| The ultimate display of family pride and a perfect | | | | transferred the markings from the shield on to the |
| way to create a treasured family heirloom. When we | | | | ring by engraving them. They used a tool called an |
| wear a piece of jewelry, sometimes its to enhance a | | | | engraver, and by hand they would engrave all the |
| special outfit we are donning or possibly its to make | | | | markings onto the face of the ring. This ring was |
| a statement to individualize us. The next time your | | | | then used to press into the wax that was applied to |
| considering a piece of jewelry to make a statement | | | | the document thus creating the perfect family seal. |
| think about the possibility of purchasing a piece of | | | | Creating The Family Crest Rings |
| Family Crest Jewelry as this is the ultimate display of | | | | Family Crest Rings are custom made using your |
| Family Pride. | | | | earliest Coat of Arms in either Yellow Gold or White |
| Family Crest Rings in Silver | | | | Gold as well as the aforementioned Sterling Silver. |
| These family crest rings are not new to society as | | | | Before you purchase a ring and decide on the metal |
| some people might think they are. Back around the | | | | that will be used, it is always a good idea to be |
| tenth and twelfth century when there was no | | | | certain that you are not allergic to your chosen metal. |
| common means of communication or identity | | | | Family Crest Jewelry as a Wedding Rings |
| markings created on shields and plaques were the | | | | Because of the recent revival in the interest of |
| only way to denote one clan from another. This was | | | | Heraldry its not surprising that a huge amount of |
| a fascinating way to identify the clans, and leading on | | | | people intending on getting married are using the |
| from there, the clan chief carried with him a special | | | | crest rings as their wedding rings. It makes so much |
| wax that could be placed on parchment paper and | | | | sense after all we are talking about the unification of |
| used as a family signature. | | | | to clans of families and what could be more unifying |
| To create the impression in the wax was a task in | | | | than the bringing together of the two Coats of |
| itself and what they did was ingenious. They | | | | Arms. |