Currently Loving: Clementine Vintage Diamond Engagement Ring circa 1950

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Aubin

Today’s Currently Loving guest post is from Laura of Sweeter Salt, who named our Clementine Vintage Diamond Engagement Ring circa 1950:

When I was asked by Turtle Love Co. to name a vintage engagement ring my mind went right to my favorite girls’ name - Clementine! Though unusual, it’s a classic - one of the reasons why I love it. I’ve never actually met a Clementine, but when I think about the name I come up with a few adjective: vivacious, spirited, timeless, and stylish, to name a few. Oh, and I couldn’t help but to think of Clementine’s namesake - the tasty little citrus fruit. To me, “Clementine” is a woman inspired by France, with classic taste, and a love for sunny color.

Can’t you just see her? She’s wearing her gorgeous ring, sipping a French 75, wearing that amazing orange lace dress and serving up some serious wit? Ah, to be Clementine.

To see more about the imagined Clementine, take a closer look at Laura’s style board. Visit Turtle Love Co if you’d like to know more about the Clementine Vintage Diamond Engagement Ring circa 1950.

Currently Loving: Shelly Vintage Diamond and Sapphire Wedding Band

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Aubin

When we asked our Vintage Style Council member of the month Shell from Kitty and Buck to write a guest post for us about our Shelly Vintage Diamond and Sapphire Wedding Ring, she created something truly unique. Below you’ll find a pictorial story she put together that shows the lives of the people who may have originally owned the ring. The images in the collages below come from a pinboard she created on Pinterest.

I created this pin board after seeing the Shelly Vintage Diamond and Sapphire Wedding Ring for the first time and wondering how it came to be. I conjured up an images of a young couple meeting and falling in love in the 1950′s, going on dates in milk bars and drive ins, dancing and going bowling.

The part where they realize ‘this is serious’ and tell their friends, family and anyone who will listen. A more comfortable easiness surrounds them, a familiarity with each other.

They are engaged and married and finally, a honeymoon camping under the stars.

The final images show their new life together, forming memories and a future together. I love imagining the life of a vintage item before it came into my life. I hope you enjoyed the journey of the Shelly ring.

The story continues in Shell’s board “The Story of a Sapphire” on Pinterest! You can also visit our website to see more pictures of our Shelly Vintage Diamond and Sapphire Wedding Ring.

(collages above made by Kitty & Buck using images from the pinboard linked above)

Fancy Dress Friday: apple picking edition!

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Aubin

We ventured outside of Portland this week for an apple picking adventure! We spent an excellent hour or two on Tuesday afternoon at Orchard Hill Farm in Cumberland picking golden delicious apples (more pictures from that trip later in the post!).

Adrianne, Emily, and Aubin in the apple trees!

Our featured rings this week are our Alivia Vintage Pearl and Diamond Engagement Ring and our Julia Vintage Diamond Engagement Ring (named for Vintage Style Council Members Alivia of Brunch in April and Julia of Jeeze, Julia respectively). Julia wrote about her namesake ring in the context of classic literary couples and Alivia styled her ring for a chic day in 1950s New York.

Alivia Vintage Pearl and Diamond Engagement Ring

We also answered some commonly asked questions this week in our posts “Do your wedding bands need to match?” and “Does your engagement ring have to have a diamond?” Both posts explored the alternatives to traditional rings and recommended ones like our Gold Pink Tourmaline Engagement Ring and our Organic Gold Wedding Ring. Do you have any jewelry questions you’d like us to answer? Email us at [email protected]

organic textured artisan wedding rings from turtle love co

Are plain rings not your style? How about an organic textured artisan wedding ring?

And now the moment you’ve been waiting for! Here are some pictures from our apple picking trip:

Emily picking apples

Aubin keeping tabs on our social media activity while under an apple tree

Aubin taking a break to see if anyone on Twitter has any good apple recipes

Adrianne picking apples her own way

Emily, Aubin, Adrianne, and Alicia after a successful afternoon of apple picking!

Do your wedding bands need to match?

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Emily

Picking out wedding and engagement rings can be a journey filled with lots of questions; do engagement rings needs to have a diamond? Which hand should you wear your wedding and engagement ring on? Do your wedding bands need to match? We’ve offered some insight to these first two questions, but today we’re thinking about whether wedding rings need to match or not. Traditionally, wedding rings were sold in sets and most wedded couples have upheld the tradition. But in today’s world the ideas of marriage and weddings, and even wedding and engagement rings, range from traditional to anything-but! Your personal style should be your guide. Turtle Love Co encourages you to explore and discover wedding bands that feel authentic and exciting to you and your mate as individuals, because lets face it, your differences are what make things special.

top left: Classic 5mm Square Edge Wedding Band, top right: Classic 2mm Arched Wedding Band, bottom left: Classic 3mm Half Round Wedding Band, bottom right: Classic 6mm Wedding Band with Millgrain Edges.

Consider choosing wedding bands that have similar characteristics, but are still unique to each person. Whether something simple and classic is calling your name, or an organic, textured band is more fitting, we can help you find the right combination.

top left: Organic Gold Wedding Ring, top right: Wide Silver Meadow Band, bottom left: Wide Hammered Band, bottom right: Woodland Petite Gold Band.

Maybe you love the way gold looks with your skin tone, but your partner loves the gleam of sterling silver. Perhaps your significant other finds stars romantic (hello Constellation Ring!), but you find earthy textures most tantalizing (have you seen the Vine Ring?). Honor each other with rings that bring meaning and significance to the individual, as well as you as a couple.

top left: Diamond Studded Gold Ridge Ring, top right: Skinny Gold Diamond Wedding Band, bottom left: Wide Silver Meadow Band with Two Diamonds, bottom right: Constellation Wedding Band - White Gold with Black Diamonds.

Do you think wedding bands should match?

Currently Loving: Alivia Vintage Pearl and Diamond Engagement Ring

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Aubin

Today’s Currently Loving guest post is from Alivia at Brunch in April, who writes here about her namesake ring, our Alivia Vintage Pearl and Diamond Engagement Ring circa 1950:

When I first saw this ring, I thought about Audrey Hepburn, strolling the streets of New York, eating her pastry + sipping her coffee in the quiet morning air. I thought about Allie and Noah laughing, jumping off a rope swing into the pond. I thought about my grandparents, married at 17, now celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary. Simple, pretty, comforting loveliness.

Alivia Vintage Pearl and Diamond Engagement Ring, circa 1950 Outfit

dress: $105 lovemissdaisy.com, shoes- $105 nonnon.co.uk ,

earrings: $9.99 modcloth.com , scarf: $19 riverisland.com

sunglasses: $67 asos.com , 1950s Studebaker: In my dreams

See more of the Alivia Vintage Pearl and Diamond Engagement Ring!

(the above collage was made by Brunch in April)

Currently Loving: Julia Vintage Diamond Engagement Ring

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Aubin

Our Julia Vintage Diamond Engagement Ring is named after our Vintage Style Council Member of the same name who blogs over at Jeeze, Julia. When she saw the gorgeous antique engagement ring we had named after her she put together a beautiful style board on Pinterest based around the literary and romantic feel of the ring.

As she says: ”This ring tells the story of a Romeo + Juliet, Heathcliff + Cathy, John + Yoko kind of love. A literary romance of fantastic proportions. An intuitive emotional connection so strong that only memory or black + white pages can contain it. The kind of love where a single photograph or love letter is enough to make a bride’s eyes swell with tears sixty years after her wedding day. This ring, when I imagine its wearer, would be a symbol of this greatest type of love, and it has inspired my latest pinboard. I wish each of you this most wonderful all-encompassing romance, and if you haven’t found it yet, don’t feel lonely, fall in love with literature’s classic couples and dream of your own future lover!”

Check out Julia’s pin board, and see more of the Julia Vintage Diamond Engagement Ring!

(Photo from The Book of 8)

Does your engagement ring have to have a diamond?

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Alicia

There is no denying that diamonds are the standard for engagement and wedding rings, but does your engagement ring have to have a diamond?

The answer is no, as you may have guessed. Here at Turtle Love Co., we pride ourselves on offering a wide range of diamond engagement rings that can fit any budget - but we also offer an array of rings with diamond alternative stones to fit any style. We offer sterling silver as well as gold rings, and we have a plethora alternative gemstones.

It’s raining rings - sapphires, pearls, and white topaz (oh my!) among others!

Some people like a little color in their engagement ring - we offer lots of colorful options, such as sapphires (both blue and pink), amethyst, iolite, blue topaz, garnet, kyanite and tourmaline. We also offer some beautiful pearl engagement rings.

Some people like the look of a diamond, but worry about the price or the ethics of such a precious stone. While many of our artists only work with conflict free diamonds and other stones, white topaz is a beautiful diamond alternative.

If you have questions about our diamond alternative options, conflict-free diamonds, or if you are looking for a ring with a particular gemstone, feel free to email [email protected] - we’re here to help!

Fancy Dress Friday: state necklaces and vintage appreciation edition

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Aubin

Happy Friday, everyone! We’ve had a week full of appreciating new and old things here at Turtle Love Co., including a trip to Goodwill for a thriftventure where we gathered new decorations for our offices and had a great time exploring what the store had to offer (you can see pictures of our finds in this facebook album).

Adrianne and Emily after a successful Turtle Love Co. thrifting adventure

There are also some new additions to the Turtle Love Co. collection of jewelry. Joining the recently added (and adorable!) Mother and Baby Elephant Necklace and Mother and Baby Duck Necklace are a new line of sterling silver state necklaces! The current states available are the California Necklace, Maine Necklace, Massachusetts Necklace, New York Necklace, and Texas Necklace. These are just the first states in the collection and we will be adding more soon (and perhaps even some country necklaces!). If you would like a chance to win one of these state necklaces, we’re sponsoring a giveaway on A Practical Wedding where all you have to do to be entered is to add your wedding venue to their venue directory. Simple! You can learn more about the contest by reading APW’s post about it here.

New York Necklace, Texas Necklace, California Necklace, Massachusetts Necklace, and Maine Necklace from Turtle Love Co.

Turtle Love Co.’s New York Necklace, Texas Necklace, California Necklace, Massachusetts Necklace, and Maine Necklace

As you can see in this week’s Fancy Dress Friday photo below, we’re taking some time to re-examine and appreciate the rings in our vintage engagement ring collection. In this picture (from left to right) Aubin is checking the size of our Amelia Vintage Engagement Ring, Alicia is measuring our Rochelle Vintage Diamond Wedding Ring Set, and Emily is taking a closer look at our Avery Vintage Engagement Ring. These are just three pieces of our collection, so take a look at our Vintage Engagement Rings and tell us in the comments here which one is your favorite!

Aubin, Alicia, and Emily examine some of Turtle Love Co.’s vintage engagement rings

Pearl engagement rings

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Aubin

Pearl jewelry is classic, whether it’s an heirloom pair of pearl earrings or one of Jacqueline Kennedy’s iconic pearl necklaces. The timeless beauty of the pearl also works well in an engagement ring and Turtle Love Co. offers a few different variations of pearl engagement rings that will appeal to pearl lovers everywhere. Here are three of the options:

Nested White Pearl Engagement Ring

A modern, organic-inspired take on a traditional engagement ring, the Nested White Pearl Engagement Ring features a round, white freshwater pearl bezel-set in a nest of sterling silver. This ring is created using recycled silver by Jen Burrall in Portland, Maine and is also available in a set with a matching wedding ring.

Nested White Pearl Engagement Ring with Gold Nest

The Nested White Pearl Engagement Ring with Gold Nest is a colorful twist on the previously mentioned nested pearl ring. Also created by Jen Burrall, the 6mm white pearl in this ring is wrapped in a nest of 18K gold. It also makes a lovely set with either our Hammered Silver Ring or Hammered Gold Ring.

Alivia Vintage Pearl and Diamond Engagement Ring, circa 1950

Our collection of vintage rings at Turtle Love Co. is constantly being added to and every so often we add to it a gorgeous ring like our Alivia Vintage Pearl and Diamond Engagement Ring. The stunning 7mm Akoya half pearl at the center of this ring is surrounded by a halo of 11 European cut diamonds and sits atop a band of 14K yellow gold.

Currently Loving: Carmella Vintage Diamond Engagement Ring

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Aubin

When asked if they would like a vintage diamond engagement ring named after themselves, some members of our Vintage Style Council chose instead to name their ring in honor of someone else. Laura from Fore Front Fashion chose to name her vintage diamond engagement ring after her grandmother, Carmella and chose images for her pin board “inspired by my Grandmother and my heritage,” she says. “I have a deep admiration for some of the classic Italian beauties like Isabella Rosselini and Sofia Loren - two of my style icons along with my Grandma Carmy. I just love everything about 1950′s Italy: the red lips, the exaggerated hips, the ladylike silhouettes and the lifestyle. Back when men wore a shirt and tie most days — if only…!”

See more of the Carmella Vintage Diamond Engagement Ring and check out Laura’s pin board!

(Photo from Foggy Monday)

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