Hi, I’m Hazel from Tales of alittle Hazzelnut and I’m going to share my collection of vintage rings with you
today. At the minute I have about thirteen in my possession, so it is rather
small but is growing rapidly. As soon as Rachael mentioned
her Collection posts I knew I had to get involved; firstly I’m nosey and love
to know what other people collect, and secondly, I thought it would be nice to
share my collection and to find out if anyone does the same.
So onto the collection…
I’ve never without a
ring, and I seem to rotate between all the rings in my vintage collection. I
started collecting vintage jewellery (necklaces, bracelets, rings) when I was
sixteen and currently have a rather large collection. However, I’m only going
to show you my collection of rings.
My love of vintage rings
started quite early. From about the age of five every Friday my Nana would come
over for the afternoon and every time without fail I would insist she let me
wear this ring;
It’s a 1920s cameo ring which
my Papa bought her while on holiday in Dublin, and after she passed it was left
to me in her will. It is probably my one of my favourites. However, I don’t
wear it often for two reasons; one, I’m terrified of something happening to it,
and secondly, it doesn’t fit on any of my fingers, apart from the little
one!
Here is my other ring from the
1920s. Surprisingly this is the only silver ring in my vintage collection, and
it is probably the most worn. I obtained it for £3 (bargain!) at the vintage
fair I attended last summer.
Similarly, this is probably my
most worn gold vintage ring (1940s). I just find it absolutely stunning and it
goes which basically everything I own.
The final ring I’m going to
share with you has quite a sweet story behind it. During the second world war
my Papa was stationed with the RAF in India and because my Nana loved to shop
but was restricted by rationing he would send over jewellery and clothes he
commissioned to be made for her, this is one of those pieces;
I absolutely adore it and the
story behind it.
I personally find the best
places to find vintage rings are in antiques shops and at vintage fairs,
sometimes they can be quite pricey but I usually attempt to haggle it
down.
So that’s my collection, hope
you liked it. Does anyone else collect vintage rings? Or even vintage
accessories?