Precious lil' knick-nacks...

Let's talk jewellery.

Jewellery has to ability to completely change an outfit, and it's fun & cute.

 But it's also sentimental, linked to memories- and I'm sure most people have a piece of jewellery that means a lot to them. 

Here are mine: 

1) 

This is a ring that my mum gave to me just over a year ago. We were looking through her jewellery box, and this ring caught my attention. It's quite small and delicate, but shines so brightly. (And I'm a sucker for silver!)

My Nan gave the ring to my Mum when she was a young adult,  a bit older than me. I knew that this present would have meant a lot to my mum at the time because money was quite tight around that time and my Nan used to work so hard. After telling me this story, my mum offered gave it to me.

I wear this at every opportunity I have; which is every second apart from when I'm at school!

 I forgot to take it off one morning, and had to take it off at school and put it in my blazer pocket. Which, happened to have a unknown hole in, making me think I'd lost it, but I found it deeper in my blazer a few weeks later, which was a relief to say the least!!

This ring means to me: Love, Hard work, my mum and my Nan.

2) This is a locket necklace from Beaverbrooks that my brother and his girlfriend (now fiance!) gave to me about 5 years ago, when I was leaving with my mum and my dad to go live in Australia (we are back now, btw). On the back it has engraved:

"Love Always X"

But the camera wouldn't pick that up.

 I wear this so much too, its my go to necklace. This necklace reminds me of a pivotal moment in my life, and brings back a surge of memories,  & how I was feeling at that point in my life.

My brother has always been there for me, and his fiance,(for as long as I've known her) and I love them both soooo much.

So this  necklace means to me: Sibling love, an important moment in my life, and the fact that I'm never without them (even if the Indian Ocean is separating us :-)  

So these are some things that are special to me. Funny how its not the most expensive thing, or even the thing  I use the most..... Price or amount of usage, CAN'T make something special.

It's the memories behind it , the giver who gave it, and the sentimental value behind it.

Material things will make you happy, but only for a while.

Have you ever scratched a mosquito bite, and had a bit of relief and happiness; but too soon the itch came back again with vengeance, demanding to be scratched again?

Materials things are a bit like that. They'll make you happy, give you relief for a while, but soon you'll have to scratch that itch again, buying more materials things in a perpetual cycle.

However, memories remain, often to the end.

 Its funny how sometimes people think gifts always have to be physical, palpable things. 

Sometimes a memory is worth a lot more than material things, and not necessarily monetary worth. 

So next time you have a gift-giving opportunity come around, (whether that be a birthday, Christmas etc) think of a day out, think of spending time with the special person, and a small gift to remind them of that special time spent together- instead of just the newest gadget that you saw advertising or a couple hundred pounds.

*Sparkle*---

Rachel   xxx