TUESDAY TIPS: Tell Your Cancer Story With Jewelry!

Here's a heads up on a website that I just found... it's called Origami Owl, and they are all about telling your story with jewelry. (Two things I LOVE - story and bling!) It's a unique approach to story-telling, and I love it! It's as easy as 1, 2, 3: Pick your locket, your chain, charms, and a dangle.


As I looked through this website at all of the charms I could pick from, I realized that these beautiful lockets can help tell my cancer story!

If I were to create a locket for my cancer story, here's what I'd do:

1. I'd pick the largest silver locket - with crystals around the outside (bling, remember?)
2. I'd put it on the longest chain - 32" - so I could add things later
3. I'd choose a silver "plate" to be the background of the locket, perhaps with the word "LOVE" stamped on it... that is the word I most associate with my cancer journey.
4. The charms I'd choose:

A breast cancer ribbon, of course.

A heart with "Family" stamped on it (for my family who took care of me).

A silver disk with "Faith" stamped on it.

A tube of red lipstick (to symbolize my mastectomies... "I Wore Lipstick To My Mastectomy").

A pink running shoe (to symbolize the Walk for the Cure events).

And an angel charm (for all the angels that helped me).

5. I'd top it all off with a beautiful pink crystal "dangle".

So, if you are looking for something meaningful to tell your cancer story, or to mark the end of your journey, check out this website - Origami Owl.

(This could go on your Christmas Wish List - I'm just sayin'...)