I was thinking tonight – what is my most precious piece of jewellery?
I spend a lot of my time making and thinking about jewellery, but when it comes down to it, what do I treasure most of all? I love the things I make, and wear them all the time… but I have to say I have had some pieces over the years that have been very dear to me – but not made by me!
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My first love gave me a silver moonstone ring on our first Christmas together. I loved that ring! Unfortunately, it was a little too big – so one day it slipped off my finger, and by the time I noticed, it was already gone. I was so incredibly upset by that – it was the first ‘proper’ gift he had given me. But guess what? For our first dating anniversary he bought me exactly the same ring, in the size that fit!
I wore that ring every day from then on – until the day , almost 8 years later, that we parted, and I gave it back to him. I think that ring was a symbol of our relationship – and when it ended, I just couldn’t keep it any more. He still has it, but I think it may be returning to me soon, because I asked him to give it back to me when either he or I got married… and my wedding is only 4 months away now!
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That brings me to the most precious piece of jewellery now in my life – my engagement ring. From the moment I first tried on my ring, I have absolutely adored it. But, more importantly, I have adored what it represents.Â
I think of my ring like an abstract rose – it has the beautiful flower in the middle, surrounded by two sharp thorns. And believe me, they are sharp! I’ve caused Nick to curse more than once when he’s been poked by it!
I am going into this marriage with, I belive, my eyes open. I had a very long – and very emotionally tumultuous – relationship before this one. Because of all the lessons I learnt through that, I know what I need, what I don’t want, and, most importantly, I know what really matters. And I am lucky enough to have found a man that is all I could have asked for. I am sure our marriage, like my ring, will have both beauty and pain – but, also like my diamond, it will endure the test of time to shine brightly for many years to come.
And yes – here’s to hoping I don’t ever turn out like Gollum…
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P.S. What’s your most precious piece of jewellery? And why? Please share in the comments 🙂
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Ha ha, Aah.., thats sweet!:)
Very nice story, liked reading it!
I never wear jewellery, sometimes some earrings when i go out, i bought some seahorse earrings, clip on vintage ones from the 40’s on etsy. Very cute. I think i like them best!:)
What a lovely post. My most precious piece is my wedding ring-it is 20 years old and I think it means more today than the day it was put on my finger.
Definitely my wedding ring. My engagement ring is currently too small so I can’t wear it without causing major dermatitis. But that’s OK, so long as I can wear my wedding ring. It’s just a simple gold band, but to me, the simplicity represents us. Take away all the material stuff & ‘life’ that gets busy, and we still have us – the essential core.
Having said all that I do still wear a pair of diamond studs all the time that were given to me by my ex. I’d feel naked without them…
Lovely post Jess, for me it is the wedding/engagement ring combo. I love my engagement ring, it is simple, elegant and timeless and my hubby picked it all by himself. And of course the wedding ring as I was lucky enough to have the ability to make our weddings rings which we wear proudly every day.
They are like my special forcefields – I feel protected by them when I wear them.
When my great grandmother died we were going through her possessions when we found a Victorian mourning ring. I’m not sure who it originally belonged to, but apparently it’s been in our family for a long time.
Everyone else thought it was entirely morbid, but I fell in love with it, and so my grandparents gave it to me, along with a few other pieces I admired.
It’s Whitby jet and diamond, and I wear it all the time. I love it, and it really is the most precious piece of of jewellery I own!
Your engagement ring is so beautiful!
My most precious piece of jewellery is my eternity ring – which is an emerald flanked by two diamonds. My husband gave it to me at Niagra Falls, as that was where he really wanted to propose to me (that ended up happening in Cornwall!). I will never forget that moment and what it meant to both of us. We have now been married for 14 years and I still feel like we are just starting out together!
What lovely stories! Thanks so much for sharing, everyone 🙂 It seems that our most precious things have nothing to do with $$ amounts – but with the emotions they have attached to them…
Congrats on the soon wedding! It’s interesting my previous relationship was also a big lesson learned along with a moonstone piece of jewelry (necklace in my case). But I too think my engagement ring is my most precious piece of jewelry ( http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=33834666&id=24402092 ) It’s a slightly off skew square surrounding a small diamond. I always always said I didn’t want a diamond, but John being more traditional HAD to give me one, so this was our compromise 🙂 Which I think is so fun and fabulous 🙂 I still have a year to wait though, June 19th 2010! WOOHOO!
Wow, Steph, that is a gorgeous ring! I like things that are a mixture of ‘traditional’, but with a twist 😉
I’m not surprised you would want that gorgeous ring back. I don’t wear a lot of jewelery, my favourite would have to be my silver choker chain a friend gave me. It can be worn long or looped into a choker with a lovely pendant which seems to match most of my clothes. While on the subject of precious rings. I was horrified this morning when I thought I sucked up my hubbies wedding ring with the vacuum cleaner. Luckily we found it, although I still don’t know what shot up the vacuum cleaner.
I don’t wear my ‘precious’ jewellery, because I am a plastic fantastic kinda girl, but my Dad recently bought me a mood ring. This is pretty special, as my childhood memories of him are tainted by feelings of not being wanted by him. So these little things, along with his help selecting power tools for my craft and changing my lightbulbs are quite special.
Lovely to read your post about your special piece of jewellery…I have a few precious pieces…all because of who gave them to me…