This little “Book of Love” is the latest addition to my line. I made this sample for my sister, and there is one page for each of her boys. It makes them each feel special when she wears it, and it’s a cute Mommy statement that she can wear all day.
Book of Love Necklace
The possibilities for this necklace are endless – anything you say to your kids or your honey, or any words or names you’d like to wear but also keep kind of discreet can be put in this book. It’s just a fun little addition that I hope to do more with. My customers come up with the best ideas – so have fun with it!
What exactly is gold-filled jewelry?Gold-filled charms and chains are a great economical option to solid 14 karat gold.It looks and feels the same as 14 karat, but is much cheaper to purchase.In fact, gold-filled has a solid layer of 14 karat gold in contact with your eyes and skin, so it really is like having solid 14 karat from a look and feel perspective.
Half inch gold-filled discs with gold-filled puffy heart
Gold filled jewelry (also called gold overlay) is regulated by law, and must have a 1/20th (by weight) layer of 14 karat gold permanently bonded over a core of base metal, such as brass. In contrast, Gold-plated is not regulated by law, and has about 1/100th the amount of real gold on its surface.The gold on gold-plated can also flake off, whereas the gold on gold-filled items will not rub off or flake off with wear.Gold-filled is tarnish-resistant and safe for most people with sensitive skin who can wear solid 14 karat gold jewelry. So gold-filled jewelry is a great economical way to enjoy the substance and shine of gold without the big price tag.
I have carried and worked with both solid 14 karat gold discs and gold-filled discs, and I can honestly say that in looking at them, I cannot tell the difference between them. In fact, the solid 14k metal tends to be softer than the gold-filled and is therefore harder to work with, from a stamping perspective.I plan to have a few new gold-filled items I will be adding to the site soon, too.So keep checking back!
We, as a family, are very into old movies. If my husb and and I get a rare date night out, we almost always choose to see a movie at the Stanford Theatre in Palo Alto, which is a refurbished old movie theatre that shows nothing but classic, old movies. It’s like taking a trek back in time for an evening – even the popcorn is priced as if you’re seeing a movie in the 50’s.
When we had kids, we of course started to look into what old movies would be good for them to watch. As they have gotten a bit older (they are 7, 5 and 4 right now), we have slowly introduced them to more and more classics. At first, it took them a little getting used to, as when they were little they only watched animated movies like Little Mermaid, Nemo, Toy Story, etc. With little or no animation in these movies, there is a lot ‘pausing’ to explain the story lines, which you usually have to do this with many of these films. But it’s worth the effort – they have come to realize that most films have intricate story lines and that they’re fun to follow and figure out as they watch. As they get older, they ‘get’ some of the deeper meanings of some of these movies and it’s very fun to see that happen.
One of the first old classics they watched and loved was Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Some of our other favorites are Sound of Music, The Absent Minded Professor, the original Herbie (Herbie the Love Bug), the original Freaky Friday, Bed Knobs and Broomsticks, Mary Poppins, and our absolute favorite right now: Music Man.
Music Man
Music Man is such a wonderfully fun and funny story, with fabulous performances by Robert Preston, Shirley Jones and a very young Ron Howard. There is some great music that comes from this film and it’s just fun to watch for both us parents and the kids. Our youngest, who is four, has a harder time sitting through it, but there are enough great scenes in it to keep him captivated enough. Right now the whole family is walking around the house singing ‘Gary Indiana’ or ‘Seventy-Six Trombones’ and it just makes you appreciate it that much more.
