Rings and Things

I got into a conversation the other day about “jewelry blanks”…

This is a really versatile (read “vague”) word, when you think about it.

@gingerkittyd tweeted me that her this is what her customers call finger ring findings:

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Which are also called ring blanks.  Which confusingly also means these ring-shaped blanks for metal stamping:

Her customers also use the name “jewelry blanks” for bezel cups (which are also called pendant blanks):

(And I hesitate to tell you this, but these also sometimes get called “empty cups or empty pendants”!)

Not one to clarify needlessly, @JulieRorden tweeted, “Jewelry blanks? You mean that dark period of time when the caffeine high has worn off & the new supplies are on backorder? ”

What are “jewelry blanks” to you?  If you don’t totally draw a blank about that, leave a comment to let us know!  We’ll probably come up with 10 more definitions

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