Any ideas on how to repurpose a small wedding ring

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My husband has just been gifted a plain gold wedding ring that was his aunties.

He loved her but was not incredibly close to her (hasn't really mentioned her since she died over a decade ago).

He feels he should do something with it and has suggested maybe getting it made into a larger ring to wear. He is not a ring wearer generally and I feel this is a bit unusual.

Any other ideas on how to repurpose it? I suggested cuff links may be more appropriate but he said no.

Other than just keeping it in a drawer, I have no idea.

If I dont ever bring it up again, he would likely never ask about it - he is that type of bloke. But I thought maybe I could do something nice for him with it as a suprise.

Cut in half and made into a pair of earrings?

Tie pin?

Something for you so he can admire it on you? Or if u have girls, something u could eventually pass on to them?

Do you have children? I'd probably keep it to pass down if it was me.

I wouldn't surprise him with anything.

Is it the breaking of the ring that bothers him. I get to make it larger its obviously broken but it still is essentially a ring, whereas melted it cufflinks/earrings etc almost change the essence of what it is.

Would he wear a necklace? Would something like this work, perhaps a thicker mens chain. Or something like these bracelets?

No he is not bothered about breaking it. I think he is just a bit perplexed as feels he should do something but not really close enough to wear as a ring.

I really love the bracelets but it's for a man so not sure that would work.

I'm really struggling on this one. Thanks for ideas so far.

TBH I wouldn't do anything with it. It sounds like he isn't too fussed. You said he probably wouldn't mention it again if you didn t bring it up. He wasn't close to her, she died 10 years ago. I would put it in a nice ring box and put it in a drawer, put it with the funeral order of service if you have that, put it with a photo. Keep as a momento .

Yes keep it as a momento. My mum has a few great aunt's wedding rings in her jewellery box. She doesn't wear them, but when she looks in there it reminds her of them.

One was redesigned, it was engraved (in the 1920s maybe) into a belt ring.
She doesn't wear that one either as it is tiny, but it's interesting to see.

I think just u wearing it on the chain for him to see would be better. It's a piece of history after all.

It’s a bit of a waste to have it sitting in a box unused. If you sold the gold for scrap could you go on an outing to somewhere the aunt liked or do something you wouldn’t normally do - lunch somewhere nice? Then you’ll have the memory for ever and have had some value from it.

If he’s not bothered, just leave it? I’m not sure why he’s making such heavy weather about it, tbh. If he’s never going to mention it again unless you push one of the plans to make it into something else, then just let it go?