Blog — memorial jewelry

I designed this keepsake memorial pendant for a Christmas gift this holiday season. Liz wanted a gift for her friend whose father had recently passed. He loved the outdoors, and especially sunsets, so I came up with three sunset necklace options and she chose her favorite. If you're interested in commissioning a piece of custom jewelry, you can send me a message through my Contact Page.

I created this custom pendant for a four leaf clover that one of my clients found. It's so rare to actually find an in-tact four leaf clover, and since she found this one while chatting about her grandmother with a good friend, she took it as a good sign. After pressing the clover to dry it, she brought it to me to create a custom pendant to set it into. I designed gorgeous, flowing filigree on the back that mimics the shape of the clover. Whether you're looking at the front or the back of this pendant, it's beautiful and...

My client's father passed away earlier this year. He wanted a piece of custom jewelry to give to his mother; a keepsake to keep her late husband close to her heart. We decided on a 14kt gold-filled locket with a delicate floral pattern on the front. Inside, two small, personal photographs fit. On the back, I engraved the words "Arise, my beloved, and come". Jewelry is almost always used to signify a major life event: births, birthdays, holidays, marriages, anniversaries, deaths. Jewelry speaks volumes, even when you don't have the words to voice your emotions. And it keeps our loved...