How Charming!

At Ruff&Cut, we are always pushing the envelope when it comes to creating new pieces, often with materials that are rarely used, like our trademark rough diamonds. Endless Color designer, Jennifer Schelhorn, has really done it this time though! She has created R&C's first charm bracelet and given it the honor of naming it after herself (how appropriate!).

The Jennifer Charm Bracelet is a 7" sterling silver rollo chain- made entirely of recycled silver, as always -that has 8 different charms for you to covet and collect, and link and un-link as you choose. The charms currently available are made with citrine, amethyst, white quartz, and purple sage quartz. All gems are ethically sourced, polished and cut through our lovely partner, Columbia Gem House.

The chain itself is $75, with the charms priced $25-40. This is the perfect gift for the green girl in your life who already has it all! She'll especially like that 10% of proceeds go to non-profit partners working to better the lives of impoverished mining communities in Sierra Leone, Africa. It doesn't get much more glamorous and giving as that!

Here are three more recently added Endless Color designs which are equally ethical and and gorgeous!

The Brooke Ring in 18k with amethyst

The Jamie Ring in 18k with kunzite

The Gretchen Earrings in 18k with amethyst

Happy Hump Day, fellow eco-chic jewelry lovers! Enjoy the rest of your week!

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Glittering Gems

When R&C first began back in 2008, we exclusively used rough and cut diamonds and 18k gold and sterling silver- all ethically sourced and recycled, of course! As time progressed, we progressed too when we noticed the sudden emergence in the popularity of colored gemstones. Most likely this was due- at least in part -to the economical downturn, meaning people simply just could not afford their favorite shining stones like they used to.

Luckily, we knew of a magical company called Columbia Gem House, a company that, "adheres to The Quality Assurance and Fair Trade Gems Protocols." All of their gemstones are ethically sourced, and cut and polished right on site, and all are always of the most superior color and quality you can find.

We started using a special selection of gems that were cut in the "checkerboard" style and found the brilliant and new-and-upcoming designer Jennifer Schelhorn (who has since become an integral part of our retail shop, Glittering Conscience) who created the Endless Color Collection. Some of the line's most popular pieces are below.

Isabella Bracelet

Aurora Earrings

Jasmine Earrings

Lily Necklace

Now, if you have been following this blog from the beginning, you may be thinking, "Okay, you already told us about Endless Color in a previous post and we love it, but what else is new?" Well, we have been getting quite creative and have some newer, more simple and chic designs in our recently added Illumination Collection (formerly the Morganite Collection), which feature more exotic precious stones in 14k gold and silver. Take a look!

Fire Opal Pendant

Andaulcite Necklace

Silver Kunzite Stud Earrings

Gold Morganite Ring (how marvelous is that?!)

And the new designs will keep on coming and we hope you will stop by to check them out!