hello!
does anyone else have a hard time entering giveaway's? i love too but then in the back of my mind i always think, i'm not gonna win and then don't enter. well many months ago, amy from
a is for ampersand, was hosting a giveaway for the cutest little locket and i was set on winning it.
sadly for me i was not the winner of this cute little locket so i made it my mission to find one. i discovered a new bead shop in sf that is absolutely fantastic, i could be there for hours and only just scratch the surface of the amazing treasures they have there.
while browsing a while ago i happened to cross this ornately designed oval locket and just fell in love with it. i loved how large it was and the crazy little fellow that works there, who will literally talk your ear off told me it was from a old jewelry factory in italy. he went on and on about it but my eyes started to glaze over and my brain began to wonder but i gladly paid for it and went on my merry little way.
i love lockets. they have a wonderful sense of nostalgia and are so charming and hold a little secret inside. for mine i wanted to add a picture of me and tom so i printed out black & white pictures of two i fancied, cut our heads out and just slide them right in! now tom will literally be with me where ever i go.
xo,
cb
It's perfect! Oval and floral..reminds me of you! Not that you are oval and floral :)
ReplyDeletehaha i didn't think you meant that but now that you mention it i kinda am floral if you count all my tattoos! hehe
DeleteIt's really cute and I love the photos of you and Tom. I know how it is when people in stores talk your ear off. It's nice to see people who are passionate about what they do though, even if they're a little annoying sometimes.
ReplyDeleteoh he is soooooo passionate! i want to take a picture of him, he is hilarious! he is a hippie to the core! he wears the most amazing outfits!
DeleteAnytime I have a friend who's getting married, I go hunting for a locket. I've done various silhouettes, line drawings and other artsy portraits of the couple and hide them inside! Guaranteed tears!
ReplyDeletethat is such a beautiful idea! i love that! my best friend is getting married in september and i think she would really love that!
DeleteYou have aboslutely hit the nail on the head as to why lockets are so charming: who doesn't love having a little secret?
ReplyDeletei know they are like little secrets, that is why they are so awesome!
Deletei never really liked lockets because i have bad memories of cheesy heart-shaped ones from when i was younger... but this one is very classy! i like it A LOT! i might have to get one myself :D
ReplyDeletehope you find one!
Deleteit's really beautiful; I love lockets too though I've yet to find one large enough to fit in photos, yours looks fab & I love having a photo of loved ones so close.
ReplyDeleteI have some tiny lockets that I've had since I was little, though years ago Hubby bought me a gorgeous vintage-looking heart shaped one with a tiny heart amethyst in, which I just love wearing, but can never open! I'm always on the look out for big & interesting lockets - that may be a mission this year, thanks for inspiring me :) xox
oh i hope you can fix yours! any watch repair shop could be able to fix it, maybe there is a hidden treasure inside!!!
DeleteI know what you mean about the giveaways! I actually won one the other day and almost missed it because I never checked to see who won...I just assume it's not going to be me!
ReplyDeleteThat locket is lovely! I think you made a great find. It kind of makes me want to go on a search for one now. <3
ReplyDeleteAwwwh how cute! i love the little photos. i'd love to find an equally lovely locket to keep a favourite photo in xo
ReplyDeleteI love that!! I have so many lockets with NO PICTURES in them. I really need to get some pictures in mine because it would make me want to wear them more. I just love the pattern on the outside of this one...so adorable.
ReplyDeleteget on it girl! get those pictures! you love wearing them that much more!
DeleteI think lockets are the sweetest, really any piece of jewelry that has special meaning can be so wonderful, kind of like a "touchstone" to turn to when a day is long or rough or you just need to remember how loved you are. Your locket is really beautiful.
ReplyDelete-Sara-
awwwwwwwwwwww!!! <3
ReplyDeleteIt just so happened I was listening to Billie Holiday singing 'Embraceable You' as I read this post, so perfect! I love the locket you found and I love having photos of my loved ones near me - wearing them is even better!
ReplyDeleteOn giveaways: it is insane and surely very unfair how many giveaways I have won over the last few months, I am having a lucky streak, long may it last! I'll be hosting a few soon to balance out the karma a little :)
what a perfect song! if i ever reach 500 followers, it keeps going back & forth i want to do a giveaway, maybe one that others contribute too? it is good to pass around the karma!
DeleteThat is really cute. I love lockets too but I always forget to put photos in mine. I should get on that. PS whats the word on that jet plane :)
ReplyDeletei getting on that jet plane but as we BOTH know money doesn't grow on trees sadly because if it did you know i would be ringing your doorbell right now with a bottle of wine in my hand and my dancing shoes on.
DeleteI still have the locket you made me for Christmas with the little bird charms on the chain! It's one of my favorite necklaces ever.
ReplyDeleteoh i loved making that! i forget did i put a picture in it for you?
Deletewhat a great find! i love it and i love the pictures you added to it! gorgeous!
ReplyDeletethanks sweetie! it was fun adding the pictures and makes it much more personal!
DeleteWow, that IS big! And adorable! I've got a cute locket, but it's so small that it's pretty much impossible to tell who's in the pictures inside!
ReplyDeleteI really love lockets too, they are so classical and romantic. What a beautiful find!
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