"Spirit"

Losing someone you love affects people differently.  For me, losing my mom, I expressed myself designing jewelry.  So shortly after my mom passed, I created a necklace in her memory.  I searched for quite a while for the perfect pendant.  I found a hand forged copper heart.  I chose this pendant because it was lovingly made by hand and I love copper and the heart represents my love for my mom.

Now, the beads, I chose turquoise because it is my favorite and it seems to make most people happy.  While I was thinking of the design and making the necklace, I was thinking of my mom.  I call the necklace 'Spirit'.  My mom had alzheimers for 12 years but she had a wonderful spirit during that time.

So when you see some pretty handmade jewelry, you never know what inspired it.

jewelry and more by kat