How To Buy A Mother's Ring
A mother's ring is a very special gift. But with so many options and styles to choose from, making the best decision be difficult. At Joy Jewelers, we specialize in mother's rings. Design your own mother's ring online before you buy. Please read on for great advice on selecting the perfect mother's ring for your family.

Mother's Ring Jewelry: What Is It?
Each mother's ring or pendant includes a birthstone for each member of the family. For most mother's rings styles, all birthstones are the same size and shape. However, some mother's rings styles contain a larger center stone and smaller side stones. The larger stone is Mom's birthstone -- don't pick Dad's birthstone!

Appropriate Occasions For A Mother's Ring
Certainly, Mother's Day 2007 is a great opportunity to celebrate family. Our ordering deadlines are posted for each ring. We also recommend a mother's ring purchase for life's important moments, such as:

• Mother's Day [always the 2nd Sunday in May]
• Wedding anniversaries
• The 1st birthday of the youngest child
• The 1st birthday of your first child
• Mom's birthday
• Christmas

Traditional Mother's Ring Ex: Harmony

Stackable Mother's Ring Ex: Irresistible

Stackable or Traditional?
The mother's rings market falls into two distinct categories: stackable rings or traditional rings. Stackable mother's rings are thinner bands and meant to be worn in multiples on the same finger. Traditional mother's rings should be worn alone on a single finger.

Stackable mother's rings are excellent for growing families. If you're not sure how many children Mom plans to have, don't worry. We can add stones to any existing mom's ring for a nominal service charge plus the market cost of the stone you wish to add. Traditional mother's rings are wonderful for everyone, but especially for grandmothers and those with finger sizes above 8.

Personalized Mother's Rings with Engravings
This may sound silly, but carefully record the spelling of each family member's name, and double-check the birth month and corresponding birthstone. Our mother's rings with names and mother's birthstone pendants are case-sensitive. Please distinguish between lower case from upper case. For example, "abc" is considered different than "ABC" on a ring. If you capitalize every letter in an engraving, all letters will be block letters.

Choosing Gold Color and Karat
We sell gold mother's rings in 10kt, 14kt and 18kt.

• 10kt Gold is 10 out of 24 parts pure gold mixed with 14 parts of an alloy [41.66% gold].
• 10kt Gold is 14 out of 24 parts pure gold mixed with 10 parts of an alloy [58.33% gold].
• 18kt Gold is 18 out of 24 parts pure gold mixed with 10 parts of an alloy [75% gold].

The same karat weight system is used for both white and yellow gold. Pure gold is 24 kt and is very soft. Gold is the most common metal used in jewelry in the United States.

For people with sensitive skin or metal allergies, the 10kt gold may be unsuitable. We recommend 14kt or 18kt gold mother's rings.

Choosing Simulated or Genuine Birthstones
We strongly recommend GENUINE birthstones for each mother's ring we sell. Genuine birthstones have superior qualities, including clarity, color, and brilliance. Genuine birthstones are naturally occuring minerals that come from the ground. Genuine birthstones have been treasured and sought-after for centuries.

The simulated birthstones we offer are laboratory-grown gemstones (either corundum or spinel), enhanced with trace metallic elements to take on the appearance of more expensive gemstones. Cubic zirconium, lab grown corundum, lab grown spinel and glass are common materials used to simulate gemstones. There is a NOTICEABLE difference between simulated and genuine stones.

Mother's Ring Birthstone Options
Here is a simulated birthstone chart:

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
Do you have specific questions that aren't answered here? Please read our mother's ring faq