My Love of Charms

Why My Love of Charm Necklaces?  Most who know me would find it unbelievable that I, Suzette Larson, am making jewelry.  Since becoming a mom 19 years ago, I've had to have my rings cut-off, and of course there was never time or dollars to get them repaired, throw on a bracelet or necklace each day, not gonna happen.  My only jewelry currently is three small diamond post earrings.  Two in my left and one in my right ear.  (a throw back from the mid-eighties, but I still feel naked without them.)  But, I digress, back to Charm Necklaces and Why?  Ten years or so ago I purchased a really cool charm necklace from high end department store catalog.  Those were the days when you went to your mailbox and came back with 600 catalogs!!!!  The necklace had a small, chunky silver charm stamped mom and a deep red jewel charm.  Perfect!  My boys were born in July.  I love, love, loved that necklace.  I wore it everyday.  It spoke to me...it was casual, cool and represented what meant most to me...being a mom.  About six months after that I was at an upscale mall on the west side of Milwaukee.  A kiosk that offered "everything Irish" caught my eye.  I found an absolutely beautiful silver Irish Cross.  Yes!  I added that to my necklace.  Now it was perfect.  Well, to make a long story short, I lost the necklace about a year later.  It broke my heart.  I hunted the internet, local stores, any catalogs that were still coming my way, but to no avail.  Maybe something similar but never right.  As I developing the concept for LifePopDesigns I decided that the items I offer here will be things (soaps, phone cases, t-shirts (soon) and JEWELRY) that I feel are different, cool and can't be found anywhere else.  Soon, I will be offering personalized, stamped jewelry so YOU can have it exactly how you want it.  I look forward to the journey ahead and I hope we can take it together.  LifePopDesigns (aka me) plans to expand farther into Jewelry, soap, t-shirts and other items that are unique, cool, a little quirky and, ALWAYS, Fun!  Til next time.  Suzette