An amulet

protect me ...

I was speaking to a friend a couple of weeks ago and as I described the time of jewellery I made, she commented on how she loved wearing different amulets as necklaces. It got me thinking, I had heard the word, but never thought about it in connection to my jewels!

Amulet... is has a lovely sound and makes me think of medevil knights. It means

"an object that protects a person from trouble"), a close cousin of the talisman (Arabic: طلاسم‎ / transliterated: tilasm), consists of any object intended to bring good luck and/or protection to its owner.
Wikipedia

I am being more and more inspired by my family and unconventional amulets just now. When I see keys I think about how my Gran would talk about life and keys. How we are in charge of our own destiny, like we hold the key to a giant wooden door which leads out onto the path that is our lives.

Do you have any lucky charms or amulets that you and your family hold dear? I would love to hear about them, a little insight into your soul!

xxx

:: work in progress ::

I would like to say a huge thank you to one of my customers who insired this necklace.
(You know who you are!).
Over the last couple of weeks I have been toying with the idea of having a couple of charms on a chain. I tried different ways of combining them but each time I felt they just all clumped together. I don't know why but I just didn't think to layer the chains as well!

So here is one of my latest designs, available in my Etsy shop, "Lucky Charm Necklace".

I love the idea and symbolism of lucky charms. When I was small I would carry a little pebble or stone in my pocket for luck. There is something very comforting about the physical reminder that luck or love is on my side.

For this necklace I have chosen a star, a key and a closed circle. The star charm has great meaning to me because of the words sung by Jimminy Cricket "when you wish upon a star..." and also one of my favourite childern's books "Laura's Star".

The key is a symbol of everlasting love, and for me that powerful feeling gives me the strength to give things a try.

The closed circle is a symbol of karma and love. Remebering how my actions affect others on the solid, closed circle of love remind me of my family. I feel their support when I hold this charm.

Do you have a lucky charm? Do you have little trinkets that hold meaning to you? I would love to hear about the little symbols you have, if only to not feel like a looney for carrying stones in my pocket!