors resin is a malleable material which means that you can create more unusual designs than ones using jewels. If you’re interested in seeing what I mean then you can check out my page on Emerald Resin Jewelry.