My grandmother once gave me a beautiful necklace that I wore everyday my freshmen and sophomore year of high school. I sadly lost it but in almost every single picture from that time you can see the tiny porcelain heart resting in between my collar bone.
I love when jewelry has meaning. The idea of lockets, that women used to wear a locket filled with the picture of their love, makes me swoon. Husbands who buy their wives jewelry upon the birth of a child is one of the most romantic things I have ever heard. Handing down jewelry to my children is something I look forward to as a parent and grandparent.
I long for that necklace from my grandmother because it was, in a sense, her telling me something significant: that I was no longer a child. I think all jewelry has some type of meaning, either an expression of love or an expression of who we are.
It's one of the things that I cherish most about being a woman.
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Fantastic... :-)
Me too on that last part. I love this post and relate so much to it...just had $800 of my absolute fave pieces stolen during a fancy hotel stay over my bday. I feel lost and robbed and like a piece of myself has been stolen.
xoxo,
Carrie
Ohhh I love this post so much! I have a few pieces that I keep very close to my heart...I am so sorry you lost your necklace...I am also looking forward to passing on my special rings to my children one day:)
Happy Tuesday,sweetie
Such a pity re. your necklace, sweetie. I wear mostly antique jewellery myself and I try and take care not to loose them on my travels. XX
I cherish the moments with my grandmother too..she used to show me all the things she made, knitting, crochet etc...sorry about the necklace
I couldn't agree more - I'm so sorry you lost your necklace. The pieces we receive from other family members are especially imbued with meaning...I believe that too.
aww, I love this. My most treasured piece of jewelry is my grandmother's pearls. I love them.
I couldn't agree more. Jewelry is more than just an accessory when it's a gift from a loved one. My most prized possessions are tied with memories from the people they came from. It's a shame you no longer have that necklace :/
What a sweet story, Tiffany! My freshman year of high school, I bought myself a beautiful locket but it stayed emptied for years (actually, I don't wear it anymore so it's still empty). My great grandmother once gave me a strand of pearls; I don't think they were real but they made me feel so grown up.
ah what a wonderful post darling- it really makes you think. maybe your mother or father has something you can get instead? i hate it when i loose something dear to me- when it happens it takes such a long time for me to forgive myself.
where do you dance btw? would love to one of your shows-
have a wonderful week- thank you so much for stopping by , I always love your comments!
xx
Oh I'm so sorry you lost it! WHat a beautiful post, I feel the same way. tradition and family is something I have adored since I was a little girl.
Oh, I so adore this post, Tiffany! I fully agree...all jewelry has a meaning, a hidden story, that sparkles and shines just as brightly as the piece of jewelry itself. :)
Oh, I so adore this post, Tiffany! I fully agree...all jewelry has a meaning, a hidden story, that sparkles and shines just as brightly as the piece of jewelry itself. :)
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Yes! So well said. I have a ring that my mom had made for me for my 21st birthday. She took a bunch of family jewelry that was handed down and had it melted down into this ring. Aside from my wedding rings it is the most meaningful piece of jewelry I own and I will always adore it.
So sorry you lost your necklace, but I am a huge believer in wearing/using the beautiful things that we have, that's what they were made for. Better to have worn and lost than never to have worn at all, you know?
I'm all about costume jewelry but there is something about a real piece either handed down or given with love that is really special.
I agree but I'm pretty much sentimental with everything haha :)
i so agree. when i buy jewellery, i always make sure its beautiful enough to be passed down.
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What a sweet post, I completely agree. I hope to pass on jewelry to my descendants as well, I love the idea of "family pieces" :D
What a sweet post. I have a few pieces I can't wait to pass down to my daughter. I hope they stay in our family for a long, long time.
You always have such sweet posts!! My grandmother recently gave me earrings of hers & barely take them off because their hers. I hope I can pass them down to my kids one day! =)
I am with you! I have some old necklaces and rings passed from my grandmother to my aunt and then to me ;) I don't wear them much because I fear I could damage them or worse.
I love your statement about not feeling like a child anymore. It is so true. I feel the same way when I inherit old jewelry, like I made it... I'm responsible now!
That's so true! I also have a necklace that used to belong to my grandmother, I'm always terrified about the possibility of losing it!
An absolutely beautiful post. I'm sorry the necklace is gone, but I think it's beautiful that it meant so much to you. I don't know that everyone cherishes these things as much as you do, but my pieces are some of my most treasured possessions.
my gram gave me a bracelete i lost in 6th grade - i've been bummed! - worst is when my house was robbed - ALL my estate jewlery GONE - it's heartbreaking when i think of it all ..
PS - come on by - my first GIVE-AWAY is going on - $45 worth of goodiness!!
*kiss kiss*
Erika
~Tiptoe Butterfly~
Awww, I can totally relate! I'm sorry you lost your necklace, that is always such a lousy feeling. I love the 'push present' idea = how neat to pass that piece of jewelry to your child one day!
lovely post....put a smile in my day :)
Oh no - I'm sorry ou lost your necklace! But, I do love wearing a piece of jewelry that really means something.
i'm so sorry you lost your grandmother's gift! i agree- jewelry given by a special person carries so much meaning with it.
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that is so sad that you lost it :( :(
I agree. My mom has given me a lot of jewelry pieces as well but I've lost some :( I feel so guilty each time I lose something from someone special.
-Gayle from www.gayleisvolatile.blogspot.com
Aw- sorry!
Oh, I love this, Tiffany! So sweet, I wish I had a piece of sentimental jewelry (other than my wedding ring!). XX!
that is very sweet... my grandmother has given me some pieces and i love them with everything i have
how unfortunate you lost it! My family is about gifting rings on the 21st birthday and passing rings down. Not sure at this point if I am going to reproduce so I may pass my rings onto my girl cousin.
This is such a lovely, feminine post. I'm a sucker for necklaces, and that pearl tear drop one? Divine.
So lovely:)
I'm SO sorry to hear this! :(
I agree, jewelry passed down is so special. It's a symbol of time and history that's ageless--and even though one can us it to look back on expressions of love or who we are, we can also use it to look ahead at all the wonderful things that may come.
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