1. Economy: Promise rings are a lot less expensive than engagement rings and gives substantial significance to the relationship without breaking the bank.

2. Precious Metal prices Are High: In recent months, gold and silver prices have hit record breaking highs. Engagement rings are known to be twice the weight of couples rings which leads to a higher cost.

3. Diamond Price hit a recent high: According to Diamond analysts- Diamond prices have shot up 30% from the beginning of 2011. Couples rings generally have lower graded stones or Cubic Zirconia which keeps the prices low.

4. War: Soldiers want to give their partner a promise that when they return from war, they’ll be there coming back for them. This is the perfect way for partners to keep their soldier with them while they are away.

5. Gay Marriages: In 2011 some larger states such as NY have legalized Gay Marriages driving up the demand for “commitment jewelry”. Couples Rings have been a huge success in the Gay community due to the constraint of saying their vows and now will be even larger due to the passing of the laws.

Who’s wearing them: In a recent study it seems the age group for exchanging promise rings are anywhere from 15-25 and are normally given after a year of being in a monogamous relationship. Back in the 1960′s- 1980′s, there was a tradition of boyfriends giving girlfriends their “Pin” which was given in honor of their school achievements. The act of “Pinning” their girlfriends was a symbol to represent “I promise to be with your forever”. Today when couples exchange couples rings, it represents the same idea.

Promise Rings are not only for females. Males are now wearing them for the same reasons women wear them. To make a promise that one day they will get married. Men’s promise rings are less popular than women’s but have become more fashionable as of late for the same reason as woman’s rings . The Men’s rings resemble wedding bands and come in a variety of styles and metal choices. Some have diamonds and others are plain and simple. They also come in a variety of metals such as 18k Gold, 14K Gold, 10K Gold, Sterling Silver, Tungsten, and even Stainless Steel. Promise ring’s for females come in metals 18k Gold, 14K Gold, 10K Gold, Sterling Silver, Tungsten, and even Stainless Steel as well. Generally the Solid Gold Promise Rings have genuine diamonds, but in recent years they’ve been set with lesser quality stones such as Cubic Zirconia. The visual effect is the same. Mostly all of the Sterling Silver Promise rings for women are set in Cubic Zirconia or even birthstones.

With recent technology personalizing a promise rings has been a great success. Online retailers such as PicturesOnGold.com are offering these rings with messages engraved on the inside which really makes the gift more thoughtful, such as: “I Promise Me Forever”, ” Together Forever”, ” I Love You For Eternity”, “This I Promise You”. They even offer customized engravings where you can enter your own sweet message on the inside. We’ve seen things such as a simple “I Love You” or “Together Forever – 6-12-11″. To get even more personalized PicturesOnGold.com has come up with some exclusive Photo Promise Rings where the couples actual photo can be lasered in high resolution on the outside of the ring. For those who would prefer not to have a photo on the outside, they also offer a number of locket rings where the couples picture can be lasered on the inside.

If you’re interested in a Promise ring visit PicturesOnGold.com. They offer laser engraving inside the rings and are reasonably prices

Jewelry is a great gift by itself, but when you add the personalization that Pictures on Gold offers, the gift becomes even more special. We create the finest gold and silver pieces and incorporate your personal photos and messages to give you an extraordinary gift for your loved ones and you. Selecting the right item and the right message is not always easy. You want the gift to be as special as you intended it to be when you chose to order personalized jewelry.

CHOOSING THE RIGHT PIECE

When choosing the piece you wish to gift, consider the person. Does your loved one wear all types of jewelry, or mostly one or two specific kinds such as rings and bracelets, or just necklaces? If you buy someone a necklace who only wears earrings, no matter how beautiful the necklace is, it won’t be right for that person. Pictures on Gold also offers key chains, money clips, cufflinks and dog tags.

Once you have chosen the right jewelry for your special someone, you can start to create the perfect message to engrave.

CHOOSING THE RIGHT MESSAGE

If you’re going to take the extra step and order a piece of personalized jewelry, you should also carefully choose or write the message. You want to choose something personal for the two of you, or something special among the family.

First decide whether you want matching engravings, a solo engraving or separate messages for each piece. Matching engravings can be ideal for a couple, mother -daughter, father-son or sibling gift. The message can be complete on each piece, or you can try something more unique. We suggest a message that begins on one piece and is completed on another.

You might want to consider getting something funny. The message does not always have to be romantic or sentimental; it can be something that will make the recipient smile or laugh whenever read. Before choosing a funny engraving, be sure your special someone will appreciate the humor.

Latin engravings can be a unique way to say what you want. It can also be a way to keep your message more private between you and your loved one. A tip for engravings in another language: be sure your message is accurate before having it engraved.

Do you have the perfect words, but you didn’t come with them? That’s okay! A special quote can be the perfect way to express your feelings, especially if you and the recipient both hold the quote close to your hearts. Think about a quote from a favorite poem, movie or person that explains the way you feel.

If you’re still finding it difficult to get the perfect piece of personalized jewelry for your loved one, you can chat with someone from our website directly online or call to speak with a shopping consultant. We can also provide you with a list of sample engravings to choose from. Whatever it is that you need, when it comes to personalized jewelry, Pictures on Gold has you covered with beautiful pieces and personal assistance to help get you started.

With Christmas about a month and half away, many shoppers already have begun logging onto PicturesOnGold.com planning in advance to impress their special lady with something extraordinary.

“History teaches us that tangible expressions of love — most often in the form of jewelry — are as much a part of life as love itself,” said Daniel Schifter, president of PicturesOnGold.com, the world’s premier online destination for the very best in and other fine jewelry. “Our lockets come in 14k Gold lockets, Sterling Silver, White Gold, Platinum and with and without diamonds. They also come in a variety of shapes such as hearts, rounds, oval and dog tags. Our lockets make a particularly unique gift for a special occasion such as Christmas or Hanukkah because our customers literally can design the locket themselves from start to finish right online, and have their own photos permanently lasered into the jewelry with astonishing clarity. The final result can be see right in front of there eyes with our new state of the art locket designer and is guaranteed to last forever.”

The “interactive locket designer” feature at PicturesOnGold.com allows customers to select from thousands of exterior designs for the customization of the locket, laser the photos on the inside, engrave a special message, and even personalize it with a diamond or birthstone and a mockup of the finished product will be seen right before there eyes.

“We take the guesswork out of searching for a place to shrink down your photo within the locket; we do it for you,” Schifter said.

The entire process is fast, easy and designed to fit any budget.

“Your purchase of a locket from http://www.PicturesOnGold.com with a personal photo that’s lasered into it for eternity, will carry the same message of love as the most extravagant gifts the world has to offer: ‘I love you, and I want the world to know I love you,’” Schifter said.

To make a purchase, Shoppers in proximity to Staten Island, N.Y., may choose to visit Casale Jewelers at 1639 Richmond Rd., the world’s only authorized PicturesOnGold retail establishment.

https://www.picturesongold.com/shop/locket_jewelry_designer.html

Pictures On Gold
STATEN ISLAND, NY, Sep 02 (Marketwire) –
As children head back to school this fall, PicturesOnGold.com has added a new Guardian Angel collection to its line of personalized and photo-engraved jewelry.” As parents send their children back to school, some may feel a little anxiety leaving their children, and the children feel anxiety as well,” said Daniel Schifter, owner of PicturesOnGold.com. “We created the Guardian Angel jewelry line to comfort both parents and children with the reminder of loved ones and the assurance of always being protected.” The Guardian Angel collection includes pins, bracelets, and necklace pendants engraved with or in the shape of a guardian angel or angel wings. All items may be personalized with an engraved message on the front, reverse side, or both depending on the item. Customers have the choice of solid 14-karat yellow or white gold or sterling silver and may specify the size with pendants as small as one-fourth of an inch by one-half inch and as large as three-fourths of an inch by one inch. Gold and silver chains may be added as well. Other back-to-school jewelry at PicturesOnGold.com includes a variety of lockets that can hold small paper photos or be engraved with personal photos, words, or initials and necklace pendants and earrings of religious figures, such as Saint Benedict and Saint Catherine. The jewelry company will also laser photos or do engravings on a piece of jewelry already owned by a customer. All jewelry items are 100 percent waterproof. Customers can complete their orders on the website, where they can specify personalized engraving instructions and upload photos to be engraved on their jewelry. Orders ship within three to four business days, and the company will do same-day or next-day shipping upon request. Customers may also visit the Pictures On Gold retail location at 1639 Richmond Road, Staten Island, NY 10304. Customers can view and order items from the Guardian Angel jewelry collection at

http://www.picturesongold.com/shop/guardian_angel_jewelry.html.

Pictures On Gold is a personalized jewelry manufacturer and retailer specializing in religious and photo- and message-engraved pendants, lockets, earrings, bracelets, rings, pins, and more. Based out of New York City, the company operates a retail location as well as the website
PicturesOnGold.com.

Step1- Resizing your photo in the computer
There are several ways to get your photo as a digital file into your computer. You can Scan yourself, move them over from your camera, or generally the place where you get your photos printed can provide you with digital copies on cd.

Step2- Measuring Out The Inside Of the Locket with the ruler-
Measure the height and width of the interior portion of the locket or simply pop out the plastic inserts that come with 95% of lockets and measure them. You can pop them out with a pin or paper clip. Just be careful not to scratch the locket.

Step3- Cropping the Photo-
Enter the measurements into your photo editing software and crop the photos to that size. I would make a few different variations of the cropping just in case you happen to want something different.

Step 4- Printing
Print the photos on your color printer. Ensure you’re using the highest quality photo setting available on your printer.

Step 5- Cutting
Line up the plastic templates you popped out from the locket up against the printed sheets and trace a line around where you’d like to cut. Then cut around your template.

Step 6- Inserting the Photos-
Simply place the photos inside the locket, then push the clear plastic back into place.

That’s it. You’re done!

PicturesOnGold.com will take the leg work out of everything and do this entire process for you if you decide not to do it yourself. The price is reasonable for “Paper Prints” of $13.95 per photo. They can even permanently laser the photo inside a locket you purchase from them. Here is the link to their locket section:

http://www.picturesongold.com/shop/locket_jewelry.html

If you already own a locket and are looking to have photos either Printed to fit your locket and have them lasered inside here is the link:

http://www.picturesongold.com/display/140/your_own_locket.html