{"id":9204,"date":"2019-06-19T07:00:14","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T11:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=9204"},"modified":"2019-06-19T22:34:05","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T02:34:05","slug":"designer-mothers-rings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/designer-mothers-rings\/","title":{"rendered":"DESIGNER MOTHER&#8217;S RINGS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Mothers-Ring.gif\" alt=\"Personalized Designer Mothers Ring\" title=\"Personalized Designer Mothers Ring\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9206\" \/><\/div>\n<h2>&#8220;Mother&#8217;s rings&#8230;&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Out with the old and in with the new<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nLet me say right now that <strong>I am not a big fan of mother&#8217;s rings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Mother&#8217;s rings used to be so generic, so boring, so old looking&#8230; (read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/why-are-mothers-rings-so-ugly\/\">Ugly mother&#8217;s rings.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>I only have one word to sum them up&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><h2>FUGLY!<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Really.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To me, mother&#8217;s rings (and pendants) are not attractive. Not to offend anyone who has one of these styles, but <strong>they&#8217;re so generic.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Take a look:<\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Mothers-Rings.jpg\" alt=\"Generic Mother's Rings\" title=\"Generic Mother's Rings\" width=\"502\" height=\"216\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Mothers-Rings.jpg 502w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Mothers-Rings-300x129.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><h2>See what I mean?<\/h2>\n<p>\nIt&#8217;s hard to believe that people actually buy these <strong>cookie-cutter rings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Thankfully, times are so different now.<\/h2>\n<p>The past couple of years have really changed my opinion and feelings about them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Because of personalization.<\/h2>\n<p>\nPersonalization and design I should say.<\/p>\n<p>Mother&#8217;s rings are now streamlined, elegant and beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Take a look&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Personalized-Mothers-Rings.jpg\" alt=\"Personalized Mother's Rings!\" title=\"Personalized Mother's Rings!\" width=\"502\" height=\"216\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Personalized-Mothers-Rings.jpg 502w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Personalized-Mothers-Rings-300x129.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><h2>ArtCarved<\/h2>\n<p>One particular company that I&#8217;ll highlight is <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artcarved.com\/\">ArtCarved<\/a> (I&#8217;m sure there are plenty of other designers out there). Keep in mind that <strong>I am not affiliated with Artcarved<\/strong> in anyway, I just like their products.<\/p>\n<p>Artcarved is good at what they do. They make an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artcarved.com\/shop\/rings\/class-rings\">excellent line of class rings<\/a> and an equally impressive line of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artcarved.com\/shop\/rings\/mother-family\">mother&#8217;s rings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What I like best about ArtCarved mother&#8217;s rings is the <strong>personalization factor<\/strong>. You can have your child&#8217;s name engraved right on the ring, right next to their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/birthstone-guide-by-month\/\">birthstone<\/a>. That&#8217;s a great feature. Plus, it carries a lot more meaning than just a couple of gemstones do.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Styles<\/h2>\n<p>The styles of mother&#8217;s rings are vast. They have more than <strong>40 different styles<\/strong> to choose from (some are shown in the pictures above).<\/p>\n<p>Styles are broken down into many categories.<\/p>\n<p>But no matter what you call them, they all look cool, modern, sleek, and fresh.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>One Love<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Promises of Love<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Touchstone Penelope<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Loved<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Brocade<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dazzle<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Blissful Oval<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Glimmer<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Enchanting<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Entwined<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Incomparable<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Shimmer<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Glory<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sentiment<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n(<strong>To name a few<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n<p><h2>Pendants too&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>\nThey even have an entire line of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artcarved.com\/shop\/necklaces\/mother-family\">personalized pendants<\/a>:<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Heart Journey<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Odyssey Pendant<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Origin Pendant<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mini Ring Pendant<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Brook Pendant<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Waterfall Pendant<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mom&#8217;s Love Pendant<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n(<strong>And many more&#8230;<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><h2>Metals<\/h2>\n<p>You can get these rings made in either <strong>10kt<\/strong> or <strong>14kt<\/strong> yellow gold or white gold, along with <strong>sterling silver<\/strong>. They all look great in any metal you choose.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Engraving<\/h2>\n<p>All of their styles can be personalized with your child&#8217;s name or birth date (as shown in the images). The length of the names can be anywhere from <strong>0-10 characters<\/strong> long (Some can hold even more <strong>characters<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind, you don&#8217;t need to get it personalized if you don&#8217;t want to. <strong>You can leave it blank as well. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Gemstones<\/h2>\n<p>The gems that they use for their rings can be either genuine or synthetic stones.<\/p>\n<p><h2>I only recommend genuine stones.<\/h2>\n<p>\nSynthetic stones will dull up, scratch and break easily. <\/p>\n<p>\nThe list of gemstones that they use for the <strong>genuine stones<\/strong> are:<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>January<\/strong> <strong>&#8211; Garnet<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>February<\/strong> <strong>&#8211; Amethyst<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>March<\/strong> <strong>&#8211; Aquamarine<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>April<\/strong> <strong>&#8211; White Sapphire<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>May<\/strong> <strong>&#8211; Emerald<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>June<\/strong> <strong>&#8211; Smokey Quartz<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>July<\/strong> <strong>&#8211; Lab Created Ruby<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>August<\/strong> <strong>&#8211; Peridot<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>September<\/strong> <strong>&#8211; Sapphire<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>October<\/strong> <strong>&#8211; Pink Tourmaline<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>November<\/strong> <strong>&#8211; Citrine<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>December<\/strong> <strong>&#8211; Blue Topaz<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><h2>Here&#8217;s what the gemstone colors look like:<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Mothers-Ring-Gemstones.gif\" alt=\"Mother's Ring Gemstone Colors\" title=\"Mother's Ring Gemstone Colors\" width=\"502\" height=\"175\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9207\" \/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Sizing<\/h2>\n<p>Use my free PDF ring sizer that you can download here. Print it out and size your finger with it&#8230; <strong>OR<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Swing into your local jewelry store to get your correct ring size (you can also buy a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2XmGuDr\">plastic ring sizer from Amazon here<\/a>). <strong>Do this before you order<\/strong>, that way they can design it in the <strong>correct size<\/strong>. Or you can always <strong>order the default size<\/strong>, which is a usually a <strong>6<\/strong> or <strong>6 1\/2<\/strong> and get it sized later (any jeweler can size these).<\/p>\n<p><h2>Ordering<\/h2>\n<p><strong>You can&#8217;t order directly from Artcarved<\/strong>. You have to order from <strong>authorized Artcarved dealers<\/strong>. To find the closest dealer near you, go to the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"hhttps:\/\/www.artcarved.com\/HelpCenter\/AuthorizedRetailers\/AuthorizedInternetDealers\">Artcarved website here<\/a> to find a jeweler in your area that carries mother&#8217;s rings.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Order early<\/h2>\n<p>Keep in mind that you need to order these rings in advance if you want it for mother&#8217;s day. Artcarved usually takes <strong>2 weeks to fulfill their orders<\/strong>. After all, they have to make the ring, select your specific gemstones, size the ring and engrave any names or dates on it. That doesn&#8217;t happen overnight.<\/p>\n<p>Check with your local jeweler to find the exact cut off dates for ordering.<\/p>\n<p><h2>The bottom line is:<\/h2>\n<p>\nIf you <strong>must<\/strong> buy a mother&#8217;s ring, make sure you get a personalized designer mother&#8217;s ring instead. <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>It makes a world of difference.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Happy mother&#8217;s day!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>&#8220;Mother&#8217;s rings&#8230;&#8221; Out with the old and in with the new. Let me say right now that I am not a big fan of mother&#8217;s rings. 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