If You Did, and Then You Didn’t…
Posted by Julia on May 23, 2008. Filed under Green Weddings, Stuff We Love, Wedding Jewelry and Rings
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If you’re getting married, or if you’re just someone with a heart of gold and plenty of it in material form, this is for you.
The cleverly-titled company I Do Now I Don’t is an online auction site with an eco-conscious mission: recycle your jewelry! If you are looking save on a beautiful ring and contribute to sustainable commerce, click on the “I Do” button. Got too much jewelry that you never wear or want to turn bad memories into someone’s bright future? Click on “I Don’t” to put your luxuries up for auction.
On top of the fact that you’re recycling and reducing your carbon footprint, through I Do Now I Don’t you’re also donating the profits to environmental causes. You angel, you.
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Wow! I have to tell my brother about that site!! He’s stuck with a really expensive ring. poor guy.
I like the idea of re-using what’s already out there. Todd Reed is an amazing jewelry designer I found that uses recycled gold and recycled rose cut diamonds. Most of his work uses raw diamonds from conflict free areas. I wish more designers would do things like that. Gold looks the same reused or new. check out his stuff at alteredspacegallery.com
Todd Reed’s my favorite jeweler, too. His stuff is really unique. Actually, Shibumi Gallery in Berkeley sells some of his pieces. Definitely worth a visit!
Wow, great article. And great site. I need to tell my friend. She’s been looking for a site to resell her ring and has had zero luck. Thanks for the tip!
Neat I was totally just talking about this site and that’s cool, you guys already talked about it here on your blog: http://www.herecomestheguide.com/blog/detail/finally-help-for-men-seeking-engagement-rings/
Nice, lol!
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What a terrific idea, Julia, thanks for the tip.
Did you know that many of the talented jewelers on our website at Here Comes The Guide will take your old jewelry (or an heirloom stone) and redesign it into a new fabulous piece, too. I particularly recall talking to Ken Gehrkens of Gehrkens Jewelry and Lee Andrews, owner of Sun Studios about a few extraordinary pieces they each made in that vein. They have a really genuine reverence for these stones and designs enabling them to revitalize our old mother-in-law’s pieces into something we’d actually love to wear!