Is it possible to make jewelry from Bamboo? There’s an interesting article here about the possibilities about making jewelry from bamboo. The premise behind it is for being able to use renewable resources in everyday items.

Bamboo is technically a large “grass” and it grows very, very fast. Bamboo is being used in all sorts of products now, including in home furnishings, flooring, kitchen accessories and more.

Naturally I don’t expect this to be the type of jewelry that someone might want to wear to a gala, but then again why not? Perhaps a lot of everyday jewelry can be made from bamboo, which even if thrown away by the wearer at one point of time is almost entirely bio-degradable, which is always good for landfills. Which are overflowing presently.

Here are some more resources if you are feeling creative with bamboo.

• Make A Bamboo Bracelet
• Organic Bamboo Jewelry

If you do come up with some of your own, do send us a snap so we can post it up on the blog here.

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Did you pay attention in Chemistry? Well if not, then here’s a way to catch up, assuming you can stomach the cost of it!

The above rings are from a jewelry company called ItsNoName, they are selling jewelry in 14-karat yellow gold, sterling silver, and solid platinum. Each ring bears the symbol for the element from which it’s made (Ag, Au, Pt), as well as the atomic number and atomic mass just to be chemically accurate.

The cost? Ranging from $205 to $6500! So if this is something that catches your fancy take a look at ItsNoName and buy some chemistry for you.

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The Mood Ring was invented in the late 1960s by Marvin Wernick. Mood Rings were a big hit in the 70’s and since then have been revived repeatedly over the years. The mood ring is said to change color according to your emotional state of mind. This could be useful in some situations, like before you’re about to ask an important question to your girlfriend, boyfriend, wife, husband, mother you can get an idea of their mood before you do so.

Teenagers have obviously caught onto this fad. Not only are they in demand because of their use but they are trendy as well and look great on your hands.

The stone in a mood ring is, essentially, thermotropic crystals which are covered or surrounded by glass. There are many different types of mood rings, and it generally depends on the manufacturer which mood the colors represent.

While some are true believers, the ring mostly changes color due to the temperature. If your body is cool, the ring turns blue or green, the warmer your body the more the chances of the ring turning red.

A general guidance for colors:

• Black: Stressed, Tense or Feeling Harried
• Brown: Anxious, Nervous, Strained, Fearful
• Grey: Very Nervous or Anxious, Scared
• Amber: A Little Nervous or Anxious, Uncertain
• Green: Average Reading, Normal, Not Under Great Stress
• Blue-green: Emotionally Charged, Somewhat Relaxed
• Blue: Relaxed, At Ease, Calm, Lovable
• Dark Blue/Purple: Very Happy, In Love, Passionate, Romantic

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Following up from our list of Celebrity Wedding Rings, here are some of the engagement rings that have been exchanged in royal hands.

Mary of Burgundy - received the first documented diamond engagement ring in 1477 from the Archduke Maximilian of Hamburg.

Princess Mary - may well be the youngest recipient of a diamond wedding ring. A tiny ring with a large diamond was placed on her finger when she was married (by proxy) to the Dauphin of France in 1518 at age of two!

Queen Victoria - wore an engagement ring in the shape of a serpent motif whose coils symbolized eternity.

Queen Elizabeth II - was given a ring created with heirloom diamonds from Prince Philip’s mother’s tiara.

Lady Diana Spencer - received a sapphire and diamond engagement ring from Prince Charles.

Camilla Parker-Bowles - A love affair thirty-five years in the making became one step closer to being formalized when Prince Charles presented his long time paramour with a square-cut diamond ring passed down from the Queen Mother.

Camilla Parker Bowles - The Prince of Wales wedding rings were hand made in court style by Wartski, using Welsh gold.

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