beachcomber rings

I reckon if I was a jewellry designer I'd be hard pressed to design anything better than these: Organic Shell Rings by Sand& Water.

I found these two broken and weathered shells when I went for a walk a day or two ago. They were buried in the wet sand, with the circular "ring" bit sticking out. Something about them caught my eye, so I bent down, fished them out and found they were a perfect, shell ring – complete with a "stone" at the top. I marvelled at how they had been weathered in just the right way, in all the right places to create such a form.

To find one was lucky. But to find a second one, just a step or two further along the sand, was amazing. And, guess what, they fitted my fingers! I put them on and wore them for the rest of my walk. 

It was only when taking these photos that I discovered an added surprise. The larger ring has a tiny shell embedded in a hole in the "stone" at the top. How perfect is that?

Wouldn't it be amazing if a jewellry designer could replicate these?