Resolution ring

I mentioned in my resolution post that I was thinking about getting a piece of jewelry with "peace" on it as my reminder of my word for the year. I spent some time on Etsy tonight looking for something perfect. And I found it in the Bouton Rouge Designs shop. The single-word-resolution-on-jewelry thing must be pretty popular because this shop has specific resolution rings with the word of choice stamped on the part of the ring that faces your palm, to keep it private. I love that idea.

I really don't want to have to explain to my mom, my husband, my coworkers, and others why I wear a ring that says "peace." It's one thing to write to an internet full of strangers and not-so-strange-ers about my resolution ring. It's something else entirely to have to stammer out the premise to people's faces. Maybe that's because this is something kind of out-of-character for me, and I'm not sure how people I know in real life will react. I know some of my real-life friends read this blog, but it's different. When they read about my plan, they can roll their eyes all they want and I never have to see it. It's a win-win. I'll stop rambling about this now.

Anyway, I bought the simplified resolution ring and decided that I'm going to wear it on the same finger as my engagement and wedding rings. I figure adding another slim band to that finger will be less conspicuous that starting to wear a ring on a different finger all the time (I don't really do accessories, so adding a daily ring will draw attention). I'm super excited to get it.

I also fell in love with half of the stuff in her shop, and have officially decided I could easily blow my fun money for the rest of the year there. I love everything from shiny twigs to peacock pearls to weathered tags, square rings (this was a close second for my resolution ring), equilibrium, spring, and tuxedo pearls (OMG, I WANT this necklace!). There's so much more, too. I think you should check her out.

While I was searching for my ring, I came across this shop, which makes these fun acrylic rings. I bought two. I'm on a bit of a quest to accessorize more, and I thought these would be a good addition to my pathetic accessory collection. Plus, they were buy one, get one free. I bought this one with an "E" and this one. The only thing that would make them better is if they came in colors. But color is scary, so black and white is probably a better first step for me.

Just in case anyone is wondering, this isn't a paid advertisement. Neither of these Etsy shop owners know anything about me or gave me stuff or anything like that. I just liked what I saw and wrote about it. The end.