I still have yet to finish my "always accessories" feature of sorts, and this post brings me one step closer.
I have worn a claddagh ring longer than any other piece of jewelry. I got my first ring, which looked a little something like this ------>when I was in grade 6. I just recently joined Irish Dance classes (check me out here or here, I was half decent!) and was attending (not dancing) a feis in Richmond to see what the competition scene was all about. I have irish heritage on both sides of my family, so when I saw the table of claddagh rings, in particular a silver one with a blue stone, I felt like I needed it, and my mother hooked a daughter up.
At the time, not a lot of people knew the whole "claddagh ring" story, although it seems to be a lot more common these days. For any of my readers who don't know the "rules" of sorts that go with the rings...here they are.
The claddagh ring represents love, friendship, and especially loyalty. As you can see, it is two hands clasping a heart, topped with a crown. If worn on the right hand, with the heart pointing out (the way I wear mine), it means your heart is open. If you wear it on your right hand with the heart pointing towards you, it means your heart is taken. If its worn on your left hand pointing in, you've found true love (yay!). When I started dating a boy in highschool I turned mine around and he noticed and it was really cute.
Sadly though, my sparkly blue ring was kind of for a child (11 year old Danica had smaller fingers), and it literally snapped off my finger in grade 12. I should have stopped wearing it earlier, and saved it for my chilluns or something. ANYWAYS! I got my current claddagh ring for Christmas from my lovely brother, from a celtic store in Steveston. Due to my sucking at taking pictures- it looks a little something like this:
But to prove I actually have this 'pretty thing', here is my ring on my finger. My heart is OPEN yo! So bring it on boys.
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