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Missing wedding band returned to man after 44 years - ksl.com
Side Hustles: Make Money Online Selling Fashion Jewelry - Associated Content
Utah couple goes to vote and finds wedding ring lost 44 years ago - Deseret News

Missing wedding band returned to man after 44 years - ksl.com

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 05:08 PM PST

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Side Hustles: Make Money Online Selling Fashion Jewelry - Associated Content

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 10:15 PM PST

Aspiring jewelry designers are at a tremendous advantage in this day and age because the Internet makes it so easy to sell their products. Sites like Etsy, Big Cartel, etc. make it possible

for emerging designers to be entrepreneurs and make direct sales without the tedious efforts of getting retail store to buy their jewelry. In fact, many store buyers have turned the tables and are now scouring the pages of sites like Etsy to find new jewelry designers to pick up in their stores. The power of online shopping sites have definitely changed the dynamics of retail buying power in this digital age.

To get in on this mega-trend so you can make money online, try out these sites that will allow you to set up your online jewelry boutique:

1. Etsy
Etsy is the most popular online shopping site for handmade goods. Not only can you sell yor fashion jewelry on Etsy, but also housewares, paper goods, crochet, and lots more. The only thing that sucks is that listing an item (per quantity of one) costs 20 cents, so if you list 5 pairs of earrings, it would cost you $1.00. Also, when an item sells, there's a 3.5% transaction fee on the final sale price.

2. Big Cartel
Thousands of clothing designers, bands, record labels, jewelry makers, crafters, and other artists use Big Cartel to set up their independent store, and a basic account is free (with 5 products). For monthly fees starting at $9.99 per month, you can add more products with stats, full customization, and inventory tracking.

3. Bonanza
Shop for jewelry, art, antiques, and collectibles here ar Bonanza. The price to post items for sale (including up to four pictures) is free, but selling fees are 50 cents for anything under $10; $1 for anything under $50; and $3 for anything under $100.

4. Art Fire
Sell your handcrafted jewelry, vintage jewelry, and even your old wedding rings! A basic account is totally free with no listing or selling costs, but some members choose to upgrade their account to the verified account level, which is $15.95 per month, for more selling features and tools.

Utah couple goes to vote and finds wedding ring lost 44 years ago - Deseret News

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 04:33 PM PST

Published: Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010 5:39 p.m. MST

COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS — Enid Thompson had been battling a cold for two weeks. She thought it just made sense to vote by mail instead of standing in a long line at their precinct at Cottonwood High School.

Her husband, Jay, wouldn't hear of it.

"He told me, 'It's more patriotic to go to the polls.' "

So about 10 a.m. on Election Day, the Thompsons went to vote. There, they had a chance meeting with old friends Noel and Mary Beth Gold.

Seeing them jogged Enid's memory about a man's wedding ring she found during a holiday dinner at their LDS Church ward house in Murray back in the early 1970s. It was engraved with the initials M & N.

She asked Noel if he had lost his ring. "He just stepped back and went pale," Enid Thompson said.

"I told him, 'I have it.' I think he had to hold on to the table," Enid Thompson said.

The last time Noel Gold saw his wedding ring was in 1966. He had lent it to his 12-year-old son Richard, who needed a neckerchief slide for his Boy Scout uniform. During the activity, the boy removed the neckerchief and the ring was lost. The family returned to the ward building that night to search for it but they were unable to find it.

The Golds never replaced the ring because no other would be as precious as the original, they said.

Noel's fiancee, Mary Beth Elg, worked part-time at a dime store and saved her earnings until she could afford the ring she wanted to give her husband.

"I paid cash," she said, "I wanted a nice one." She also had it engraved with their initials and gave it to him on their wedding day, Nov. 4, 1943. They were married at the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Shortly thereafter, Noel shipped out with the Army to serve in the European Theater. The ring was a reminder of home. He wore it every day until he lent it to his son.

Asked why he let his son borrow it, Noel Gold shrugs his shoulders. "He was a real hyper-type kid," he said, smiling.

The ring apparently became lodged in an air return along a wall in the chapel. That's where Enid Thompson spotted it while standing in line at a holiday dinner in the early 1970s. The ring was standing on end.

For years, she attempted to find the rightful owner. For safe keeping, she stored the ring in a tiny lace envelope in her jewelry box.

For some odd reason, the Golds had been unable to get their telephone number published in telephone directories, which made it difficult for the Thompsons and the Golds to stay in touch. Over time, their ward split. Although the couples remained in the same LDS stake, they saw one another only occasionally.

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