Plenty of Options: Family Jewels aka Mom Jewelry We Like
A curated selection of keepsake jewelry to celebrate the arrival of new babes and motherhood that isn't cheesy or cliché.
Mom jewelry gets a bad rap, and we can very much understand why. Lots of charm bracelets, lots of hearts and whimsical engraving. So when my friend dm'ed to see if I had any under-the-radar recommendations, I pulled up my alternative mom jewelry book marks and was pleasantly reminded how many excellent options there are for the discerning new parent. Below is a picture of my daughter and her chipped front tooth (how did it get chipped? I truly am not sure, but she must have biffed pretty hard). I patiently waited until that particular tooth fell out which took forever and then I sent it over to my version of the tooth fairy to magically transform this precious keepsake into a tiny toothy pendant for me to wear pretty much every day. You can see it below coupled with my son’s first lost tooth. Is it a little weird? Sort of freaky? It is. But it’s the kind of imperfect snapshot of babyhood to childhood that feels the most special and I like to keep it close. -Court
Herewith we are sharing some favorite atypical mom jewelry recommendations. It’s light on the charm bracelets and hearts, and heavier on classic and elegant with a few dashes of idiosyncratic silliness. It’s celebrating our weirdo offspring after all!
Quarry La Petite Souris Charm from $400: You mail your child’s first tooth (or fourth? Who are we to judge!), you get the tooth back plus a version in gold on a simple chain. Cannibal mom chic.
Mociun Time Capsule Bracelet from $1,550: Stash a precious keepsake inside (maybe a little lock of bb’s first curl?) and add a birthstone or engraving to customize this classic bracelet you can wear daily and forever.
Cynthia Del Giudice Initial Brooch from $73: Here's a Calder-esque brooch option you can personalize with a single or double initial, and a friendly reminder that people making interesting things abound in the Etsy universe if you know where/how to look! Via the wayback machine and the always-excellent
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