Etsy Monday: Chocolate Diamonds

'Tis the season for hot chocolate!  It is also the season for proposals.  I read somewhere that one third of all marriage proposals happen over the holidays.  There never seem to be any sources cited for this, so I cannot completely confirm it.  I definitely think it is plausible though.

Getting back to the hot chocolate...

Here are some chocolate diamond rings from Etsy in varying price ranges.  If you are curious about learning more about chocolate diamonds, please refer to this GIA article on "Fancy" diamonds.

Rich Chocolate Diamonds Ring - $38

(The designer of the Rich Chocolate ring has many other similar rings with different stones.  Perfect for stacking!) 

Radiant Cut Chocolate Diamond Ring - $1,585

Chocolate Diamond Ring with Rose Gold and White Gold Twisted Shank - $4,074

Diamonds: Lost and Found

If you need a midweek pick-me-up, a story to give you a little faith, here is a heart warming tale of a woman whose diamond fell out of her setting in a motorcycle accident.  The path to finding her diamond is touching.  I am not even going to try to summarize it, read the whole thing here.

Etsy Monday: Ring Stands

A great gift for the recently engaged is a ring stand.  Everyone feels a little differently about when its appropriate to take your ring off, but many women take their rings off to shower, go to the gym or do housework.  Why not give them a safe place to keep their ring, where it is not likely to get dirty, damaged or worse, fall into the sink!?

Check out these ring stands from two different sellers on Etsy:

Hand Blown Ring Stand by Providenceartglasss

Pressed Art Glass Ring Stand by Wolfartglass

Check out their Etsy stores for more colors and shapes.