Metals & Materials

Don't be fooled by jewelers who claim to sell meteorite rings that are not genuine meteorite. This blog explains how to tell if meteorite is the real deal.

If you enjoy a glass of Jack after a long day or you simply admire the unique grain pattern of the whiskey barrel oak, a whiskey barrel ring may be for you.

We are honored and excited to announce that JBJ and our handcrafted antler rings were featured on the TV show Minnesota Bound. Watch the video!

  Here, you'll find a complete list of the materials used in our jewelry. If you want to know more about the gemstones we use in our jewelry please see our Stones and Gems Education page. For more in-depth information about our jewelry, please visit our Jewelry Education Center page. Use the buttons below to jump to the specified section. You can click on any of the images in each section to see example products for each of our materials. Antler Camo Colored Enamel Crushed Birthstones Dinosaur Bone Fishing Line Guitar Strings Memorial Metals Meteorite Mokume Gane Music Themed Shells & Stones Stardust Stardust & Gold Flakes Synthetic Opal Turquoise & Gem Alloys Wood Miscellaneous Antler Visit our Deer Antler Jewelry page for more in-depth information. All antler is coated with Ring Armor. Visit our Deer Antler Jewelry page for more in-depth information. Dark (Mule Deer Antler) Tan (Elk Antler) White (White Tail Antler) Crushed Springbok If you're interested in supplying your own antler, there is no additional cost for customization. Learn more about size requirements and how to send us your antler. Colored Antler Visit our Deer Antler Jewelry page for more in-depth information. Black Colored Antler Blue Colored Antler Gold Colored Antler Green Colored Antler Orange Colored Antler Red Colored Antler Camo Dymondwood (Camo Dye) Wetland Camo Woodland Camo Colored Enamel Inject a vivid stripe of color with a durable enamel coating. Enamel pinstripes look great with other inlays or by themselves! Black Enamel Blue Enamel Green Enamel Orange Enamel Purple Enamel Red Enamel White Enamel Yellow Enamel Crushed Birthstones Garnet Amethyst Aquamarine Diamond Emerald Ruby Peridot Sapphire Opal Topaz Tanzanite Dinosaur Bone Our Dinosaur Bone Jewelry Education page has in-depth information on this unique inlay material, which is also known as gembone. Dinosaur bone comes in a wide range of colors and patterns. No two items will be alike. When you order a dino bone ring, you choose your favorite from our stock. Crushed vs. Solid Dinosaur Bone? Opt for solid if you'd like a more prominent pattern and bolder color. Crushed dinosaur bone is coated with Ring Armor protection (includes lifetime warranty), usually has a darker color, more subtle pattern and costs less. Solid dinosaur bone inlays are only available in rings with a flat or beveled profile. Red Pale Blue Black Brown Crushed Fishing Line Low-Vis Green Line Hi-Vis Yellow Line Guitar Strings We offer the following guitar string options (or you can supply your own). White (Nickel) Guitar String Yellow (80/20 Bronze) Guitar String Rose (Phosphor-Bronze) Guitar String Please note: All guitar string inlays feature a small weld seam. Neon Pink Guitar String Neon Blue Guitar String Neon Green Guitar String Neon Yellow Guitar String Neon Orange Guitar String Neon Red Guitar String Flourescent White Guitar String Black Guitar Guitar String Memorial You can find more information on our pet memorial jewelry on our Pet Ash Memorial Education Jewelry page. You can find more information on our pet memorial jewelry on our Pet Ash Memorial Education Jewelry page. Ashes Fur Horse Hoof Ashes with Glow-in-the-Dark Enamel Back Metals For in-depth information on the types of metals we offer, please see our Metals Education page. You can also visit our Damascus Education page. Titanium Tungsten Copper (Pinstripe) Palladium Sterling Silver Platinum 10k White Gold 14k White Gold 18k White Gold 10k Yellow Gold 14k Yellow Gold 18k Yellow Gold 14k Rose Gold 18k Rose Gold Black Ceramic^ Black Zirconium Damascus Stainless Steel ^Black ceramic is technically not a metal, but this jewelry grade ceramic is used the same as a metal would be for the creation of rings. Meteorite You can find more information on our meteorite jewelry by visiting our Meteorite Jewelry Education page. Gibeon Mimetic (Engraving) Muonionalusta Mokume Gane Visit our Mokume Jewelry Education page for more in-depth information on this unique alloy. Black and Gold Black and Red Black and White Blue Bronze and Red Copper Blue Bronze and White Silver Cobaltium Copper Silver Lapis Patina Precious Metal White Music Themed Vinyl Shells and Stones Abalone Chrysocolla Jade (Green) Jade (Black) Jasper Jasper (Coquina) Lapis Lazuli Synthetic Malachite Mother of Pearl Obsidian Sand Sea Glass Stardust Stardust is a combination of genuine meteorite flakes embedded in colored enamel. Black Stardust Blue Stardust Green Stardust Orange Stardust Purple Stardust Red Stardust White Stardust Yellow Stardust Stardust with Gold Flakes Adding shavings of 14k yellow gold gives the meteorite in stardust shine with a bright, complementary color. Black Stardust with Yellow Gold Blue Stardust with Yellow Gold Green Stardust with Yellow Gold Orange Stardust with Yellow Gold Purple Stardust with Yellow Gold Red Stardust with Yellow Gold White Stardust with Yellow Gold Yellow Stardust with Yellow Gold Synthetic Opal OP03 OP05 OP14 OP17 OP73 OP76 Turquoise & Gem Alloys Desert Mosaic Turquoise Lava Turquoise Mosaic Lava Turquoise Kingman Turquoise (Solid) Kingman Turquoise (Crushed) Kingman Turquoise (Crushed With Gold Flakes) Wood We offer over 100 wood options for your item or you can supply our own wood. Here are some of our most popular options. Bloodwood Blue Box Elder Kauri Wood Redwood (Ruby) Tulipwood Whiskey Barrel Oak Wood Other Miscellaneous Materials Arrow Bike Chain Carbon Fiber Celtic Engraving Concrete Flower Petals Goldstone Golf Tee Crushed Petrified Wood Would you like to have an item created with a gemstone and/or material special to you? Contact our custom jewelry design consultants and we'll help you bring your vision to reality.

Centuries ago there were great expeditions for three valuable things. God, in the spread of Christianity overseas. Glory, in the search to discover new world wonders. But above all there was the search abroad for one thing: Gold.

At Jewelry by Johan we love what we do, creating unique custom jewelry pieces that will last a lifetime. Custom designed pieces are a great way to update your jewelry collection and to let your inner jewelry designer shine.

Celebrate the memory of a lost loved one by creating a unique piece of jewelry containing their ashes. Take any existing design and create a thoughtful and meaningful memorial item.

Check out these step by step instructions on how to send us your antler for a custom antler item, including a helpful video. International and domestic instructions vary.

This helpful blog includes a short video that explains how to send in your own wood item or wood sample for creation of a custom jewelry item.