Collection: Jewelry by Type

Choosing by type first

Plenty of people know they want earrings long before they know they want amazonite. Shopping by shape rather than by stone is the faster route when you're buying for someone else, or when the piece has a job — something for daily wear, something for an occasion, something you never take off.

What each type is best at

Necklaces put one stone in the middle of the picture. A pendant at 16 to 18 inches sits at the collarbone where the detail reads. The most-gifted type, because there's no sizing.

Earrings split into studs you forget you're wearing and drops that move and catch light. Studs for every day, drops for the evening. Sterling posts and surgical steel for sensitive ears.

Bracelets are the one you notice all day, because they sit in your eyeline every time you reach for something. Beaded stretch fits a 6.5 to 7.5 inch wrist and stacks well.

Rings take the most physical wear of anything you own. Size 7 is the most commonly ordered; adjustable and open-band styles remove the guessing for a gift.

Sets are two or three pieces cut from the same lot of stone, which removes the risk of buying separately and hoping they agree.

Sizing, in one place

Necklaces: 16 to 18 inches for a pendant, 20 to 24 to layer or wear it lower. Bracelets: wrap a strip of paper round the wrist, measure it flat, add half an inch. Rings: measure the inside diameter of one she already wears — 16.5mm is about a 6, 17.3mm a 7, 18.2mm an 8. Measure in the evening, when fingers are largest.

Materials and daily wear

Sterling silver patinas and polishes back. Gold plate looks richest and wears fastest at friction points — the underside of a ring band especially. Waterproof PVD stainless steel survives dishes, gym, pool and travel without complaint, which is the one to choose if you never take jewellery off.

Stones are genuine unless the listing states lab-created, hydro quartz or glass. The jewellery cleaning guide covers the metal, the crystal care guide covers the stone.

Canadian orders ship domestically. US orders ship tracked in 5–8 business days with duties prepaid at checkout. Free shipping over $85 USD, 45-day happiness guarantee on full-priced pieces.

Mystic Soul Jewelry — Canadian small business, Calgary, Alberta, since 2008.