How Sweet

I just finished making this piece and had to share before it heads out in the mail. I think it's so sweet and is a great example of how you are not limited just to putting names on your necklace.

Ordering - Making It Easier

One of the things I love most about my jewelry, is that the possibilities are almost endless when it comes to mixing, matching and making a piece unique. We have so many shapes and sizes to select from, plus the option to add sparkle with stones, the sky is the limit.

The only downside to having so many options, is that it's a challenge to come up with a shopping cart system that can represent all of them. Heck, I can't even think of all of them myself, I get orders all the time where I think "wow, that's a great combination of pieces!".

Often people want to put two different shapes together on one necklace, and aren't sure how to add them to the shopping cart. The easiest way to do this is to select the first shape and add it to your cart.

So if for example you want a heart and a star, go ahead and add a heart necklace to your cart.

Then, visit our star page, and add one to your cart, but select the "No Chain" option in the "CHOOSE CHAIN" box (which will deduct $15 from the full price necklace).

Now you have ordered a heart pendant on a chain, and a star pendant, without a chain. Viola!

Though please always feel free to contact us if you have questions. We are happy to work up custom orders for you to make it easier. We also have a form you can download and fax to us. We know it can get confusing, so we are happy to help!

A Star Is Born

We finally have our Sentimental Silver Star Necklaces available online! They come in two sizes, large and small.

This shape is one of my very favorites, and most days I wear my "A Wish Come True" star with two Tiny Tags - one with my hubby's name and one with my daughter's.

There are so many cute ways to wear these stars. We had one customer order a large star which reads "MOM'S STARS" and two Tiny Tags (with children's names) to give to her daughter's preschool teacher as an end of the year gift.

They are also cute to combine with other shapes, especially our hearts. A few pictures...
Large Star With Two Tiny Tags

Two Small Stars With Tiny Tag

Large And Small Stars

Gift Certificates

We now have our gift certificates available for purchase online, in values ranging from $50-$200. We have both cardstock gift certificates available (sent via USPS) or email gift certificates.
With our personalized necklaces all being custom made by hand, they do take a while to create. We know that sometimes you just need something a little sooner, and we hope that this will help in those times.

We also have many customers who want to give the gift of a personalized Sentimental Silver necklace at a baby shower, but the mom-to-be hasn't picked out a name, or is waiting to find out if they are having a girl or a boy. Our gift certificates are perfect for shower gifts. We love that so many people want to give our necklaces as gifts to mark special times in their loved ones lives, such as new babies, anniversaries or birthdays.

A favorite gift of ours for baby showers is a custom made necklace with the mom and her partner's name on it, and a gift certificate for her to purchase the additional pendant with the babies name on it after the little one arrives.

Push Presents for New Moms

There is a good reason that giving birth is called "labor" - it's a lot of work! We've been getting a number of orders lately from new dads and dads to be for push presents. A little something special to give to mom after all the work she's gone through with pregnancy, labor and delivery.

I always love getting orders for special events like a birth. It's really fulfilling to know that not only do we have the chance to create a beautiful custom necklace, but that it will always be tied to something as amazing as bringing a new life into this world.

Ordering By Fax

We understand that not everyone is comfortable ordering online, so we are now happy to also accept orders by fax. You can download our order form, and fax it in. If you want we can even add up your total and send it back to you for final approval before starting on your piece. Ordering by fax may also be helpful if you want to create a necklace with a unique combination of pieces or a completely custom design.

Design Your Own Necklace

One of the things I really enjoy about my job is letting customers have a part in the design process. Yesterday I chatted with a delightful lady who just had her first grandchild, and wanted to celebrate with a special necklace that included charms representing everyone in her family (herself, her husband, children, son in law, granddaughter, father, even her puppies!). We discussed the different options and ultimately she decided what combination to put together, creating not only a one of a kind personalized necklace, but one that she played a part in designing. What a great way to celebrate becoming a grandmother!

Here's an example of how the design process works. I often recommend selecting a "base" pendant (a square, round, rectangle, heart or star make great choices) then adding on to it to complete the design. Tiny Tags are very popular, but really you can mix and match any of our charms to make the perfect necklace.

New Goodies

I have a number of new products I'm so excited to share, I just need to get them photographed and online (which always seems to be the sllloooowwww part of the process). Sweet stars, sparkly letters, personalized photo charms, all kids of goodies! Hopefully they will be up by the end of the month, with plenty of time to order for Mother's Day.

Here's a peek at the new letters that will soon be available. My daughter wanted me to make her a "5" necklace for her fifth birthday, and it was so cute that I decided we needed to add them to the Sentimental Silver line up. These pendants are shown with stones set into the silver (S has a stone for July & K has a stone for August), but they will also be available without the stones.

Special Order

Hands down, one of my favorite parts of my job is getting to create special gifts for people. I often have men contact me looking for help in ordering a special gift for their wife. I love those orders - because as a wife I know how special it is to get a thoughtful gift from my husband, especially one he had to plan ahead to get!

This morning I shipped out one of those orders, but this one was extra special. It was from a husband who is currently in Iraq, and has missed the last two Valentine's Days and wedding anniversaries. The note he wanted included with the gift could not have been sweeter, letting his wife know how special she was, and how lucky he and their daughters are to have her. It really makes me feel honored when someone selects Sentimental Silver for such a special gift. I hope she loves her necklace, though this order is one of those where the thought is always going to be the most important part of the gift.

New Baby Necklace

I created this necklace for a friend of mine (who's pregnant with her fourth baby!) and figured it was time to get it up online as well. I hope to have it available in the store this month, but it can be custom ordered any time. The crystal encrusted baby booties are ADORABLE. Absolutely darling. A great gift for a new mom.

And for that baby shower gift, for the soon to be new mom who has not decided on a name yet, we will soon have our Tiny Tag Gift Cards available. Give a sweet little baby bootie necklace with a gift card for a personalized Tiny Tag to be redeemed after a name has been picked out!

I should be getting the gift cards from the printer in the next few weeks. These will also be great for the last minute shoppers (men, possibly, just saying... lol).

We have a winner!

We have a winner! Using a random number generator, Betsy from Indiana was selected as the winner of a personalized Tiny Tag from Sentimental Silver. Congratulations Betsy! And a big thank you to all who entered, and to Bloggy Giveaways for setting up the contest. If you entered, and would like to make a purchase from Sentimental Silver, please contact me and I will email you a special discount code for 25% off.

Happy Monday everyone! :)

Happy Customers

It always makes my day to hear from customers how happy they are with their purchase from Sentimental Silver. I know that people do not have to take time out of their busy day to let me know that they like their necklace, so I really appreciate it when they do! Here's a necklace that went out this week, and what the customer had to say about it...


Custom Made Sparkle Round Pendant with Tiny Tag

Christi, I just received my circle pendant with my boys names and birthstones with the tiny tag. I LOVE IT!!! Thank you so much! I will definitely tell my girlfriends about your site although this is one of those pieces that I am sure will sell itself just by me wearing it everyday and people noticing! Thanks again, Melissa.

Also had this wonderful email about this necklace....


Hip To Be Square Pendant with Tiny Tag

Hi Christi - I got your beautiful necklace today and I love it. Thank you so much for making it for me. Your packaging was so nice too... a very nice touch. It was well worth the wait and I plan to wear it always. If you ever feel the need to start selling your items here in Calgary... I am your girl to help. I LOVE your stuff! Thanks again, Danielle.