Crystal Buckeye

To the people of Ohio the buckeye is more than a humble nut. We carry them for good luck, we wear them on game day, their images are placed on our clothing. The buckeye is our state tree. Our buckeyes carry good memories and deep meaning for us.

They are an interesting nut, in their shapes (unique), their colors ( a beautiful, shiny mahogany), and in their design which was named after a buck’s (deer) eye. Every year the buckeye tree blossoms and then little by little the buckeye nuts, usually, three, encased in a thistle-like covering, grow to maturity and fall to the ground.

One can buy all kinds of buckeye jewelry but have you ever seen a crystal buckeye? That was the question that inspired the crystal buckeye design. A buckeye tree was planted in our yard each year as our son, Dan, received a letter for playing football at The Ohio State University. We now have three huge buckeye trees and tons of buckeyes. We used these buckeyes as moulding shapes to make the sterling silver and cubic zirconia covered buckeyes.

A toothpick, glue and rhinestones were used to see what they would look like. That took an entire day.

This led to hiring a master jeweler who could handcraft our vision. We chose different colors for the body and eyes of the buckeyes. The bail was chosen so any silver chain could fit through it, and it carries the mark ( )-our secret. Crystal Buckeye Necklace

But the real purpose behind creating buckeye bling was to support the non-profit charity, “Beyond The Goal Line”. It’s purpose is to carry on the promise that The Ohio State University makes as in “summer’s heat and winter’s cold, how firm thy friendship Ohio.”

A charity that understands when the football game playing days are over and real life storms hit, there will always be a helping hand for it’s football players from “Beyond The Goal Line.”