There are a tremendous number of styles and types of finger rings. The majority are made from some type of metal for strength, durability, and beauty. These may be inlaid with gem stones, pearls, beads, crystals, charms, and more. The metal is often detailed to create patterns, shapes, or unique embellishments. Engraving in metal is also a common practice to show ownership or commemorate love relationships.
Other materials include glass, beads, wood, and organic materials such as bone.
Common types of rings include:
Promise: A pre-engagement piece illustrating commitment.
Engagement: Shows impending commitment to marriage.
Wedding: Bands worn by both partners to signify the marital union.
Anniversary: Given to illustrate the time a marriage or relationship has been together.
Mother's: Given to show the love and sacrifice of a mother, often given by her children.
Graduation/School: High school and college graduations are often sealed into memory through use of rings as memorabilia.
Birthstone: Bands inlaid with gemstones corresponding to the person's birth month.
Personalized: Name, initial, or monograms offer an individual statement.
Organizations and affiliations: Sports, fraternities, sororities, clubs, and other organizations may have rings that identify members.
Irish Claddaugh: Signifies love, loyalty, and friendship. Can be worn in different ways to signify impending marriage or marital union.
Celebrity Rings: Inspired by the often extravagant looks of celebrities, these rings are usually imitations of highly expensive haute couture finger jewels.
Mood Rings: Highly popularized in the 1970's and 80's, these are said to convey the mood of the wearer depending on the color of the stone or crystal.
Spinners: Consists of two parts, a stationary outer band and a moveable inner band.
Right Hand: Usually worn in opposition to the left-handed wedding or engagement rings to make a bold statement of individual identity.
Puzzle: Worn by ancient royalty, these unique pieces consist of between 3 and 12 bands.
Other Types
In addition to finger rings worn traditionally on the third finger of the left hand, people now wear them on both hands and on many fingers. Pinkie rings and thumb rings are often worn as fun fashion trends. Stacked or numerous rings on one finger, or many pieces on one hand are also worn. Contemporary fashion rules encourage wearing them in different ways and expressing personal style.
Accompanying the trend of personal expression and waning away from classic jewelry standards, body jewelry has exploded onto today's contemporary jewelry scene. Nose, toe, navel, and tongue rings are all widely available in many styles.
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6/09/2010
6/08/2010
Fashion Color Mood Rings
Mood Rings! A better, more modern version of an old standby -- a fun way to observe your mood changes!
What Are Mood Rings?
Mood rings are fun jewelry accessories that first arrived on the scene back in the 1970s, but you can still find them today in specialty stores and on the internet.
The purpose of these rings is quite simple, even if the science behind them isn't. Mood rings are designed to show how you're feeling anytime you're wearing them. They do this by changing through a series of colors that correlate to a number of individual moods. Let's take one apart and see how it works.
How Does They Work?
Liquid crystals are the secret to the mood ring's changing array of colors. The clear glass stone in the ring is either filled with the liquid crystals or sits directly on top of a thin layer of the substance that has been adhered to a sterling setting.
Liquid crystals are extremely sensitive to heat, and will twist their position in response to a rise or drop in temperature. Light comes in many different wavelengths and each is reflected to our eyes as a different color. The position of the crystals determines which wavelengths of light are absorbed and which are reflected back to us, and this is what makes the stone appear to change color.
Mood Ring Color Chart
Color Meaning
Black Very stressed
Gray Very Nervous
Amber Anxious and/or uncertain
Green Calm
Teal Calm and relaxed
Blue Happy
Indigo or Violet Happy, romantic or passionate
What Are Mood Rings?
Mood rings are fun jewelry accessories that first arrived on the scene back in the 1970s, but you can still find them today in specialty stores and on the internet.
The purpose of these rings is quite simple, even if the science behind them isn't. Mood rings are designed to show how you're feeling anytime you're wearing them. They do this by changing through a series of colors that correlate to a number of individual moods. Let's take one apart and see how it works.
How Does They Work?
Liquid crystals are the secret to the mood ring's changing array of colors. The clear glass stone in the ring is either filled with the liquid crystals or sits directly on top of a thin layer of the substance that has been adhered to a sterling setting.
Liquid crystals are extremely sensitive to heat, and will twist their position in response to a rise or drop in temperature. Light comes in many different wavelengths and each is reflected to our eyes as a different color. The position of the crystals determines which wavelengths of light are absorbed and which are reflected back to us, and this is what makes the stone appear to change color.
Mood Ring Color Chart
Color Meaning
Black Very stressed
Gray Very Nervous
Amber Anxious and/or uncertain
Green Calm
Teal Calm and relaxed
Blue Happy
Indigo or Violet Happy, romantic or passionate
4/08/2010
The Meaning of Colors in Mood Rings
What Are Mood Rings?
Mood rings are fun jewelry that came into being in the 1970s, but you can still find them today in specialty stores or on the internet. The purpose of these rings is quite simple, even if the craftsman work behind them isn't.
Mood rings are designed to show how you're feeling anytime you're wearing them. They do this by colors changing that correlate to a number of individual moods. Let's take one apart and see how it works.
How Do They Work?
Liquid crystals are the mystery to the mood ring's changing array of colors. The clear glass stone in the ring is either filled with the liquid crystals or sits directly on top of a thin layer of the substance that has been adhered to a sterling setting.
Liquid crystals are extremely sensitive to heat, and will twist their position when confronting to a rising or dropping temperature. Light comes in many different wavelengths and each is reflected to our eyes as a different color. The position of the crystals determines which wavelengths of light are absorbed and which are reflected back to us, and this is what makes the stone appear to change color.
Learn the Meaning of Colors in Mood Rings
Color Charts
The meaning of colors in mood rings can be a little confusing. Some rings come with a color chart that explains which color goes with which mood, but many pieces do not. First, let's take a look at the chart below, and then we'll try to explain how body changes dictated by your emotional frame of mind can affect the surface temperature of your skin.
Mood Ring Color Chart
Color Meaning
Black is Very stressed
Gray is Very Nervous
Amber means Anxious and/or uncertain
Green is Calm
Teal is Calm and relaxed
Body Temperature
Ever feel a warm glow of happiness or contentment come over you? So does your mood ring. Our bodies actually feel slightly warmer when we're feeling happy or romantic because our capillaries move a little closer to the skin surface, releasing more warmth and causing that well-known blush that creeps into our cheeks from time to time.
This extra warmth causes the crystals to alter their position, resulting in shades of blue. An extremely warm reaction might even cause the color to deepen to purple, considered the color of passion. Now let's look at the other end of the spectrum. Ever feel anxious enough to break out in a cold sweat?
The extra moisture on the surface of your skin works like an evaporative cooling machine, lowering your surface temperature. Some people describe the feeling as clammy, but your mood ring picks up this change in your body temperature, and the liquid crystals rearrange themselves in ways that reflect the lighter colors in their spectrum. Shades range from amber to green.
An absence of heat will turn the stone black, and this is how the ring will normally appear when no one is wearing it, unless it is left in the sun or close to another heat source.
Are They Accurate?
As you may surmise by now, the meaning of colors in mood rings may not be a completely accurate reflection of a person's current feelings, but they will generally make it into the ballpark under average circumstances. Room temperature and your health can also have an affect on the color of your ring. Sitting in a sweltering room on a summer day, or having a fever doesn't necessarily make you feel passionate, but your mood ring will still reflect a deep blue or purple color. It's all open to interpretation, but that's just part of the fun.
Conclusion
So now you know the mystery behind various colors in mood rings. The key here is not to take anything too seriously. Mood rings are meant for fun, so have some while you're wearing one.
Mood rings are fun jewelry that came into being in the 1970s, but you can still find them today in specialty stores or on the internet. The purpose of these rings is quite simple, even if the craftsman work behind them isn't.
Mood rings are designed to show how you're feeling anytime you're wearing them. They do this by colors changing that correlate to a number of individual moods. Let's take one apart and see how it works.
How Do They Work?
Liquid crystals are the mystery to the mood ring's changing array of colors. The clear glass stone in the ring is either filled with the liquid crystals or sits directly on top of a thin layer of the substance that has been adhered to a sterling setting.
Liquid crystals are extremely sensitive to heat, and will twist their position when confronting to a rising or dropping temperature. Light comes in many different wavelengths and each is reflected to our eyes as a different color. The position of the crystals determines which wavelengths of light are absorbed and which are reflected back to us, and this is what makes the stone appear to change color.
Learn the Meaning of Colors in Mood Rings
Color Charts
The meaning of colors in mood rings can be a little confusing. Some rings come with a color chart that explains which color goes with which mood, but many pieces do not. First, let's take a look at the chart below, and then we'll try to explain how body changes dictated by your emotional frame of mind can affect the surface temperature of your skin.
Mood Ring Color Chart
Color Meaning
Black is Very stressed
Gray is Very Nervous
Amber means Anxious and/or uncertain
Green is Calm
Teal is Calm and relaxed
Body Temperature
Ever feel a warm glow of happiness or contentment come over you? So does your mood ring. Our bodies actually feel slightly warmer when we're feeling happy or romantic because our capillaries move a little closer to the skin surface, releasing more warmth and causing that well-known blush that creeps into our cheeks from time to time.
This extra warmth causes the crystals to alter their position, resulting in shades of blue. An extremely warm reaction might even cause the color to deepen to purple, considered the color of passion. Now let's look at the other end of the spectrum. Ever feel anxious enough to break out in a cold sweat?
The extra moisture on the surface of your skin works like an evaporative cooling machine, lowering your surface temperature. Some people describe the feeling as clammy, but your mood ring picks up this change in your body temperature, and the liquid crystals rearrange themselves in ways that reflect the lighter colors in their spectrum. Shades range from amber to green.
An absence of heat will turn the stone black, and this is how the ring will normally appear when no one is wearing it, unless it is left in the sun or close to another heat source.
Are They Accurate?
As you may surmise by now, the meaning of colors in mood rings may not be a completely accurate reflection of a person's current feelings, but they will generally make it into the ballpark under average circumstances. Room temperature and your health can also have an affect on the color of your ring. Sitting in a sweltering room on a summer day, or having a fever doesn't necessarily make you feel passionate, but your mood ring will still reflect a deep blue or purple color. It's all open to interpretation, but that's just part of the fun.
Conclusion
So now you know the mystery behind various colors in mood rings. The key here is not to take anything too seriously. Mood rings are meant for fun, so have some while you're wearing one.
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