Being a first time mommy, I love anything and everything that reminds me of my daughter, Riley, and the wonderful change that has happened in my life since becoming a mom.  I've long been a fan of locket necklaces and would love to have one commemorating my journey into motherhood, but unfortunately, I have never taken the time to actually put any pictures inside one.  Isn't that terrible?!

Thankfully, PicturesOnGold.com has a myriad of lockets available and ready for customization.  They even take care of sending you a locket which already has your most precious photos tucked neatly inside...using color laser engraving!  I had the chance to customize a 2-Photo Sterling Silver Heart Locket from PicturesOnGold.com and if you're the lucky winner of this giveaway, you will too.  Keep reading to learn more!

Imagine your favorite photos and picture keepsakes engraved permanently on a 14K gold or sterling silver custom photo jewelry.  At PicturesOnGold.com, they take your cherished pictures and have them laser engraved onto the photo jewelry of your choice.  I had the chance to completely customize a 2-photo sterling silver heart locket and took this opportunity to make that special motherhood locket I've always wanted.  Not only could I select two favorite photos to have color laser engraved inside, I also got to add Riley's birthstone to the top of the locket's bale.

Now, I don't have to worry about going to the photo lab or to my computer, then trying to shrink down my favorite pictures and print them off, so that I can insert them inside the locket.  PicturesOnGold.com took care of that part for me and in such a unique way that I find myself opening this locket and showing off the pictures quite often.  No one can believe that now photos can actually be laser engraved inside a piece of photo jewelry...and in color too!

Although the laser engraving looks great on the inside of the locket, unfortunately, I wasn't as thrilled with the outside lettering of the locket.  It is also engraved with MOM, but for some reason this is in quotation marks, which I don't quite understand.  I also don't like the look of the laser engraving on the outside, for it looks flat and yellowish in color.  After seeing the outside of the locket, I wish I would have left it plain and not customized this part.  Normally, I would just wear the locket backwards, but because of the birthstone on the bale, that's not a good solution in this case.

Other than that, I love this necklace because its simple elegance goes with every single thing in my closet.  This locket looks great dressed up with your "little black dress" as well as dressed down with a t-shirt and jeans.  It will also be a mandatory accessory for me to wear every Mother's Day!  :rose:  PicturesOnGold.com even adds a protective jewelry enamel to every color laser pendant to ensure that each day your charm will look as beautiful as the day you took it out of the box.

If you'd like to treat a special mom in your life to an unforgettable piece of personalized photo jewelry, then I definitely recommend checking out the vast selection of 14K gold and sterling silver pendants from PicturesOnGold.com.