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Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad

5/6/2017

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My parents celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary back in March. For the last few years, my Dad has given my mom a piece of jewelry created by me for the occasion. This year I wanted to come up with something kind of smacktacular (yes, I just made this word up), and I want to share the finished product with you. I was pleased with how it turned out.

First, you see a charming pendant on a strand of sodalite beads. In case you can't read the inscription due to the lighting, it says "Every love story is beautiful, but ours is my favorite." And the dates above and below the message reflect their wedding and anniversary dates. So I could stop right there and be pretty happy with the necklace, but I didn't.....
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No...the real magic lies inside. This little charmer is a slide locket. Whaaaaat????!! That little pendant is just part of the package....The cover slides away to reveal a photo.
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It's a photo of my mom and dad cutting the cake at their wedding reception. And it is the ONLY photo that they have of them on their wedding day. Here, it (actually, a copy of it) is embedded in resin in a bezel behind the cover. Ta Da!!!
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And just for fun, a few more design secrets and details on the back:
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Not too bad, huh? Happy anniversary Mom and Dad! I love you so much, and I'm so happy and lucky that you are my parents!
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