Inspired by Twilight Engagement Ring: Bella’s Wedding Ring Has Arrived!
“Nestled into the black satin, Elizabeth Masen’s ring sparkled in the dim light. The face was a long oval, set with slanting rows of glittering round stones. The band was gold — delicate and narrow. The gold made a fragile web around the diamonds.”
The votes have been counted, and the results are in! After much consideration, we’ve decided to go ahead and offer the Inspired by Twilight Engagement Ring: Bella’s Wedding Ring that we featured in our blog. Over half of the people responded and said they approved of the design, and the other half had great suggestions that we will keep an eye out for in the future. With that in mind, we are pleased to present our Inspired by Twilight Engagement Ring: Bella’s Wedding Rings!
We did quite a bit of research on the jewelry from the era that the ring is said to have come from, and we think our design is pretty spot on. The only major difference is the band – our version has a split band for comfort and stability, but the book notes the band as being “delicate and narrow”. Some people also said that our design was wrong, because the ring should have come from the Edwardian era. Even though the ring came from Edward, it’s probably not from the Edwardian era! Technically this ring should come from the late Victorian era. Here is how we came to that conclusion…
The ring that Edward gave to Bella was passed down to him from his mother. The Twilight books note that Edward was 17 in 1918 when he was turned into a vampire, and he was born “in Chicago, in 1901″ (June 20th, to be exact). Since he comes from a traditional family, let’s also assume that his parents were married before he was conceived. We don’t know how long they were married, but we’re guessing not all that long – it just seems fitting that someone as romantic as Edward would be a honeymoon baby! As such, we’re guessing that Edward’s father gave his mother the ring sometime around 1899. That dates the jewelry as late Victorian era, which is also known as the Aesthetic Era of jewelry.
The Aesthetic Era spans from about 1888 to 1901, and jewelry from that time frame had several signature elements. Diamonds were discovered in South Africa in the late 1860s, and for several decades thereafter jewelers took advantage of the sudden influx of diamonds available. The advent of electric lighting also inspired women to wear more diamonds, because suddenly they could show off their jewelry like never before! Plus, the gold rush of the mid 1800s lead to a surge of gold jewelry across the globe. This jewelry era coincided with the end of a 27 year long period of deep mourning after Queen Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert, passed away. After spending decades in somber clothing and jewelry, the public was ready for a proverbial breath of fresh air. The dark onyx, garnet, and black enamel styles of the past were out, and light, airy, diamond studded designs were in.
Nature inspired designs were also quite popular, and whimsical insects, animals, and flowers were frequently seen. Since the book mentions “a fragile web” of diamonds, we started to think of Bella’s engagement ring as representing a spider web with diamond dew drops. Victorian era jewelry often had dual meanings, and an item with a spider or web motif might represent that the recipient was caught in the giver’s web of love. Similarly, buckle jewelry represented that a pair was as well matched as a belt and buckle, and key jewelry represented that one person held the key to the other’s heart. The spider and web concept is just our guess, but it seems fitting, doesn’t it?
Some devoted Twilighters have pointed out that this ring doesn’t exactly match the description in the book, but we think it comes pretty close! We tried to capture the “long oval” of the face, the “fragile web around the diamonds”, and the “slanting rows of glittering round stones”. The book says the ring is gold, but we’re offering two versions (sterling silver or gold plated sterling silver) so everyone can wear the hue they like best. Now, if only we could find a faux Edward that you could buy to go with your Inspired by Twilight Engagement Ring: Bella’s Wedding Ring…
What do you think of this ring? We love hearing feedback, so don’t hesitate to tell us your opinion by commenting below!
NOTE: This jewelry is not manufactured, distributed or authorized by Stephenie Meyer, the official Twilight movies, or the company Runs with Vampires, LLC. This ring is not the authentic Bella’s Engagement Ring authorized by Stephenie Meyer as offered by Twilight Teez, LLC.
Tags: Bella's jewelry, Edward's engagement ring, Emitations jewelry, inspired by Twilight charm bracelets, inspired by Twilight engagement ring, Inspired by Twilight Engagement Ring: Bella's Wedding R, inspired by Twilight rings, Twilight inspired jewelry
September 6th, 2009 at 7:20 am
OmG LuRvE it!
looks so good. the gold looks much better because you can see the diamonds better!
And it says its gld in the book (Eclipse)!
wish i had 1! Lol