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7 questions to ask yourself when choosing the precious metal for your wedding rings
Your wedding ring is something you’ll most likely want to wear every day. Choosing the right metal can make a difference as to whether you can or not. It's something that's often overlooked by jewellery buyers, especially if you're not a frequent...
Recycled Precious Metals – Why they’re our first choice (Part 2)
The Platinum Group Metals Here we're continuing on from our earlier article about recycled and fair trade gold. This time we take a look at the other important group of metals used in making fine jewellery – the Platinum Group Metals. First, what are Platinum Group...
Recycled Precious Metals – Why they’re our first choice (Part 1)
All about Gold If you’ve been following Ethical Jewellery Australia (EJA) for any length of time, you’ll probably have noticed we always (and I mean always) mention that the precious metals we use in the jewellery we make for our customers – gold, platinum and...
Handmade vs Handcrafted Jewellery … What’s the difference and why should you care?
When you go shopping for jewellery these days with any major retail outlet (be that online or locally), you probably won’t see any mention of how the product is made. If you do, the jewellery is most likely described as handcrafted. On the other hand, when you visit a...
The Romance of Rubies
As I recall it, looking back now at the movies and books I was into when I was a lot younger, pretty much every bit of treasure was described as being ‘ruby-encrusted’. Whether that was in a pirate’s chest or set in a crown, a scepter, a bracelet or some other...
Engagement rings on fingers
I love seeing our engagement rings, dress rings and wedding rings in real life. Most of the rings that we make evolve from an intensive design and consultation process. Sometimes, a customer and I will work together for weeks, maybe even months, to get the design...
How to design an engagement ring
Designing an engagement ring can be a daunting prospect Our (engagement ring) customers come to us because they want to create a unique custom engagement ring for their partner. It's like high schoolers looking for a post-school job. Some know exactly what they want,...
A beautiful ‘recycled’ ring
Recently, I got the chance to work with one of our lovely Facebook friends She has followed us for many years and always been supportive of what we do. Apparently, she had long wished to have a sapphire ring of her own, and we were thrilled when she asked us to help...
The Branch Ring
The Branch Ring is not your typical engagement ring. This stunning, nature-inspired ring may not be most people’s idea of what an engagement ring should look like, but it is, undoubtedly, outstanding. The design was inspired by the partner-to-be’s occupation (she’s a...
The Pineapple Ring
Pineapples … an odd inspiration. The beautifully detailed ruby and diamond engagement ring is affectionately known in-house at EJA as ‘the pineapple ring’. Why? Pineapples happen to be something much-loved by the intended wearer. And, if you really use your...