Top Reasons Why People Wear Symbolic Jewelry

Your first piece of symbolic jewelry could have been given to you at your Christening or to your mother to mark your birth.

Symbolic jewelry represents or signifies a special occasion, accomplishment, celebration to honour someone, achievement, awareness of a cause or stand.

Religious medallions, Diploma's Numbers, Sayings, Keys are examples of symbolic pieces of jewelry.

Many are engraved with special and personal inscriptions, including the date to commemorate the occasion.

They speak volumes when give--I am proud of you", "Welcome to the World, Oh Precious One, "Congratulations on Your Achievements/Graduation", "You've Reached A Milestone".

One of my dearest and most cherished pieces is my first tooth that is encased in a gold setting and is worn as a charm on my bracelet.

For the person giving it to you, it symbolizes for them what you mean to them, how proud they are of you, they stand by you and support you, they honour you.

Jewelry can have an expression or meaning to the wearer that is unique to the individual.

As an example, the key can symbolize the key to one's heart, the key of life, hard work is the key of success and so on. As well, a key can represent new beginnings as you open the door to new opportunities.

When a person wears a symbolic piece, it is a part of who they are--it can be a collage of their life. They are conversation pieces, especially if the symbol is unique. A story begins to unfold as you relive experiences and share your stories with people.

Good memories, shared memories--a reflection of your past, present, future--eternal in your heart.

A Chronicle of How the State of the World Can Inspire A Signature Jewellery Design - Part 3

What symbols would represent a union of thetwo words POSITIVITY EQUALS PROSPERITY?

There is a symbol in the world that reaches all cultures. Its meaning is universal, it knows no boundaries and it brings people together—the heart. The heart, as we all know, represents love. It also signifies compassion, graciousness, kindness, joy and is the core of our emotions. There are also expressions of the heart that we use when we want to amplify an endearment about or referring to someone—“giving heart”, “heart of gold”, “good hearted”, “good hearted laugh”.

The framework of my design was definitely centered on the heart, yet I wanted to incorporate within the heart something that reflected change—a new beginning. It had to be something that was naturally occurring and flowed harmoniously—it had to be the perfect balance, but most importantly, it had to be representative of nature.


Tomorrow - Connecting the Symbol with Nature

A Chronicle of How The State of the World Can Inspire a Signature Jewelery Design - Part Two

For many months I spent countless hours thinking of the type of piece I wanted to design—it had to be a piece that was not only attractive but inspirational in that it would remind the wearer to focus on the beauty of life, living to your full potential and having a positive attitude.

The answer came from a higher source. One day I woke up with two words in my mind—positivity equals prosperity. Why these two words? For the past several months I’ve spoken to so many people that have been affected by the current global crises. As well, every time I open the newspaper or watch the news, the words are so powerfully negative—recession, economic hardships, unemployment, foreclosures, depression, anxiety and sleeplessness.

Now for someone who practices positive affirmations everyday, who is upbeat, happy and always smiles (and no I don’t live in Disneyland) I had enough of the daily negative reminders. We get it, we know!!

How we handle, react and accept things are keys to our emotional and spiritual well being. As well, our inner dialogue or self-talk is the key to how we handle and react to situations. Have you ever noticed that when you think of something that brings you joy, recall a happy event or think of a single word that is positive, you feel good and most likely have a smile on your face and calmness may come upon you?

Three of my favorite words are sunshine, blessings and positive. These words are spoken or thought of interchangeably everyday depending on the situation.

The world needs a shake-up to get out of this negative mind set. When you are positive you are prosperous in all areas of your life—relationships, health, work, emotions, etc. We cannot control what is happening in the world, but we certainly can take charge of our mind set and change the way we think, react and accept things in our lives. Being positive is a state of mind and the world needs to embrace a new way of thinking in order to change all the negative energy. You can dramatically improve the quality of your life especially your health.

I truly believe in my heart that these words positivity equals prosperity, are an inspiration from a higher source. I believe we can all find an inspiration in our hearts if we truly reach out, but also reflect within ourselves.

Being positive is a state of mind and the world needs to embrace a new way of thinking in order to bring about positive changes. When you are positive in your thought, attitude and actions you are prosperous in all areas of your life.

I wanted to capture in my design the essence of my thoughts that would uplift one’s spirit, re-energize the psyche, change the inner dialogue and mind set so that when one wore this piece the words positivity equals prosperity would be their reminder to think, react, act positively, but most importantly to believe in themselves that they can make a positive difference in their lives by focusing on only the good.

Tomorrow - The beginning of the first symbol

Connecting Emotionally With Jewelry

What draws you to that particular piece of jewelry. Is it the gem, the design, does it have a significant meaning?

Jewelery, like perfume, is such a personal choice because we have our own unique tastes.

For many people, while it is a personal adornment that is an accent piece for an outfit, for other's a certain style or type of jewelry can reflect their signature taste.

There are people who love cameo's, while someone else might like large earrings, while another person's choice might be all things diamonds.

As well, there are people who wear symbolic pieces of jewelry that reflect their love for a sport, event, lifestyle, hobby, etc.

The necklace pictured above is inspired by the beauty of nature and the majestic oceans. The outline of a butterfly with its flowing wings almost comes to life as the body and wings are shaped like leaves, vines and flowers--absolutely breathtaking.

The beautiful carving in the center depicts a very refined lady with noble features. The carving has a creamy color while the background is light pink and is meticulously set in a multi prong setting.

Outer complimenting orange/red corals are a dramatic and bold accent and truly brings the entire piece to life.

An individual who loves all things about nature, mother-earth, animals, oceans would be able to completely understand the artistans inspiration in this majestic piece.

It's all about you and what brings joy to you when you wear your personal adornment.

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