someones married their everyones laughed their cryings and did their dance (sleep wake hope and then)they said their nevers they slept their dream Women and men(both dong and ding) summer autumn winter spring reaped their sowing and went their came sun moon stars rain |
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
wed with wood; celebrate love now
e.e. cummings is one of my favorite writers. His obscure punctuation choices, his lack of capitalization, his spontaneous line breaks, all contribute to his unorthodox writing style. But mostly what I love about his writing is the natural rhythm of his verse, despite the absence of traditional structure. e.e. cummings is to poetry what Simply Wood Rings is to the wedding ring industry: inventive, non-traditional, and organically beautiful. We listen to the natural rhythm of the world around us, and use it in our craft. And so on Valentine's Day, in celebration of all types of love, I leave you with an e.e. cummings poem, anyone lived in a pretty how town. In the context of our wooden rings, this poem seems to embody the preciousness of the life cycle, and the idea that we hold dear: love is to be celebrated now.
Thursday, February 09, 2012
If we had a nickel...

If SWR had a nickel for every email we've sent... we'd be RICH!
We are in the process of re-vamping our website including migrating our email service and today we realized we've had 44,000 correspondences! Say 'I'm awesome!' if you've exchanged an email with SWR!
Keep them coming! We love our customers!
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Heat things up this Valentines Day with SWR!

Add fuel to the fire this Valentine's Day with a wooden ring from Simply Wood Rings!
Lots of new In stock rings posted to the new site! Check out what's available in the size you need. These rings are ready to ship!
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
New Wood Ring Shops
Chicago is the home of Simply Wood Rings' artisan studio in Pilsen, where we handcraft each ring to your specifications. The new year has brought us some changes, and our new studio space is one of them. If you are in the Chicago area please give us a call or email us to check out our new studio and try on some wood rings. We think buying local is great, and Chicago seems to have that going on.
312.253.7190
We love Chicago, and we love the world! That's why, in addition to being an Earth-friendly company, we've updated our online shop for better service to our global customers.
Check it out: Simply Wood Rings Shop
Check it out: Simply Wood Rings Shop
Monday, January 30, 2012
Salvaged Rose Wood Ring
The rosewood that we incorporate into our wood rings was salvaged from a local Chicago man who had barrels of it in his garage. He had worked for a company that made xylophones out of rosewood. The thing about making xylophones is that you have to cut the wood to the right dimensions, then test it to see if it will make the proper note it was intended to make. If it didn't make the right note, the wood was scrapped. This particular gentleman couldn't stand to see such a beautiful wood tossed into the trash. So he took it home, and it sat very well preserved in his garage until Gustav bought it from him. Rosewood is now an endangered species. Other folks can't buy this rosewood anywhere. This rarity is what makes people want it even more, let alone the fact that it is a gorgeous, rich-hued wood. We still have these materials that have already been harvested from the earth, and are now disregarded as scraps, ready to be tossed in landfills. Instead of looking for new shiny materials, or trees to cut down fresh, we want to face forward. We can draw out the beauty of this wood that was saved from the landfills. Rosewood has been harvested to near extinction. All we have is what we've salvaged from other people's harvests, and we are able to take this unwanted material, and give it the status of precious, rare, sought after. This rosewood will one day find its way back to the earth; we hope to give it a noble life until then. Simply Wood Rings
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
We are pleased to present: Simply Wood Rings Behind the Scenes
Friday, November 11, 2011
Return to Nature
This idea of being in a relationship with nature is one we like to focus on at Simply Wood Rings. We don't want to take from the Earth, we instead want to work with the natural beauty that has been offered to us. While we create a wearable piece of jewelry that represents a bond between people, it is also allowing the Earth to be a part of that bond. It is about an exchange. An exchange between couples, customer and creator, person and Earth.
While we invite our customers to become a part of the process, the rings we create become a part of their lives. We respect the trees for cleaning our air, providing us with shelter, warmth, and food. Let us give thanks to the trees!
Our Eco-friendly rings can symbolize new beginnings and new life. Be grounded with the Earth, and put down your roots. Become a part of the process with us: www.simplywoodrings.com
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