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There are two more big giveaways before Christmas on Simple Mom… and today is one of them. (By the way, I’ve got mixed emotions about all these giveaways – I’m a bit weary just reading my words about them all, but I’m also so psyched to bless you all with some great stuff. So onward we go.)
What woman doesn’t love jewelry? More specifically, what mom doesn’t love jewelry adorned with her family? Today’s giveaway features jewelry that celebrates a mother’s love for her children. And all the businesses, once more, are run by moms.
Four of you will win one of these pieces of jewelry featured today. Read on!
Vintage Pearl
Erin is a mom of four kids, and she hand-stamps lovely silver jewelry from home. All her pieces are unique and one-of-a-kind, so everything she creates for you is owned only by you. I love this type of jewelry – it goes with everything.
Vintage Pearl is giving away one of their “You Are My Sunshine” necklaces to one Simple Mom reader. Wouldn’t this make a darling gift to a daughter, mom, or grandma? Swoon…
Fussypants Designs
My good friend Allison makes fantastic photo jewelry – I near kissed her when she gave me my tortoise shell necklace. What she creates is both wearable works of art and family heirlooms in the making.
For one of you, Fussypants Designs is creating the Megan necklace, made with silver and black hemalyke beads. A silver frame rests in the middle, where she will personalize it with a photo of your choice.
Lisa Leonard Designs
Sigh… Who doesn’t love Lisa Leonard? I get so many compliments when I wear anything of hers – and I wear it a lot, because it goes with everything. Lisa’s been a devoted Simple Mom reader from early on, and I’m thrilled to promote her work.
Lisa Leonard Designs is giving to one of you her Teeny Tiny Initials necklaces, customized with letters of your choice. How perfect is this for the mama or grandma in your life?
The Fine Art of Family
I feel all fancy wearing my necklace from The Fine Art of Family, mostly because I just love the floral pattern engraving on the main side. The photo is meant to be worn image side down, making it a really great casually elegant piece. It’s created to be passed down as part of your family history. Monica Rich Kosann is the collection’s designer, and her inspiration are her vintage finds at flea markets and antique shops. Love it.
One of you will win the lovely silver image case with cord. Dads, I can tell you first-hand that any mom would love to have this for Christmas. It’s beautiful.
I promise you, your day will be made by winning any of these! These talented women have created some stellar jewelry, and I love promoting work-from-home moms. Join me in supporting these fine ladies.
How to Win
1. Enter a comment in this post, and answer this question: Do you have a special heirloom in your family’s history that gets passed down? Tell me about it.
2. For a second entry, email me at simplemomblog (at) gmail (dot) com with the secret code in the email’s subject line (no need to write anything in the email’s body, as it won’t be read). To find the secret code, make sure you’ve subscribed to Simple Mom’s feed either via RSS or via email, and look in the footer of any post. I promise you – the code is there.
3. For a third entry, blog or Twitter about this giveaway and make sure I know about it.
This giveaway ends this Friday, December 5 at midnight CST. And don’t forget also about the kids’ supplies giveaway, ending this Wednesday.
I hope you win!
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My great grandmother and grandmothrer are quilt makers. We have a few special ones made for my children that I keep in the cedar chest and only bring out on special occasions. It’s nice to have these beautiful handmade gifts from previous generations.
I love them all, but especially the Lisa Leonard one. My Grandmother passed down to me a gorgeous gold and ruby ring that was given to her my my grandfather’s mother (her mother-in-law). It’s really special to me, as I was super-close with my Grandma, who I love about a year ago. (**I miss her**). Anyway, I will pass it on to my daughter when someday, I ‘m not sure when yet. The other thing I will pass on to my children are holiday traditions that my mother and grandma taught me. Hopefully they will keep these with them and pass them on too. Not material, but I think even more important.
Mommy2Twinkies´s last blog post…O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree…
Beautiful jewellery.
Several items I have been passed from previous generations – an old tin box of family letters, cards and photos. I love to read them.
A piano! My parents inherited it. They were moving house, and considered selling it, and I was the only one who objected. So when I bought my first house, I got the piano. Now my kids are learning to play on it, just as I did at their age.
janmary´s last blog post…On the First Day of December….a Christmas Nativity
I can’t think of anything we pass down except this fabulous chair that was given to my grandparents by some dear older family members. My parents have it now and I have already asked them to pass it down to me.
I have a lot of things and am in the process of packing them for yet another move, but the thing I want my children to take with them through out their lives is faith in God.
I don’t really have anything that would be considered a family heirloom- both my parents come from large families with 8 or more siblings and neither of them were the oldest. My most treasured family possessions are the few old black and white photographs I have of my family from back in the old country.
Mine is a sad story. My Grandma gave me the diamond from her wedding ring when I graduated from High School. My grandpa bought it for her working dollar a day jobs for the forest service. I loved that ring, but one day it slid off my finger while I was outside in the snow. I felt it happen, and started searching instantly but we NEVER found it. It was a horrible day, and I hated telling my grandma about it. Ugh.
Wow, awesome prizes! I’m keeping my fingers crossed!
I have my Grandmother’s engagement ring and plan to pass it down to my oldest daughter one day. I also have ring that my mother-in-law gave me that I will pass to my youngest daughter. I hope both rings will become special heirlooms that celebrate our family’s history for many decades to come.
I have my great-great grandmother’s crazy quilt that she made by hand, using scraps of my great-great grandfather’s old wool work shirts. It is one of my most treasured possessions.
Dolly´s last blog post…Favorite Things
What beautiful pieces of jewelry! As far as heirlooms, my parents whole house is one. We grew up in the same house as my father so our family history is everywhere. It’s pretty cool.
No, we don’t really have a lot of family heirlooms. Mom has a few things that belonged to Grandma and my husband has a quit from his grandma, but nothing that goes back further than that.
We pass down names. I know that sounds silly, but we all want to hang onto the names that tell our history! I put this give away on my blog!
http://www.theholtfamilyblog.blogspot.com
Julie´s last blog post…More on the Killing
No heirloom jewelry here but I’ve created a special charm bracelet to give to my daughter when she is old enough. I hope to start a fun tradition for her.
Kristen M.´s last blog post…“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
Of all things my family passes down an potato masher. Yup, that’s right. It’s wooden and battle-scarred but that thing makes the best mashed potatoes you’ve ever tasted. Well. . . that thing and my dad, that is.
These are lovely! Both of my grandmothers gave me special things that I will pass on to my daughters–a vase, a bracelet, etc. But more important to me than these objects are the memories I have of them. I’m trying to teach my girls the importance of our family history as I share stories and photos with them.
Susan
murphys(at)rowan(dot)edu
What a wonderful giveaway! Many thanks to the generous artists who are donating their work.
My husband is in possession of his grandfather’s pocket watch, his father’s watch, and my grandfather’s watch. All of these are being held for our boys.
Also, my father has his father’s tallit (Jewish prayer shawl), and we have used it ceremonially for our wedding and for both boys’ brit milah (circumcision) rituals. I hope I may one day own it, but I hope that day is very very far in the future!
Thanks again for this lovely giveaway!
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I would love one of these. We don’t have any family heirlooms (yet).
My hubby’s family passes down something special to the oldest son. It’s a small framed picture of our forefather. He was in the Civil War and the small frame is 18k gold. It’s very unique and valuable to us.
This jewelry is so beautiful. Makes me want to shop.
I’m going to send you the code word and twitter about this too.
Our family doesn’t have any heirlooms, but we are starting a tradition of getting engraved baby spoons for each newborn.
we’ve got two heirloom items that have been passed to me and will e passed on to my boys (to give to a special girl in their lives, since they won’t wear them, LOL!) The first is a string of pearls that belonged to the hubster’s maternal grandmother (who neither of us ever met, she passed before he was born) that his aunt gave to me just before we were married. It was the first tangible “thing” that made me feel like I was a part of the hubster’s family. The second is my mother’s engagement ring, which I now wear every day and hope that my oldest will give it to his future wife when he asks for her hand.
theresa´s last blog post…It’s a Conspiracy, Man…
I don’t have anything that has been passed down in my family, but my husband did by me a necklace as a wedding gift with the intent that it would be an heirloom to be passed down.
my mom got my dads grandmas fine china. thats the only thing i know of.
Amanda´s last blog post…Christmas Baking
Our special heirlooms are my mom’s silver flatware. It now belongs to my daughter and she breaks it out for everyone to use and enjoy at Christmas and Thanksgiving.
Mary´s last blog post…Consider adding a taste of Savannah to your Thanksgiving menu …
I love these necklaces. I own my Great Great Grandmother’s pearls. They were purchased at Tiffany & Co. in 1857. They are still in the original jewelry box with price tag ($30!) I got them from my Grandmother when I turned 16. I am supposed to pass them down to my oldest daughter when she turns 16. She is 14 now and I don’t think I will be able to part with them. I wear them a lot – I have had them re-strung twice because I am so paranoid something is going to happen to them.
Jolene´s last blog post…This is Coco!
My wedding band was worn by my grandmother, my mom, and now me.
What wonderful treasures. We have no family heirlooms to speak of coming from families that worked the land. We do have a very strong work ethic that we pass on to our children.
My grandfather passed a gold ring with intials on it to my father. When my brother turned 18, my Dad gave it to him. On my Dad’s 50th birthday, my brother surprised my Dad by having a duplicate copy made, so now they both wear one. I know that the ring my brother wears will be passed along to his son when he’s old enough. As my brother has made his family roots in Indiana, the ring will serve as reminder of their family history and bond up north in Canada.
My husband’s grandma kept away a piece of jewellery to be passed on to our son when he gets married.
The family heirloom that gets passed down in my family is a necklace my grandma wore at her wedding, my mom wore at hers, I wore at mine and my sister will wear at hers. If we can find it, that is! Unfortunately my mother passed away last year and didn’t tell anyone where it was kept, and so far no one can find it.
Since I’m the second born daughter, not much gets officially passed down to me (funny how that works), but I have several items that were my grandmother’s that have special meaning to me, and that I plan to give to my children. These items include hand embroidered pillow cases, a doll that she hand-made for me, and a dress that she made and let me wear when I was in high school (very 1950′s).
Wow, those are all gorgeous!
I am lucky enough to have received my Meme’s china for my wedding that she received for her wedding. It is such a sentimental gift that I get to use often.
I have my grandmother’s birthstone ring, which I’ll pass along to my daughter even though it’s not her birthstone.
love the necklaces!
Thanks for showcasing a few more unknown jewelers. Their stuff is amazing. I love Lisa Leonard and I hope that I am getting a something of hers for Christmas. I gave my husband a HUGE hint this year by just forwarding him her link.
I have silverware and china from 2 sets of my great grandmothers. Very special but it makes me super nervous to use. One set of the silver is engraved with my great grandmothers last name.
when my mom came over from Vietnam (in the early 70′s) she brought my grandmother over along with her two nieces…they had to leave everything behind (my grandmother had several ice shops and lived a fairly decent lifestyle) so when they came over, speaking very little english, they had to start over from scratch. when my mom met my father and got married, one of the gifts to my mom from my grandmother was this diamond bracelet and jade bracelet. when my cousins (the ones that my mother raised since infancy) were old enough to get married my mom took the bracelet apart and gave us each 2 diamonds, which we were all going to get once we got married. when my oldest cousin got married she turned them into earrings to wear on her wedding day. i remember going with her to pick them out and seeing a ring setting i fell in love with. not being able to resist my mom said i could have my diamonds early and i was so excited. we all had something that we were essentially going to give to our daughters…that summer when my cousin got married our house was broken into and my ring was one of the pieces of jewelry that was stolen. to say i was heartbroken would be an understatement. this was nearly ten years ago… i got married last summer (i eloped, but the families knew of our plans). my mom decided to let me have her diamond wedding ring. she and my father have been married for over 30 years, so now i have something to pass down in my family. the diamond is fairly small, but the significance of the stone is tremendous. since my family had to leave much of what they treasured behind, this stone is one of the things that showed their struggles and how they were able to start a new and better life over here.
natalie´s last blog post…Baby Sling
Our family heirloom: a hebrew bible. The bible belonged to my great great grandparents and has been passed down. It is small and has a few jewels on the cover. It was brought over when my family emigrated and has been passed down to my great grandfather, my grandmother, and then will go down through the family. There is something so real about holding the same text that was held by people in your family you’ve never met–very binding.
LOVE LOVE LOVE it! I just TWEETED about it!
Melissa in Mel’s World´s last blog post…Thanksgiving Holiday Break
I have my grandmother’s cookie jar. We moved about 5 hours away from her (and all of our extended family) when I was one, but I remember the fantastic cookies that she always had in it. A year ago I mentioned it to my mom and she told me that when grandma died, she got it. She had put it away and I never knew. She brought it to my house the next time she visited my family. It now has a special place of honor in my kitchen. I love it!
We don’t have any real heirlooms in our family. I’m hoping that I can figure out something great to pass down to my daughter, though.
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We haven’t really had any heirlooms that I know of that were passed from generation to generation, but we did just start one recently. My great-gram passed away about 3 years ago. She taught all of us girls (her daughters, granddaughters, and great-daughters) how to sew by hand and crochet. At my sister’s baby shower a few months ago, the last gift given to her was “from my great gram.” My aunt had saved one of the afghans my g-gram crocheted and gave it to the eldest granddaughter when she had her first child. Hopefully this afghan will get passed down.
No, unfortunately we don’t have any heirloom jewelry that we hand down, but when my grandfather passed away a couple of years ago we took some of his diamond rings and made earrings out of them for my sister & myself so that we would have something that was important to him withus at all times. (I’m wearing them right now)
Melissa in Mel’s World´s last blog post…Thanksgiving Holiday Break
Beautiful! My family has passed on a lot of jewelry through the years, and my favorite had been my grandma’s pearls. Each of us granddaughters got a strand or two of her pearls (apparently she had a lot!). Now that I have boys, I hope for granddaughters so I can pass them on eventually.
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My grandmother just died this past spring and my mom got her wedding ring. Being the only girl I am hopeful that I will get it one day and be able to pass it on to my only daughter.
I’ve been wanting a vintage pearl necklace, would love it if I won one!
No heirlooms, but I have collected several family items, and want to bequeath them to someone someday.
I have several furniture pieces that came from my grandma, but the most heirloom-like is my tiger oak serpentine dresser. It was my great-grandmother’s originally. My mom always had it in her bedroom; there’s a photo of her on her wedding day doing her hair in the mirror, and on my wedding day I recreated that photo.
Holly´s last blog post…Souper Saturday–Cheesy Potato
I wanted to create a family heirloom. My stepmotther made the most beaustiful christening gown for my first child. We are not catholic and do not baptize our children but we do have dedication services when they are born. I fell in love with the beading and all the time she put into this gown while I was pregnant with him. Each one of my four children have worn that gown and my nephew has worn it when he was dedicated. I plan to pass it around for each of my grandchildren one day to wear when they are dedicated.
annette smith´s last blog post…Lumptolaughter.org
My mother-in-law gave me an old bracelet of hers. It was given to her by her first boyfriend! I thought it was sweet that she gave something so sentimental to me and I intend to give it to my daughter when she goes on her first official date!
SECRET AGENT MAMA´s last blog post…SPC: Time to Slow Down
This looks like a great giveaway. We really do not have heirlooms in my family that get passed down. My grandma did recently give me her knitting and crochet needles though and I am enjoying using them. She said some of them were her mom’s knitting needles. I guess that makes it an heirloom.
Jen @ JenuineJen´s last blog post…Campaign Until You Barf
I carried on my wedding day the handkerchief that my mom and grandmother carried on theirs. I am keeping it safe for my daughter one day. Special!!!
Thanks for the AWESOME giveaway!
Megret
musesofmegret (at) gmail (dot) com
My mom made a point of giving each of her children a piece of jewelry her dad had given her as a child. I’ve already appointed different special pieces for each of my kids. This would be a great addition.
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I am about to tweet the contest.
Jen @ JenuineJen´s last blog post…Campaign Until You Barf
I wish I could say that my family has heirlooms that have been passed down but we don’t. I am a second generation Filipino and my mother never had anything to that she could pass down. But I would like to pass down things to my daughters. I’m not sure what, but I’d like to figure that out in the years to come.
Allison J´s last blog post…Back Again
oooh, I love the jewelry. One thing that has been passed down from my grandmother to my mother to me and then eventually to my children are the Christmas ornaments that my grandmother made. There are gingerbread houses, walnuts with little Christmas displays in them, Santa and Mrs. Claus. Each time I put them on my tree, I fondly remember my grandmother.
We have a ring that my grandmother purchased in Turkey (my grandfather was in the Air Force). It will be passed to me, and I plan to pass it to my daughter.
We don’t have anything that’s been passed down far, but I have my great-grandmother’s china cabinet (nothing fancy!) and I hope to pass it down one day to my daughter or her daughter.
Family heirlooms – not much. I do have a gold locket that belonged to my grandmother (a gift from grandpa when he was in the airforce) and then my mother and she passed it to me.
My engagement ring originally belonged to husband’s great-great ? grandmother…and my wedding band used to belong to my great-grandmother.
I also have what I think is my great-great-grandfather’s wedding band…I don’t even think it is gold – but still an heirloom.
Edi´s last blog post…Cinnamon Apple Buns
What a great giveaway! Both of my parents are from large families (8 and 9 kids each) and the heirlooms are few and spread out between many cousins. However, each sibling got one of my grandmother’s photo albums and are now working on compiling many copies of all the old family photos. Those, to me, are more exciting than most other items.
kspin´s last blog post…Quick Thanks
GREAT giveaway!
I’m actually wearing my heirloom piece today – its a simple gold cross my Grandmother got for her first communion back in in the ’40s. Its the perfect balance of beautiful and simple!
Colleen – Mommy Always Wins´s last blog post…Making Christmas meaningful (a.k.a. "The Un-Grinchification of the Holidays"), day 2: Baking Cranberry Cream Cheese bread
There has never been a specific heirloom piece passed down through my family. My great grandparents were immigrants and came with little and struggled to raise their families. But with their hard work, their children (my grandparents) lived comfortable lives as adults.
Each of my grandmothers gifted me with a beautiful piece of jewelery while they were alive so that they could see me enjoying it. I loved this gesture and am so happy that they blessed me in this way. My maternal grandmother gifted me with a beautiful earring, brooch and bracelet set of Sherman Aurora Borealis Rhinestones. I don’t get to wear them often, but their shine reminds me of her and her impish side. Her widowed sister (like a second grandmother to me) left me her beautiful cameo necklace).
My paternal grandmother has blessed me with a couple of pieces, my most treasured being a red coral necklace and earrings she brought back from a visit to her family’s homeland in Romania.
Each of these are precious to me and I look forward to telling my little girl about the stories that surround these pieces and eventually passing them on to her.
I am starting a family heriloom. My step mother made a christening gown for my son when I was pregnant with him. (he is 16 now) She put so much time and attention in that gown working on it while I was pregnant and presented it to me after he was born. I fell in love with the beading and all the love she put into that gown. Now, each of my four children has worn it and my nephew has also worn it as his dedication. I plan to pass it along to my grandchildren one day and hope that it continues to move through our family.
annette smith´s last blog post…Lumptolaughter.org
What a wonderful giveaway. In my family we don’t have anything physical that we pass down. My Mother passed onto me her middle name which I have since passed onto my daughter…thus far Joan Lee(70), Susan Lee(40) and now Ella Lee(10). We are all very close and share a special bond.
My mother has passed down several pieces of jewelry that belonged to her mother and also my dad’s mother — 2 rings, 1 bracelet — and also a sandstone ring set in sterling silver she (my mother) received from her first boyfriend in the early 40′s. Love them all and my girls will receive them at some point.
Nancy´s last blog post…Menu Plan Monday
I have a few things that have I have received from my grandparents: a special ring and some dishes from my grandmother, a rocking chair from my other grandmother, and some tools from my grandfather. I love decorating my house with things from the past.
Tina´s last blog post…Gratitude: Family
I wish we had some sort of thing that was passed down…I guess I must be the one to start that!
I have a ring that is over a hundred years old. It was my great great Grandmother’s and I wear it on my right hand. It is white gold with a tiny diamond in a really unique looking setting. I love it and I never take it off. So special
Ashley @ mrs007.com´s last blog post…Thunder dumpling/Rump Ripper
What a sweet surprise! I was given my grandmother’s class ring (with her maiden initials), it is precious to me.
Thank you for all that you do.
Mary
We’ve been pretty poor until a generation ago, so we’ve passed down stories and pictures. I wouldn’t trade all the stories my mom’s told me for anything, and I look forward to sharing them with my son.
I love your jewelry! Gorgeous work. I have 8 children and the heirloom i love the most is the rattles my children played with…from my 21 yr old son to my 2 yr old daughter. I adore them.
I have my great-aunt’s china. It’s very chipped, but I love it. I will pass it down to my little ones, if they’d like it.
April@ SALT for the Spirit´s last blog post…December Photo Project
I have my Grandmother’s hope chest and many of her quilts and a few of her 300+ dolls. I hope to pass these on to my daughter. I love this giveaway.
My mom has a couple generations of quilts I’m hoping to receive someday. I also have handmade afghans from quite a few women in my family that I hope to be able to pass down myself.
No heirlooms in my family. However, there is a ring of my grandmothers that I want. (She passed away in March of this year) It’s not expensive… it’s not fancy… It’s made out of a spoon. It was made by and given to her by her first serious boyfriend and she always treasured it.
Twittered by NotAMeanGirl
NotAMeanGirl´s last blog post…Roam Away from Home
I love all these items! I wish I could say we have an heirloom that gets passed down, but we really don’t. However, my mom and dad have each acquired some really old photographs of their ancestors. My dad has put together some genealogy, so I hope that these things will be passed down for generations.
Jodi´s last blog post…The Second Cookie of Christmas…Baa baa
Okay, I ‘m feeling a little bad… we don’t really have anything that we pass down. Maybe if I think a little harder I can remember something , but nothing that is really handed down for the emotional value of being a heirloom!
Amber D.´s last blog post…Countdown to Christmas and birthday
My granny handmade an “old couple” They are sitting in rocking chairs together. She made the rocking chairs out of clothespins and I’m honestly not really sure what she made the couple out of. I don’t know that I’ve seen that material anywhere else. She put glasses on each of them and the lady has on a dress and the man has on suspenders, jeans, and a white t-shirt. I have them in my posession right now but they have gone around the family. It is wonderful holding them and thinking about all the time and love she put in them.
We have set of soap-box china that was my great great grandmothers that we have passed down. My mother has it now. The pieces used to come in boxes of laundry soap, and ours is unique because we have all of the pieces that were available.
Our family has an antique sewing rocker that has been passed down.
The family homestead burned down many years ago and the rocker
was out for repair, so it escaped the fire and now is the only heirloom
left.
SimpleMom has a sweet jewelry giveaway! http://simplemom.net/jewelr...
I tweeted your giveaway!
Ashley @ mrs007.com´s last blog post…Thunder dumpling/Rump Ripper
My husbands grandfather gave his grandmother a ring with 2 heart shaped rubies for their 40th anniversary. It was passed to my husbands mother on their 40th anniversary. If I don’t kill my husband in the next few years….it will passed on to me :>)
No valuables in my family to pass on, however, I come from a long line of Italian cooks. We pass on the tradition of bringing our girls (sexist, I know- changing this) into the kitchen at a young age to learn to cook the ‘old fashioned way’. None of these recipes are written down, and are hard to reproduce without ‘being there’. It was a wonderful time in my childhood, and I treasure the memories, as do my sisters and daughter. Way better than jewelry!!
marissa´s last blog post…Better than a scarf
My great aunt traveled to Europe and brought back these lamps with ladies on them — they are absolutely gorgeous but as a kiddo they always freaked me out because the ladies are topless. I never wanted to be caught looking at them! Then when my aunt passed away this year I received one of the lamps and it just made me smile. I’m sure future generations will blush at the lamps.
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I have a set of intricately designed, wooden pipes that my hubby’s dad passed down to us a few years ago. He used to smoke a pipe (yuck!) years ago but couldn’t seem to throw the pipes away. I’m so glad he didn’t ~~ they’re beautiful. Is that too weird to mention here?
I’m always amazed at the giveaways on your blog. Do the sponsors just contact you and offer their designs? Wow!
Julie – On the Dot Creations´s last blog post…:: Dotty Giveaway — Preppy Pails ::
I have an antique desk of my grandfather’s. He sold tickets in the city for sporting events and stage productions. No office other than this desk and a street corner where everyone knew ‘Mike’ and how to find him.
Hope I win! I love everything I see here!
Robin´s last blog post…Angels Too Soon – A Remembrance
In my family, my engagement ring was my mom’s engagement ring. My dad got her a new ring the same year I got engaged. I will pass it down to my daughter as well.
My grandmother is still alive but I know that she wants her emerald ring passed down, first to my mother and then to me. We always joke though because my grandmother has this ugly chicken she keeps on her kitchen table, she says it’s some expensive piece of ceramic and that she’s passing it on to all of us. My mother says that chicken is going to take a fall off a counter if it’s passed on to her.
Michelle´s last blog post…Mudpies and Mary Janes
I posted on twitter too.
http://twitter.com/mclanek/status/1034368945
Kristen M.´s last blog post…“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
I am unsure of anything that has got passed down. But I know that the gown that all my mom and her sisters and brothers came home from the hostpital in, made by my grandmother. Has been past around for all the grandchildren to use. And now the great grandchildren. I think it is wonderful!
Thank you for another great giveaway!
no heirlooms to pass down just yet, but i have one in mind. for our wedding, my husband bought me the most beautiful diamond cross necklace. i wore it the day of our wedding. we have been blessed with two beautiful daughters and i hope that they too will wear it on their wedding day. i also bought a gorgeous christening gown for my first daughter that was worn by my second daughter. i have had their names & dates of baptism embroidered in the underskirt of the dress. i hope to add more names to that underskirt.
I have my grandmother’s high school class ring – Class of 1941.
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We have a signature tablecloth that gets passed around the extended family to be used on Christmas. Anytime someone new enters the family (usually through marriage or birth) their name is added to the tablecloth along with any holiday wishes or blessings. I believe it was started over 30 some odd years ago by my aunt and it will be around for years to come. I am lucky enough to have a wonderful mother who started one for me a few years back with most of my family’s best wishes already added. It has been a great way to have a piece of my family with us on the holiday being that we live so far away. Every year when I lay it over the table and read everyone’s blessings/wishes , I am simply overwhelmed with love.
Great giveaway, I love receiving gifts that can be passed down and hold so much sentimental value.
I have a pearl ring that was my great-grandmother’s. It went to my grandmother, then my mother, and one day, it will belong to my daughter. My family is very far apart, geographically, and I love this connection of women! :0)
I can see how hosting giveaways could be tiring – thank you so much! These are all beautiful, and the recipients will be thrilled, I’m sure. What a great early Christmas gift!
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I don’t know if it would be considered heirloom, but I love one of my grandmothers rings. Silver with a plastic insert in the middle. I wear it all the time.
Hey, I just came across your awesome site. I love all the ideas for gifts for the hard to shop for people on my lists. Thanks.
Karen
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wow! what wonderful treasures! no, i have no special heirlooms that get passed down. i have been eyeing a few of your giveaways (on the individual websites) over the past few months. hope i’m blessed with one! thank you so much. i love your blog!
Our family loves baby books. We’ve now got baby books and pictures going back 3 generations! It’s so amazing to look through and see what things have changed and what’s stayed the same.
Did you know that in the 50′s it was advised to give infants a spoonful of cod liver oil every 4 hours??
I have my grandmother’s jewelry box. It stands upright, and one side has an open mirrored section that surrounds a stage on which dance a wind-up doll couple. The man is in a black tuxedo and the woman is in a beautiful poofy dress. You wind it up and pretty music plays while the couple twirls and goes up and down. I loved watching it as a little girl, and my girls love to watch it now! I know someday my granddaughters will love it too!
Recipes-my great grandmother instilled in everyone cooking great,homemade meals. Everyone on my mother’s side are great keepers of these recipes and storytellers of special dinners past.
I also have been gifted a cherished turquoise ring made by my great grandfather (he was a jeweler) to his wife, passed to my aunt, now to me and will go to my daughter.
I have a few items from my grandmothers that I will pass down to my children one day. My favorites are the buffet, and the necklace with my grandmothers name in hyrogliphics(is that how you spell that?)
We pass on wedding glasses for the bride & groom to toast with, they are pewter & glass & just beautiful.
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Any family heirlooms? I treasure my great-grandmother’s and grandmother’s cookbooks. And someday I’d like my mother’s jewellery, but hopefully not for a long, long time!
They are all beautiful! My family has a pin that was made out of a gold nugget that my mom’s great uncle got during the gold rush in Alaska. It’s not very pretty but has a fun story! Pick me pick me pick me!!!
Kathy
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