How To Select Jewelry To Give To The Women In Your Life This Christmas
Remember when the beautiful movie star, Marilyn Monroe, sang the song, Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend in the movie Gentlemen Prefer Blondes? Well, it might not always be diamonds, but many women truly do love jewelry. If you have decided to give the women in your life jewelry for Christmas, here are some ideas that might inspire you to select the right piece for each of your girls.
- Gifts For Younger Daughters - Of course, very little girls will even be happy with costume jewelry that they can use to play dress-up. However, if you want to give a more lasting gift, consider starting a collection. For example, you could give a delicate necklace with a small pearl for each year of your daughter's life. Each Christmas a new pearl can be added until the necklace can be worn when she is all grown up. Another great collection would be the start of a sterling silver charm bracelet. Think about giving her a heart as her first charm with a written love note attached to your gift.
- Gifts For Your Wife And Your Older Daughters - As you plan a gift of jewelry for your wife or for your older daughters, think about giving a birthstone ring or earrings with their birthstone as part of the design. Another idea is to give a beautiful wooden jewelry box that holds something special in each compartment. For example, each drawer could have a small item, like a ring, while the larger compartment could hold a stunning bracelet and necklace set. Think about shopping for one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces that are designed by gifted artisans.
- Gifts That Are A Part Of History - Another idea is to give the women in your life a gift that has already become a collector's item. For example, American Indian jewelry that was made long ago is available in many parts of the western United States today. Those pieces would include jewelry like beads, cameos, earrings and bracelets. Another good choice would be to give a piece of jewelry that has as part of its design a Liberty Head Nickel. Besides its age, what makes it very special is the serene and detailed face of Lady Liberty. Consider selecting a charm holding the coin that can be placed both on a necklace or on a bracelet. A really unique gift would be to purchase two Liberty Head nickels and have them made into cufflinks.
Of course, part of the fun of presenting the gift will be the way it is wrapped. Consider the old trick of putting your small gift into a larger shoe box so that finding jewelry inside the box will be a total surprise. For more information about jewelry options, visit Penny Pincher Coins & Jewelry.