Comments on: DESIGN YOUR OWN ECO JEWELRY with GreenKarat

By: bodaverde

bodaverde — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:52:00 +0000

I am totally behind eco-jewelry, but I would not recommend greenkarat. My husband and I got our wedding bands from them, and they gave us headaches from the start (and I have never written a negative review about another company)…definitely the worst online shopping experience of my life. Atrocious customer service, requiring several emails and phone messages just to get a response. When the rings FINALLY arrived, days before the wedding, they showed no respect or integrity when the rings were sized incorrectly; they would not reimburse us and went as far as to accuse us of lying. Maybe try Brilliant Earth instead.

By: Juris

Juris — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:28:52 +0000

I highly recommend Leber Jeweler [ http://www.leberjeweler.com ]! Leber has earth-wise rings and other jewelry. My fiancé designed a beautiful engagement ring for me with reclaimed platinum and a Canadian diamond. He knew that I didn’t want to support the environmental degradation and human rights violations of traditional mining practices.

By: brenda

brenda — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:35:44 +0000

Wow, those are really beautiful

By: amy lou

amy lou — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:03:33 +0000

ok, you got yourself one SUPER sweetie! How rad is this dude? RAD ENOUGH TO CATCH JILL!!!!! CONGRATS xoxoxo amylou

By: Zarena

Zarena — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:52:23 +0000

My question is this..there is a very specific pendant that i would like to have made.. a winged foot (track shoe) with the number 29 in front of it…do you think it can be done?

By: ann fehrenbacher

ann fehrenbacher — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:20:02 +0000

wow, super cool congradulations, next time you guys are in town we wouldlove to have you over!
so happy for you both,
ann

By: JS

JS — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 13:11:03 +0000

Hey Pambamboo, got a website?

By: pambamboo

pambamboo — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 03:50:11 +0000

I sure hope you paid a reasonable price – my sad experience is that so called eco jewelers are way overpricing for these very inexpensive stones. For example, the octagon sapphire in the picture costs (wholesale) $10 if it’s
10 mm long, $13 if it’s 12 mm long. An honest jeweler should no more than triple that cost. Recycled platinum? Just exactly what does that mean other than reusing the metal from another ring – a great idea to be sure (it is always more ecological to recycle than to make new to answer Elizabeth’s query) but, again, not worth a premium. Lab grown diamonds are also a great idea – only available in yellow (or ‘canary’ for 3x as much) for now but they are dazzling. I’m a jeweler and one of the things that distinguishes me and my partner from other jewelers is that we hand fabricate custom jewelry at reasonable prices. No thanks to the karma of ripping off or getting rich on folks who want a special ring or pendant or a piece made as ecologically as possible!

By: David

David — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:15:45 +0000

And what of the glorious history of mining precious metals? As the demand diamonds and other pricey stones is surely a fraction of that for gold & silver should we not promote a more aggresive approach to recycling stones?

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 23:18:53 +0000

Just curious, but how do cultured gems compare (green-wise) to just using recycled gems (like in consignment stores or antique jewelry)?

By: Bruk

Bruk — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 21:14:26 +0000

I love love love the idea of this! It’s exactally what I would want…

By: Peter Mansfield

Peter Mansfield — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:46:33 +0000

Very pretty ring — it reflects your good taste.