Jewelry... Love-Hate Relationship

So of course it is pretty and makes you feel pretty when you put it on, but my problem is that I can't keep up with it. I have lost or had stolen practically every nice piece I have ever had. So once I find things that I definitely LOVE LOVE LOVE, I just leave them on. For example, I super-glued a pair of earrings into my ears in 2002, and they haven't come out. That way I don't lose them (there are kind of nice, but I more just love the original design and sweet little hoop shape). And the necklace that I haven't taken off since I got it 6 months ago? A simple chain with this pressed blop of metal that has the word "gratitude" engraved in it. That is definitely the key to loving life really...being grateful, whether or not we are wearing that shiny new bling-ditty-bling thing.

Now, I do NOT have the same philosophy with horse gear... The more the better. But I do get it used on eBay to try to minimize the amount of raw materials my habits extract from this earth.

Jen... off to ride My Pretty Pony (her barn color is PINK! Poor thing...I am making up for my lack of feminine leanings by shifting them onto her!)...

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Too late! We just got our five-year anniversary ring last May! I'm also hell on jewelry.
The bang for the bite struck me today - does that mean it takes two garbage trucks full of mine waste to produce one new ring?
I am suprised no one mentioned moissanite, a synthetically created (usually with eco-practices in mind) gem taking the place of diamonds. http://www.moissanite.com Diamonds aren't really that awesome of a gemstone, technically speaking, and if they weren't so popular than we wouldn't have some of the horrific practices that we do have going on today in that market. We as consumers are completely in charge of what happens in the diamond market. That said, my mother collects vintage diamonds as a hobby and they are rather pretty, so I support the light green here as well. ;)
Hayley- You can read more about mine waste here: http://www.worldwatch.org/node/1491
I was so excited to see today's tip. I make jewelry out of recycled glass, sea glass that I've picked up off the beach in the Caribbean and river rocks/stones. To me, these pieces are just as striking as precious gems and easier on the environment. http://simplestones.etsy.com
I'm a jewelry fanatic!:) A really awesome and slightly cheaper place to find great jewelry is www.global.girlfriend.com. They have great clothes and other things too.:)
Erika- I checked out your website. Beautiful stuff! I've been lusting after the recycled glass jewelry at another catalog, but yours is so much prettier! I love it!:)
LifeGem is a really cool idea, but will take some of the oomph out of the old joke about the widow who bought a new diamond and, when asked about it, said she'd promised the departed she'd buy a big stone in remembrance.
I love zulu beads. Made by Masi women out of dyed sea grasses, and glass beads. They're beautiful and versitle. Check out zulubeads.com.
please don't superglue jewelry to yourself. it's probably fine, but a lot of jewelry is gold or silver plated with base metal underneath. over time, the plating wears off and some people are allergic to the metal. leaving them in your ear for years like that encourages them to degrade faster and could give you an allergic reaction or prompt an allergy you haven't had before.

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