Customized gifts are meaningful gifts. Don't gift just any precious stone to your loved one, give the jewelry more significance by choosing the recipient's birthstone. (Or the birthstone(s) of her kids!)
Buying jewelry at a pawn shop can be a scavenger hunt. Just like shopping at any secondhand or thrift-type store, the inventory is ever-changing and you never know what you might find.
That's the double-edged sword of jewelry shopping at estate sales, pawn shops, and the like.
If you have a Pinterest board full of dream rings and a style already in mind, rummaging through secondhand stores with limited inventory isn't your best bet.
When you first begin planning your wedding, it seems so far away. You peruse bridal magazines and blogs at your leisure, collecting ideas for your Pinterest board as your dream wedding begins to materialize.
You watch your countdown slowly tick away the time, and all of a sudden you’re within just a couple short weeks, with a lot of tasks left on the checklist.
Looking for an exact price list for resizing a ring? You won't find that here. Or likely anywhere.
And here's why:
Jewelers must consider numerous factors when determining ring resizing cost, as each element affects the materials needed and the time and effort of the procedure.
Publications everywhere offer up their lists of up and coming trends every season. But who better to rely on for the real life trends than regular people like you?
We gathered the top 50 most pinned jewelry pictures on Pinterest, and gathered them into a slideshow for your jewelry eye candy viewing pleasure.
You're out with the guys watching Steph Curry clean up during the NBA Finals. The announcers are fawning over the Golden State Warriors' impressive run through all of 2015 and 2016. They cut to a shot of the 2015 NBA championship ring.
Your friend says, "Couldn't they come up with a better prize for these guys than a gaudy ring?"
You jump in and explain the astonishing symbolism and craftsmanship behind every detail of NBA championship rings for the last six years.
Jaws would drop. Rings suddenly don't seem like such a "lame" prize anymore.
Customizing your own unique piece of jewelry sounds expensive, right?
It can be if you're starting from scratch. But if you use a couple pieces you already own but don't really wear, it can be inexpensive (and fun) to combine those into something totally new.
One of our own had a great experience creating a unique piece out of recycled jewelry.
Think about all the jewelry you own. Maybe you only have one high-value piece you consider worth insuring, like an engagement ring. The rest might be worth less than $500 apiece. No big deal, right?
We don’t claim to be math experts, but that charm bracelet you’ve been adding to over the years? That baby could be worth a couple grand by the time you complete it.
So, while it may be obvious to protect your diamond earrings or your wedding band, you should consider the worth of your entire jewelry box when deciding what to protect ... and what to gamble on.
