A Sterling silver ring is relatively incomplete without colored stones and what better material to combine with colored stones than the soft silvery whiteness of sterling silver. Onyx has been one of these stones that have long been used in sterling silver earrings, rings and pendants. the polished jet black stone goes beautifully with sterling and is most commonly found in a man’s sterling silver ring. Usually onyx will form a round or square cap on a man’s signet ring and is expensive enough so that these rings generally cost under $100.
Apart from the classic signet ring other men’s sterling silver ring themes include crosses, horse shoes as well as more recently skulls and bones in rock and roll jewelry. A sterling silver amethyst ring is usually a winner with the men provided that the amethyst is in cabochon form. Most stones that find their way into a mens sterling silver ring will usually be in cabochon form since faceted stones are considered too feminine unless its happens to be small accent stones. Cabochon rubies and sapphires are quite popular, especially when they are phenomenal sapphires like star sapphire or star ruby.
Sterling silver toe rings are a more fun ring and will usually be combined with brighter colors like chalcedony, sardonyx, amethyst and blue topaz. Toe rings are mostly worn by teenage girls and they want something that is fun and playful like their bubblegum colored nail polish. Enamel is commonly used for toe rings to give them added color without having to add gemstones. Most girls don’t want to risk losing a colored stone from their toe ring. Heart rings are also worn mostly by teenagers. Adolescence is the time for young romance to blossom and a sterling silver heart with or without gemstones is a common piece of jewelry among young folk. They usually have matching jewelry themed in hearts like heart earrings and heart pendants.
A sterling silver birthstone ring is always popular as a gift item for a young girl. Most young women like to wear their birthstone in one form or another whether it be in a ring, sterling silver earring, or pendant. Some birthstones like diamonds, sapphires, emeralds and alexandrite are usually too expensive to put in budget prices birthstone jewelry. Instead, cubic zirconia is often used as a substitute mimicking the color of the gemstones. Other semi precious stones like peridot, blue topaz and others commonly used as birthstones may be the synthetic or natural gemstone depending on the price of the item.
