When I set out to write this post I didn't understand the scope of pin history. It starts in the Neolithic period with bone pins like this one... LINK Although anthropologists are not sure why people made these bone pins, or what the marks on the pin indicate, we are sure they are pins. Many …
Pendant and Ring Customer Service
Customer service is the backbone of any successful business. Your happiness is our highest priority. If you are unhappy with your purchase, unhappy with our items, or unhappy with our shipping presentation, then our business won’t last very long. Customer service is a priority here at Pendant and Ring. We want you to know we …
Anne Bonny, Corsair At Large
Anne Bonny was a famous corsair of Irish birth. She moved to the English Colonies in North America when she was ten years old, then to the pirate port of Nassau after marriage, and spent her adult life plundering the Spanish controlled waters of the Caribbean sea. As an infamous and most-wanted individual Bonny spent …
Caring for your Jewelry *Summer Edition*
Summer brings vacations, water sports, sunscreen, camping, bug spray, and a host of summer specific chemicals in contact with your skin and jewelry. Caring for your jewelry during the summer can mean taking an extra few minutes to ensure the longevity of your favorite pieces. Bare shoulders practically beg for big earrings. Whether you prefer …
Shell Money to Shell Jewelry
Historical evidence of worldwide use of shells as currency exists on every continent. Although there is debate about the economic use of beads as currency, the use of shell money is undeniable. Shells are part of a commodity based monetary system, wherein the currency has intrinsic value and is not representative of other value. Today, …
Surprise Mom with a Mother’s Day History This Weekend
Gentle Reminder! Nudge, Nudge! Three days until May 12, 2019; Mother's Day! Let the countdown begin! Long before jewelry was the gift to give, the matronly aspects of women as mother's of community were publicly celebrated on many different days throughout the Ancient Greek year. Today in the US, Mother’s Day is a single moveable …
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4 Ways Money Moves
The story of human migration predates the use of money. Hunter gatherers crossed continents with nothing more than what they could carry. It took thousands of generations, but eventually humans walked across all the land bridges, sailed all the seas and covered the Earth. Shortly after the world was wrapped in humankind, large-scale agriculture usurped …
Lucky Newsletter #7
𝚆𝚎𝚕𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙻𝚘𝚘𝚙! First, we would like to start out with a BIG thank you to everyone who came out to visit us in April. It was a pleasure to put so many names and faces together! We also want to say thank you to those of you who reached out to us on …