tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post6384004778237427390..comments2023-10-04T23:39:38.874+11:00Comments on posie blogs: social commentary Sunday . . . 'what do your jewels say??'posie blogs Jennie McClellandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07422068499429667636noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-23372548563170111602012-08-30T12:25:19.120+10:002012-08-30T12:25:19.120+10:00Love this post and loved reading about 'the st...Love this post and loved reading about 'the story' behind your rings and why they were chosen. I especially love the 5 diamonds on your eternity ring and the symbolism behind them. My engagement ring is from 2004 and was the first I tried on (I looked at others but came back to my initial choice). I like that it is simple. My wedding band is just plain as I wanted it to match my Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14697932926715802541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-88087742240651984252012-08-29T13:45:27.088+10:002012-08-29T13:45:27.088+10:00I've got a lovely engagement ring, yellow gold...I've got a lovely engagement ring, yellow gold (which is kind of daggy these days but will be sure to make a comeback eventually), a 1/4 carat diamond that I love and a wedding band that is engraved with my husband's name and our wedding date. No eternity ring (although secretly I would love one, maybe for our 20th anniversary).Duyvkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17660918523479855890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-74431743067057917462012-08-25T07:27:42.332+10:002012-08-25T07:27:42.332+10:00I didn't want an engagement ring at all. I did...I didn't want an engagement ring at all. I did not want all the fuss but I have a lovely simple little wedding band with a few little diamonds in it which I like to think of as a combined wedding/ engagement ring. When it came time to buy our wedding rings we had a little pact that it was all about our love of the ring, regardless of the price (on a modest budget of course) and my husband Danielle McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06600600717942887276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-71780024537521859022012-08-24T14:20:34.537+10:002012-08-24T14:20:34.537+10:00I absolutely love my rings.
They probably look ex...I absolutely love my rings.<br /><br />They probably look extravagant? But they were made by a friend of mine, who knew my tastes exactly, & she didn't mark them up 150% like the jewellers do.<br /><br />So they were extravagant. At a very modest price.<br /><br />I'd have been livid if Dave paid too much.<br /><br />I don't like to be without them. But I also don't like Cherie @ raising master Maxhttp://www.raisingmastermax.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-2983934333069235432012-08-21T21:23:56.775+10:002012-08-21T21:23:56.775+10:00I love the story of your rings. We pretty much hav...I love the story of your rings. We pretty much have the same attitude about our jewels and the person who gave them.<br /><br />Cheers and lovely to be back.<br /><br />supermachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971566837164758854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-5635654038126383732012-08-21T07:31:50.816+10:002012-08-21T07:31:50.816+10:00I had my rings replated this year too, Emma Kidson...I had my rings replated this year too, Emma Kidson did them & this is how she got the measurements for my eternity ring, which she was making on the side, as a surprise for me when my husband returned from Afghanistan. Love Posieposie blogs Jennie McClellandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422068499429667636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-44778794146391156232012-08-21T03:33:50.493+10:002012-08-21T03:33:50.493+10:00Such an interesting post! I loved the story behind...Such an interesting post! I loved the story behind your rings and also, your mom's ring :-)Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735148155885016692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-73727508255454397082012-08-20T12:58:21.688+10:002012-08-20T12:58:21.688+10:00This is so sweet,
I've often dreamt of bigger...This is so sweet, <br />I've often dreamt of bigger better (more) diamonds, but as I have only been married 3.5 years, I'm still in those "who we were" years. I know that in decades to come I will look back fondly and appreciate the road we took. My husband also saved up for months as a secret, even moved back to his parents home so he could save more before we were engaged.<br Sophie Slimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14860687646054015216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-79705808429955462202012-08-20T12:07:44.788+10:002012-08-20T12:07:44.788+10:00Yep, like you I feel naked without my rings... and...Yep, like you I feel naked without my rings... and I play with mine too! When I was pregnant the first time, my fingers used to swell up (the last few weeks)... so because I didn't want to be without them, I wore them on a necklace. My diamond is modest, but it's what my rings stand for that is the important part.Seaweed and Rainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11741557465820695748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-19610383999702794682012-08-19T23:56:16.708+10:002012-08-19T23:56:16.708+10:00i have never liked the idea of 'updating' ...i have never liked the idea of 'updating' ring sets later on either, just because you want bigger jewels or can afford more. i have several anniversary rings that i wear in lieu of my wedding set, but i keep all of them.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-15897486916943007832012-08-19T22:39:23.307+10:002012-08-19T22:39:23.307+10:00That's gorgeous - and so are your rings.
I'...That's gorgeous - and so are your rings.<br />I'm not particularly into 'jewels' and am quite ignorant about cut, clarity & carats etc.<br />My engagement and wedding rings are white gold too - and pretty modest.<br />I actually feel uncomfortable about the prospect of huge amounts of money (that we just don't have anyway) dangling off my finger.<br />I wear my rings Mum on the Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16543791863884733714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-29089437280081913122012-08-19T20:32:19.604+10:002012-08-19T20:32:19.604+10:00great post posie. i NEVER take mine off, even for ...great post posie. i NEVER take mine off, even for gardening & my jeweller scowls at me! i even refused to take off my engagement ring when we married. to me that was there before we married so why remove it? my rings have emeralds, which represents my husbands favourite stone, my favourite colour & also my mothers favourite colour. i also figured seeing as it was his hard earned money, i Cashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09597064123265381672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-45826139440522064492012-08-19T20:18:45.234+10:002012-08-19T20:18:45.234+10:00My wedding and engagement ring are pretty much the...My wedding and engagement ring are pretty much the only jewelery i wear. I only take mine off when cooking something that requires mixing with hands as the engagement ring is very tricky to clean! If I forget to put it back on straight away, I feel naked. My husband takes his off for work all of the time as he is a surgeon and can't wear them during surgery. He lost his original wedding emma @ frog, goose and bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05269340897364390032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-22487865215752959272012-08-19T19:34:25.309+10:002012-08-19T19:34:25.309+10:00I love the story behind your rings Jennie. I still...I love the story behind your rings Jennie. I still can't get my rings on yet (took them off at 5mths pregnant) since having Noah and feel a bit naked without them. Can't wait to get them on again xxSimone - honeyandfizzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13262417401953983884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-931261854865664822012-08-19T18:36:17.069+10:002012-08-19T18:36:17.069+10:00I never took mine off at all til late in my first ...I never took mine off at all til late in my first pregnancy. Thereafter I usually just wear the wedding band which has 5 little diamonds in it and put the engagement ring and eternity ring ( which I wear in my right hand) on when I go out.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02512695703223497990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-14657973878373118162012-08-19T17:40:27.366+10:002012-08-19T17:40:27.366+10:00My husband chose my rings & test drove the bez...My husband chose my rings & test drove the bezel setting so it wouldn't scratch him (or babies) so that was a huge success. <br />He was mechanised infantry, so hopping into armoured personal carriers was a great way to hook a ring on a catch & rip off your finger, like Jo's husband with tanks!! Love Posieposie blogs Jennie McClellandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422068499429667636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-90444745659898547272012-08-19T17:14:47.295+10:002012-08-19T17:14:47.295+10:00Mine say that I was married early without a lot of...Mine say that I was married early without a lot of money, that I do like diamonds and gold, and love hearts. My engagement ring is tiny but it doesn't mean that I am not happily married for a minute! I will never take off my wedding ring nor will my husbandrachelmphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06235189646730926145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-14373552469565000572012-08-19T16:47:31.712+10:002012-08-19T16:47:31.712+10:00Great story Posie. My hubby doesn't wear his w...Great story Posie. My hubby doesn't wear his wedding band. We wed when he was still in the army and getting on and off armoured vehicles was hazardous, fingers could be ripped off. He only wears it now for special occassions. My engagement ring is an emerald with little diamonds each side, it was inexpensive and our we eloped. All of our money was being pumped into a mortgage. With family Jo in TAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10667075706572056095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-53652773982483932502012-08-19T16:44:14.638+10:002012-08-19T16:44:14.638+10:00My wedding, eternity & engagement rings are th...My wedding, eternity & engagement rings are the only jewelery i wear. I've been glad that I've been able to wear them even while pregnant. My engagement ring is modest as we were 18 when we were engaged & while my husband always says he wishes he could've bought something 'better' I always tell him that even if I had chosen it I wouldn't have picked something else!little lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07734721255156013415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-82111167497451948352012-08-19T16:37:13.036+10:002012-08-19T16:37:13.036+10:00I never wear my rings...I do love them and I love ...I never wear my rings...I do love them and I love what they stand for but I can't wear them at work, when I was pregnant my fingers were too fat to wear them, and then when Baby C was born I was afraid of scratching him. So I am afraid I have completely gotten out of the habit of wearing them!<br />My husband never wear his either...he also can't wear his at work. In fact we knew that Mother Down Underhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646925050489695536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-24847059549462983342012-08-19T16:01:44.913+10:002012-08-19T16:01:44.913+10:00Lovely to read your story..although mine is more l...Lovely to read your story..although mine is more like your husband's..hehe! I took my engagement and wedding rings off my finger when my first was in nappies to stop the diamond from scratching him and put them away. I haven't worn them since. I feel that my kids are the story of our marriage and don't really even think about jewellry.Naturally Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15999271127735997770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-72475186698217627822012-08-19T15:10:25.570+10:002012-08-19T15:10:25.570+10:00I am like you I feel naked without my rings - I al...I am like you I feel naked without my rings - I always play with them, I haven't had mine for long (engaged 2009 and married 2011) but always get comments to ask if they are really mine - I wouldn't change them at all and could never 'upgrade' my rings. Your rings are beautiful xxLisa - Sweet Little Prettieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07692847059959713508noreply@blogger.com