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I think lockets are interesting little things. I like the idea of wearing a delicate container close to one's heart to fill with something special and intimate--a lock of hair, a picture or two, a little secret token of love for someone--that others may look at only if given permission.
I was excited to find some locket bases on which to create, and I've finally finished one...just this morning in fact (and have listed it in my Etsy shop). I thought the silver tone and the softness of the light pinks and whites would look nice together, and I'm pleased with how it turned out. I have other bases with which to create and may work on more later this week. I imagine this going to a mother with two daughters--thus, the two pink flowers--but, of course, it could find a home simply to someone who likes it.
We had to include a wedding picture of some sort, so I made a hanging ornament out of a picture of my husband's maternal grandparents. I have always liked the picture...his grandmother looks just beautiful, I think. I added an embellishment and a rhinestone and put a white organza ribbon tie on it.
The "Something Old" was a vintage hankie.
For the "Something New" I made Cathy a brooch with my favorite pink flower beads and added two Swarovski crystal butterflies.
The "Something Borrowed" was a vintage piece of lace with an old pin stuck in it to secure it.
The "Something Blue" took me the longest to do. I embellished a perfume bottle with clear and blue rhinestone vintage jewelry bits and "pearls". The settings were all silver tone metal to match the silver on the stopper top. It certainly had lots of sparkle.
Oh, and this was the packaging. I wrapped the gifts in some greenish turquoise tissue paper then put ivory netting over that and tied the gifts with sage green ribbon. The tags identified the different parts of the saying and what to expect inside each gift. The tags were made of some very pretty paper I found...and the colors tied the whole gift packaging together.
