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Oops: Man Sells Wife's $23K Wedding Ring for $10

Racquel Cloutier was in the hospital at the time, post-childbirth

(Newser) - Husbands, there's a lesson for you in Eric Cloutier's very big mistake: Never sell anything at a garage sale without first checking with your wife. The California man offloaded a watch box he thought was empty at a June 1 community garage sale for $10. Little did he...

And Now We Have Breast Milk Jewelry

You can buy pretty much anything on Etsy, it would seem

(Newser) - Strands from baby's first haircut. The first tooth. Tiny footprints sunk into clay. Some parents even tuck away the dried stump of the umbilical cord or the stick pregnancy test as a touching memento marking the milestones of their kids. The latest? Breast milk jewelry, on sale at the...

Angelina Jolie Using Jewelry to Fund Schools

And plans to open more

(Newser) - Angelina Jolie's latest humanitarian project: an all-girls primary school in Afghanistan. The school is near Kabul, where the educational focus is typically trained on boys, and Jolie tells E! between 200 and 300 students are currently enrolled. Her plan is to open more of these kinds of schools, funded...

Lohan Eyed in Jewelry Heist
 Lohan Eyed in Jewelry Heist 
Aug 28, 2012 12:01 AM CDT

Lohan Eyed in Jewelry Heist

$100K worth of watches, sunglasses vanish from mansion

(Newser) - Sticky-fingered Lindsay Lohan is a suspect in the theft of $100,000 worth of watches and pricey sunglasses from a private home, law enforcement sources tell TMZ . The goods vanished from the Hollywood Hills mansion of investor Sam Magid during a time both Lohan and her assistant Gavin Doyle—who'...

Anti-Adultery Ring? It Imprints &#39;I&#39;m Married&#39;
 Anti-Adultery Ring?
 It Imprints 'I'm Married'
in case you missed it
Jun 30, 2012 7:56 AM CDT

Anti-Adultery Ring? It Imprints 'I'm Married'

Engraving on the inside leaves words on your finger

(Newser) - Worried about your spouse slipping off the wedding ring and cheating on you? Put this in the last-resort category: a ring that leaves the words 'I'M MARRIED' on the flesh. The band is engraved on the inside, so an imprint on the skin is made after it's...

Angry Birds to Launch Luxury Jewelry Line

$290 for the silver Mighty Eagle Ring

(Newser) - The gigantically popular app Angry Birds is extending its brand into ... luxury jewelry? After hitting 1 billion downloads in May and launching successful lines of toys and clothes, game-maker Rovio is testing its merchandise appeal with a more upscale clientele, reports Forbes . The launch item is a $290 silver ring,...

NYC Store Slammed for Selling Swastika Earrings

Earrings are a Buddhist symbol, not a Nazi one, store's owner says

(Newser) - A Brooklyn jewelry store found itself under attack from city lawmakers for selling earrings in the shape of an ancient Buddhist symbol now much better known for its association with the Nazis. The swastika earrings on sale at the Bejeweled store represent "the most hateful symbol in our culture,...

And Now ... the Divorce Ring
 And Now ... the Divorce Ring 
Aug 31, 2011 5:02 PM CDT

And Now ... the Divorce Ring

Celebrate your freedom for $3,200

(Newser) - In an age of 50% divorce rates and even divorce parties comes the inevitable: a divorce ring. The 18K gold ring from Spritzer and Furman—in the shape of a split heart, of course—will set you back $3,200. At the Stir blog , Emily Abbate will pass, thank you...

Clown Thieves Get Punked in Jewelry Heist

Their loot isn't really all that valuable

(Newser) - Send in the clowns: Two gun-waving robbers dressed in clown makeup and wigs robbed a Denver jewelry story yesterday, roughing up employees and stripping display cases clean. They made off with the loot after a 15-minute robbery, notes CBS4, but there's a caveat: The precious stones aren't so...

Lohan: I Borrowed Necklace

Also, LiLo says she's really just an easy mark

(Newser) - For everybody freaking out about the felony charges Lindsay Lohan may or may not be facing over her alleged jewelry theft, she has news for you: That necklace was just borrowed. "We vehemently deny these allegations and, if charges are filed, we will fight them," her lawyer tells...

Single? Divorced? There's a Ring for That


 Single? Divorced? 
 There's a Ring 
 for That 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
May 30, 2010 10:23 AM CDT

Single? Divorced? There's a Ring for That

New trend reminds us we can buy our own jewelry

(Newser) - Not engaged, but just dying for an oh-so-special ring to call your own? Great news: Thanks to today’s brilliant jewelry marketers, there’s a ring for every relationship status you’d like to broadcast to the world, be it “available and happy” or “divorced, available, and happy....

Get Your Own Keith Richards Skull Ring

Courts and Hackett replica crafted from same skull

(Newser) - Keith Richards' skull ring has become synonymous with the rock legend, often imitated but never duplicated. Courts and Hackett, the company that made the original, is finally offering a new line of rings based on the same skull used as a model for Richards' ring—that's right, folks, a real...

Calif. Thieves Drill Through Wall, Swipe $1M in Jewels

Cops believe gang of professionals behind gem heist

(Newser) - Orange County cops are seeking an inventive gang of thieves who bypassed a jewelry store's security system by drilling through a wall from the next store. The crooks, who broke into the vacant store, made off with a safe holding at least $1 million in gems as well as the...

Neanderthals Wore Makeup, Jewelry
 Neanderthals Wore 
 Makeup, Jewelry 
KNUCKLE-DRAGGING VANITY
Jan 12, 2010 10:22 AM CST

Neanderthals Wore Makeup, Jewelry

Find suggests they were just as advanced as early humans

(Newser) - Our Neanderthal cousins apparently picked their knuckles off the ground long enough to dabble in makeup and baubles, leading researchers to suggest they were no less intelligent than our direct ancestors at the same time in history. Newly unearthed evidence of 50,000-year-old jewelry and even makeup in a cave...

Holiday Sales Up 3.6%
 Holiday Sales Up 3.6% 
Dec 28, 2009 3:29 AM CST

Holiday Sales Up 3.6%

Online spending surge fuels modest recovery

(Newser) - Retail holiday sales ticked up this year for a 3.6% improvement over 2008's disastrous showing. The modestly improved overall picture included a 15.5% surge in online shopping, thanks in part to snowstorms that stranded many shoppers at home the week before Christmas, as well as an almost 6%...

Brangelina's Next Role: Jewelry Designer
 Brangelina's Next Role: 
 Jewelry Designer 
First babes, now BAUBLES
Nov 16, 2009 10:49 AM CST

Brangelina's Next Role: Jewelry Designer

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie devise a snake-inspired line for Asprey

(Newser) - Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have joined the celebrity designer ranks with a new jewelry line for Asprey inspired by—somewhere, Jennifer Aniston is chuckling—the snake. Pieces include gold and diamond rings, bracelets, pendants, earrings, silver baby spoons, tooth boxes, and picture frames; all feature serpents, an animal Jolie...

For Your Beau: The Mangagement Ring
For Your Beau:
The Mangagement Ring 
Put a Ring On It
Nov 15, 2009 10:00 AM CST

For Your Beau: The Mangagement Ring

Are diamond rings for dudes a sign of progress or a marketing ploy?

(Newser) - Times, they are a changin', and with change comes marketing opportunities. With more women proposing and an uptick in gay marriages, ''mangagement rings'' are being used more—and marketed harder—than ever, reports Details . British jeweler H. Samuel introduced the Tioro, a titanium ring with a subtle diamond, and a...

Pile on the Bracelets, Ladies
 Pile on the Bracelets, Ladies 
TREND ALERT
Oct 12, 2009 1:21 PM CDT

Pile on the Bracelets, Ladies

No matter if they're fancy or cheap—today's bracelets are meant to be stacked

(Newser) - When it comes to bracelets, there's no such thing as too much this season. Take almost any sort of wristwear, mismatch it, and stack it up to your elbow, New York reports. Where to start? Though the most expensive bracelet on its list of recommended bangles, from CC Skye at...

Cash4Gold a Scam? Watchdog Site Says So
 Cash4Gold a Scam? 
 Watchdog Site Says So 
ANALYSIS
Sep 4, 2009 9:14 PM CDT

Cash4Gold a Scam? Watchdog Site Says So

Consumerist named, along with ex-employees, in lawsuit

(Newser) - The consumer-watchdog blog Consumerist finds itself among the targets of legal action by Cash4Gold.com, an outfit that promises consumers a good return on unwanted jewelry. After following up on a whistle-blowing complaint posted by an ex-employee, Consumerist has been accused of “a false and defamatory posting” about Cash4Gold,...

Scottish Gem Expert Hacked to Death in Kenya

(Newser) - Renowned Scottish gem expert Campbell Bridges has been killed by a mob armed with spears and machetes in Kenya's Tsavo National Park, the Independent reports. The murder is believed to be linked to a feud with squatters stealing gems from a Bridges family mine in the park. The mob set...

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