New Mom Jewelry - Guide to Personalized Mothers Necklaces

The love between a mother and her new baby is undeniable. The cute baby head resting against mom's chest is something mom will remember forever. As a gift giver, you could give her a fully loaded diaper bag or a baby gift basket. That would be the safe choice. If you really want to wow her, give her a personalized mothers necklaces with handcrafted charms, with her child's name hand engraved on the front and the birth date on the back side of the name charm. With her child’s name hand-inscribed forever in gold or silver mother’s necklaces, it will be with her always, even after she has become an empty-nester.

Personalized mothers necklaces distincively symbolizes the invisible thread that ties the family together, and they make for wonderful gifts for mom on a variety of occassions such as Mother's Day Gifts, Mothers Christmas Gifts and Mother Birthday Gifts. They are also great for Valentine's Day to show your wife how much she means to you as the mother of her children. In addition to personalized necklaces, many moms will also wear a complimentary mothers bracelets and mothers rings to match their name necklaces to form a full set of mothers jewelry.

Guide To Personalize Mother’s Necklaces

In determining which style of custom mothers necklace to buy, first decide whether you want handcrafted or machine stamped name charms. Machine stamped names and birth dates on pendants has greater consistency and sharper edges and can come in a variety of fonts. However, if you are going for the breathless response and the wow factor, nothing is better than handcrafted personalized mother’s necklaces. An artist will hand inscribe or hand stamp your baby's name and birth dates into the disk. These necklaces are a work of art and one of a kind and the cost is comparable to machine stamped. Handcrafted personalized necklaces give you the satisfaction of uniqueness for your gift.

The next question is to determine the type of font you want on the necklace, whether to do a regular font, scripted font or block font? Scripted fonts mirror handwriting is the best way to show the necklace is uniquely handcrafted since no two letters will be alike. Standard fonts typically come with the first letter in upper case. They also have the advantage of being easier to read and give the option for a cool looking cursive look. Standard fonts look the most readable but also similar to machine stamped charms. Block fonts for custom mothers necklaces come in standard sizes for each character with all the characters upper case. Block fonts are best for monogrammed personalization of mothers necklaces with two or three initials.

Shapes of Mother’s Necklaces

Now, the shape of the name charms and pendants is important as it will affect the feel and look of the mother necklace. There are thousands of shapes to choose from such as circles, ovals, stars, symbols, and many polygon shapes. The most popular for a mother’s necklace is a circular disk made of silver or gold as they are the most light weight and have a high shine factor. Circular name charms creates a look that is well balanced, whole, and avoids sharp edges. Thus it is also very comfortable and light to the touch. The top selling circular disk for personalized mother’s necklaces and baby gifts is inscribed to give multiple angles of reflection drawing extra attention to you at parties and baby showers.

Length of Mother’s Necklaces

The length of the mothers necklace is important for visibility factor. If you want to let the world know you are a new mom then pick a length that will be most visible when you are wearing the necklace which means a shorter length to have it closer to the neck.  Most mothers’ necklace chains come in 14 to 20 inch lengths. 14 inches and 16 inches necklaces are the most popular lengths as they result in the highest visibility for both lower v-necks to higher neckline t-shirts and sweaters. Personalized mother’s necklaces shorter than 14 inches can crowd the neckline, and they can also look awkward if dangling close to the neckline but too long to be a choker. A mother’s necklace that is over 18 inches tends to hang too low which prevents the pendant from being seen with most blouses or dresses.

Select the Material: Gold or Silver, Pearls or Diamonds for Mother Jewelry

New moms are going to love anything you give her. Pearls and gemstones are clear statments of love and care, and speak volumes for you when no words can express the depths of your feelings. However, the specialness of mothers necklaces is the celebration of her child’s name. You can add precious jewels to the chain, or as a personalized touch to the pendant, but the simplicity of gold and silver lends itself to the wearing of mother’s necklaces whether dressed in jeans or for a dinner party. Sterling silver and gold are strong and yet maelable enough to engrave for personalized mothers necklaces.

Sterling silver, also known as 925 silver, tarnishes less and provides an endearingly fresh look lending elegance to any attire the new mother wears. Gold is always beautiful. Timeless, personalized mother’s necklaces in gold will never tarnish. Strong enough for both the chain and the charm, gold mother’s necklaces radiate the love for your new baby. Gold is also soft and feather-weight making the delicate personalized mothers necklaces feel even lighter. They make for a great gifts for mom. For the most striking mother necklaces, choose an unique design which has gold on one side and silver on the other. These are the latest fashion because you can buy two chains, one silver and one gold, and your lovely wife will always look coordinated and in the height of fashion no matter the social event or the outfit.  Cora Lee is the owner of BlissLiving.com, the world's leading retailer of personalized mothers jewelry.