Graduation Gift Ideas from Punky Jane Jewelry

It's graduation season! Every graduation from preschool to college and beyond is a reason to celebrate. Are there any special soon-to-be graduates in your life?

Here at Punky Jane, we've created a list of Graduation Gift Ideas. It even includes ideas for the guys! Use it as a starting point, but don't forget to check out the rest of the shop for more hand stamped and personalized gift ideas.

Some of our favorites (and most popular) items include...

Our Graduation Tag Necklace with Initial Charm, which will be personalized with the year of graduation, and initial, and a Swarovski crystal of your choice.

Our 'Oh, the Places You'll Go!' Necklace with Compass Charm makes for a special and inspirational gift. It's available as a keychain as well!

Our Spiral Quote Ring can be stamped with a message or little reminder for the graduate. 

For the geeks, we have a Periodic Table Keychain which is personalized by combining elements to spell out names and/or words.

Check out all of our 'Geekery' pieces, here.

Our Mark your Calendar Keychain, is always a popular option! A short message can be stamped on the back.

The guys might enjoy a money clip personalized with their initials and there's even room for a message on the back.

Or our Monogram Cuff Links make a traditional and meaningful gift.

Check out our Graduation Gift Ideas guide as well as the full shop to find the perfect gift for all the graduates in your life.

Look What Punky Found: Spring Gardens

Seems that everyone has a weather story to share. Whether it's the crazy winter, late rains or unseasonable heat, the climate has been a hot topic.

No matter what you're experiencing right now, it's time to get the garden planned and planted! As always, there are plenty of fun, pretty, and useful garden goods on Etsy. Here are some of our favorites...

These simple and classic ceramic garden markers are stamped with your choice of herb or vegetable names. Plus, they are handmade by Lauren from Alluvial in Davis, California, just a hop, skip, and a jump from the Punky Jane studio.

Custom Ceramic Herb Markers by Alluvial

This acorn birdhouse from CattailsWoodwork is hand carved from solid cherry and is sure to attract birds!

Acorn Birdhouse by CattailsWoodwork

This sailboat and 'spoonfish' wind chime from Nevastarr is the perfect combination of upcycling and whimsy! Just look at the cute smiling fish!

Seven Sailing Spoonfish Copper and Driftwood Wind Chime by Nevastarr

Made from copper wire and clear crackled glass orbs, this garden wand by DragonflyDreams1 is the perfect decoration for small spaces and container gardens.

Dragonfly Garden Wand by DragonflyDreams1

What are you planting this year?

Jewelry Care: Tune-up Services from Punky Jane Jewelry

While it's normal for sterling silver jewelry to show gentle wear and oxidize over time, if your Punky Jane piece is dirty and heavily tarnished, we are more than happy to tune-up your piece.

Jewelry tune-up includes:
- Cleaning and removal of tarnish on all sterling silver components [stamped pieces, jump rings, chains]
- Polishing and refinishing
- Re-oxidizing/blackening stamped characters

To show what a tune-up can do for your Punky Jane piece, we found a couple of sample pieces that had just been sitting out in the open in the studio, and unworn, for quite some time. They were heavily tarnished and didn't look very nice, but most pieces won't be this severe (unless you have an allergy). After they went through the tune-up process they were bright, shiny, and ready to wear again!

After your clean and shiny piece is returned, we recommend following our sterling silver jewelry care tips in our FAQ section or this blog post on 'Caring for Your Punky Jane'.

Before and After a Punky Jane Jewelry Tune-up

In most cases, the only cost will be $6 in shipping, which covers USPS First Class shipping and handling of your piece both ways within the United States. After purchase, we will send a pre-paid and addressed return label to you via email for you to send your piece back.

Also, just because your piece isn't as shiny as the day you got it, doesn't mean it needs a tune-up. Pieces with fingerprints and light smudges can easily be cleaned using a Sunshine Polishing Cloth. For lightly tarnished pieces, we recommend starting with our white Polishing Pads and following with a Sunshine Polishing Cloth, both available here.

PLEASE NOTE...we can only tune up and repair Punky Jane Jewelry pieces.

Ready for a tune up?