Turtle Old Man Celebrates 30 Wonderful Years

Image: Turtle Old Man booth, circa 1998

          Come June of 2026, the original Turtle Old Man, Jim Rice, will have been setting stones and making memories for 30 years. They say time flies when you’re having fun, and it certainly has flown by for us.

30 years of love, laughter, and stories.

30 years of searching for an selecting beautiful, one-of-a-kind pieces to set in silver.

30 years of absolutely beautiful weather at our outdoor shows, as well as occasional gale force winds, choking dust, torrential rains, mud, frigid temperatures, and even snow!

        None of this would have been possible without the beauty of God’s creation and your help. From our family to yours, thank you for your loyalty, support, and trust over the years. Whether you’ve just stepped into our booth for the first time or you’ve given us the honor of being one of your annual traditions, it means the world to us when we see you pick up a piece of our jewelry, hold it in the light, and say, “That’s beautiful.” All of the jewelry in our collection has either been delicately crafted by our hands or carefully curated by our family to ensure it is a beautiful and high-quality product. As we are fond of saying, “Life’s too short for ordinary jewelry.”

        That’s why this year, we’re sorting through our inventory to find our 30 most stunning, most intriguing, most jaw-dropping pieces – some of which have never been touched by a silver setting or seen by the public eye. As we add items to this one-of-a-kind collection, we hope you will enjoy reading the unique stories behind each one and why we felt like it made the grade for this elite collection. Each piece in this collection comes with its own information card recording the story of this special piece.

    Please check this collection often as we have many, many boxes of stones to look through, and finding the best 30 pieces will take us a while. There is a reason our mascot is a turtle, after all.