Locket Stories

Six Modern Lockets for Valentine's Day that are NOT Hearts

Six Modern Lockets for Valentine's Day that are NOT Hearts

Lockets have been around for hundreds of years, representing the connections that mean the most to us. Loved ones we're growing with, loved ones we miss, experiences that left a deep impact on us. Lockets designs, as with all jewelry, have changed and shifted with time, with the older ones carrying decorum and intricacy that can keep a silversmith at the bench for weeks, and modern, clean designs…
Most Popular Round Locket Designs for Circular Pictures

Most Popular Round Locket Designs for Circular Pictures

Lockets date back to the 15th century, and it's wild to think about the technical work in a dark room that would have to go into getting a photograph small enough to fit exactly inside a locket. I often wonder about those first locket makers - the photographers, the developers, the jewelers - was the first rendition a happy accident? An unintentional shift that changed how people can carry fo…
Top Five Best Selling Silver Lockets

Top Five Best Selling Silver Lockets

I love both gold and silver, as long as they're made with good silver and good gold. As a redhead, I have really sensitive skin, so I can quickly tell if metals have been filled with nickel or an allergenic alloy. I only share products that feel good on my skin, with the highest-quality .925 sterling silver and 14k, 18k, and 24k gold fill on my sterling lockets. I also wear lockets every sing…
Modern Square Silver Locket with Photos of Best Friend and Nonna Inside

Modern Square Silver Locket with Photos of Best Friend and Nonna Inside

"When I was 15 years old, my best friend regrettably took his own life. This photograph encapsulates one of the last happy memories we shared together. I've worn a locket with his face in it for the past six years; it's time for a new locket. The second photo is of my beloved Nonna (grandmother) who passed away very unexpectedly last year. I was blessed to have had such a wonderful connection with…
Dorothy's Dorothy Locket

Dorothy's Dorothy Locket

The Dorothy Locket is named after my my Mom's best friend of almost 40 years. I brought her a jar of homemade soup and another of flowers from my garden on Tuesday evening because she taught me to do that for people when she did that every time my Mom had cancer or my family needed anything. ⠀My Mom has had cancer three times. Three different times. Not like it happened, then it relapsed, but like…