Responsibility
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Why is my white gold ring giving me a rash?
Why do I get a red, bumpy rash from wearing my white gold ring? If your white gold ring was made in the USA, then it very likely contains nickel. Nickel is the metal most likely to cause allergic reactions. But my white gold ring didn’t used to give me a rash, so why now…
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Why shouldn’t you buy cheap gold jewelry?
Can you buy cheap gold jewelry? Short answer – yes Longer answer – but why would you want to? Why can’t I get gold jewelry for cheap? Because gold prices are tied to the commodities market and right now (October, 2024) it’s the highest it’s ever been. Why else shouldn’t I buy cheap gold jewelry?…
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Lessons from the Chicago Responsible Jewelry Conference
What we learned at the Chicago Responsible Jewelry Conference My brain is full in the best possible way. A few weeks ago, I attended the Chicago Responsible Jewelry Conference (CRJC) for the first time since 2019 and I knew that I’d be there to learn, connect, and ask questions. The best reason to attend is…
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Take action against plastic in the jewelry industry
Let’s keep the pressure on our suppliers! You might remember that back in May, I offered up a way to take action against the overuse of plastics coming from our suppliers. Need a refresher? It was a post with a suggestion of how to voice your concerns about plastic waste in the jewelry industry. What…
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Learn more about sustainable jewelry practices
This post contains an affiliate link. If you use this link to make a purchase, I receive a portion of the sale. I only offer affiliate codes for services and products that will help you and that I use myself. Creating a Sustainable Jewelry Practice Early on in my jewelry journey, hardly anyone I knew…
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Dear corporations, Stop outsourcing your plastic waste to us.
We don’t need or want any more plastic I’m bringing back the hashtag of shame. Some of you might remember that I wrote a while back about changing my packaging to compostable rather than plastic. It wasn’t an immediate switch. Mostly because I am still drowning in plastic baggies from my suppliers – Hiiiii Rio…
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Just Say No to Accessibility Widgets and Accessibility Overlays
I’m about to help you not spend $50 a month Allow me to add my voice to the growing chorus of people talking about accessibility overlays and widgets and why you should avoid them. But first, a definition, because there’s a chance you have seen this out in the wild, but didn’t know what an overlay…
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Web Accessibility is for Everyone
New-found skills from web accessibility training When you had your website built, did you think about making it accessible? I didn’t. Other than alt text, I not only didn’t know about web accessibility, I didn’t even know enough to ask questions. Once I realized how little I knew, I also realized that I would need…
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Book Report – Consumed by Aja Barber
Time for another book report! This one has an affiliate link towards the bottom! Consumed by Aja Barber Examining our relationship to things My relationship with things has always been fraught. Waffling between thinking that I don’t have enough or that I have too much used to be my norm. Fear of missing out, the…
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Compostable Jewelry Packaging – reducing our need for plastic bit by bit
As a member of the jewelry industry I reserve the right to critique it and be annoyed by it even when I’m participating in it. That annoyance drives me to seek out more ethical and sustainable solutions to all of our issues.And there are a few things more frustrating AND easily fixable than the use…