A Beautiful Recycled Silver ‘Promise’ Ring
Recycled wedding rings tend to last forever, so choose one with the earth in mind. This gorgeous promise ring is made in Birmingham.
To clean, soak in a mild solution of lukewarm water and liquid soap (use an old toothbrush to remove stains), then rinse with clean water, and dry with a soft clean cloth.
There is enough gold and silver already mined on earth, to last for eternity. So what’s the point of blowing up mines with dynamite (and making donkeys work in hot weather to transport gold from mines?)
- For a little less bling, go for recycled white gold wedding rings.
- Glasswing offers seaglass jewellery (foraged broken bottles washed smooth by the sea). So your wedding or engagement ring could be an old pirate’s bottle (shiver me timbers!)
- Hairy Growler (Cambridge) makes unique wedding rings (and cake knives) from old silver and gold coins, and Victorian cutlery. You can even have two rings made from tone antique sterling silver fork!
Where to Donate Unwanted Jewellery
Donate odd earrings and broken jewellery (and watches) along with bank notes from any country in a freepost envelope to Animal Free Research UK (they send these off to a partner who recycles the metal to raise funds). Or send to War Paws, which uses funds to help animals caught up in conflicts abroad.
