I got my shiny new locket in the mail this weekend. It is so shiny and new that you can see my reflection taking the picture in this shot! -lol- I love the engraving, I was just going to get an “L” engraved on it, but decided to go for the full triple initial monogram instead. I’m really glad I did that. I think it turned out very nicely.

And what else would you find inside other than my four little cutie pies of course! It was a difficult decision on what picture to have engraved into the locket. Oh yes, that picture is laser engraved! That way when one of my kids tosses it into the fish bowl like they once did with my other locket I won’t have to replace the dripping wet ink smeared photograph. It’s in there forever and ever. I choose a picture of the boys at Disney (can you tell I like those vacation photos?) This is actually the same picture that I had enlarged of them with Eeyore, only the lovable donkey and the background have all been removed to give a clear picture of their smiling faces. How cool is that?

Now, I know you are uber jealous of my cool new locket. But fear not, you can order your own with nifty engravings and customizations. Just head over to Pictures on Gold and choose a locket, charm, ring, or anything on the site! You can upload your photos and choose your customizations right there and before you know it you’ll have a cool brand new just for you engraved piece of jewelry to capture a memory forever.

Brian and I are planning on getting another as a gift for his mom, either for Christmas or for her birthday next year. I’d never make it in time for her birthday this year since it’s next week and I still need to find the right picture of his sister to use. Just to clarify, the shipping is fast, if I order today I’ll probably get it on time, but I haven’t unpacked and organized our photos yet so I have no idea where the picture we want is in the box! We already picked this cameo angel locket in gold as the one to get, and we’ll get a picture of his sister on one side and his youngest brother on the other side (they are no longer with us.) It’s going to be a gorgeous gift and I’m really excited that we found it.

There are so many options to choose from I need the extra time to decide too! I think for my mother in law’s locket I’ll get the color photo engraving, whereas on mine I went for the plain laser engraving. I want her images to be vivid and full of joy. Not that my photo selection for myself wasn’t joyful, in fact it was too joyful and I was afraid it was too many colors and wouldn’t look right so small, especially with Ethan and Noah wearing their Mickey ears.

Oh, I almost forgot I got a little soft polishing cloth with my locket as well so that I can keep it shiny and new looking. Now I’ve just got to look for a chain while we are out doing our back to school shopping and I’ll be all set! I need a new chain for my oval locket as well, and the oldest childling would like a necklace, so hopefully I can find a good deal!

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