Widows Ring

What is a Widows Ring?

Susan wrote and asked why I had designed a "widows ring".

Why? Because I needed something that didn't exist.

I lost my husband, and even though he had cancer and I thought I was prepared, and even though I have been a hospice nurse and thought I understood grief --- his death was an amputation of my heart and soul.

I felt that I had lost my husband, my marriage and part of myself as well.

I felt a need to ADD another ring to represent him, grief, my tears, my broken heart.

I am an artist by nature but have never worked with jewelry. "Mourning Jewelry" was worn by widows during the Civil War and the Victorian era. The rings were inspired in my dreams, and I truly believe that it is a task I was given to complete.

My 1st widows ring was a huge black sapphire tear drop. But it did not fit next to my wedding rings.

When I put the "Widows Ring" on, it was really my first step in healing..... and I breathed. I had not realized that I had only been sipping air for months. But then I breathed in and breathed out, and sighed because the ring just "felt right".

Rings tell our life story, and taking them off would erase our history, and it just felt wrong.

The eternity rings are designed as a "3rd" ring to be worn next to the weddings rings.

I could begin to Accept with a tangible, touchable, and visible memory ring next to my wedding rings.

A 3rd ring was added and nothing was removed, as I had already lost more than I could accept.

The ring is to be added next to the other rings, during that transition when we grow into the new person we have to become.

The Broken Heart Ring design is the one I wear now.

I have finally removed my wedding rings but as long as I check off those boxes on the forms stating that my STATUS [ ] Widow ...... I will wear my Broken Heart Ring to remember with love - my better half.

I have made it my mission to provide a classic collection of sentimental and affordable Widows Rings.

Widows have found these rings, and they found more than a black ring, they found healing, a way hold the memory of their love, and to accept and find themselves. The mourning ring designs were made by a widow for widows, but mothers, daughters and other survivors have found solace in their grief as well.