14K Gold Picture Locket Charms

Styles

14k gold picture locket charms usually come in white gold and yellow gold. Some have small settings for a stone or come with a stone already, or you can have a setting soldered onto a plain surface to add a birthstone or anniversary stone. Other styles include cameos, mother-of-pearl, and Black Hills gold.

The standard engraving styles feature scroll, flower, or religious designs, but you can make custom jewelry by having a design of your choosing engraved on a plain surface. Geometric styles like Celtic knots work well and so do calligraphic ornaments.

You can make your 14k gold picture locket charm the ultimate personalized jewelry by having both the front and the inside engraved with initials, a date, or even a short message. Some jewelers can miniaturize your handwriting and engrave that on either the interior or exterior.

Shapes

Most 14K gold picture locket charms come in either heart shapes or oval, to best fit photographs of faces, but you can also find round or octagonal styles. Envelopes and books are new styles that work well with square photographs. If none of these shapes work, you can use photo editing software or ask a photo store to reshape an image.

Most 14k gold picture locket charms have space for one picture, but others come with two. A few have a fold out or book mechanism that will fit four or even six pictures, which is ideal for mother's jewelry.

Gifts

As personalized jewelry, 14K gold picture locket charms make exceptional gifts. You can use them as:

• A graduation present: You can use a yearbook, prom photo, or other photograph.
• A bridesmaid present, either after the event when you have the official wedding photograph, or beforehand, if you have a good picture. You can even give the charm in advance and send the picture later. A double picture 14K gold picture locket charm lets you put in a picture of the bridesmaid as well as the couple or a group photo.
• A gift for a new mother or grandmother
• A gift for a new older sister: This can be a way to help make sure that the older sister doesn't feel pushed aside by the little arrival.
• An anniversary present: A double picture locket could include a wedding photograph and the other side a recent one.
• A remembrance present
• A Bat Mitzvah, First Communion, or other rite of passage present
• A present for Mother's or Grandparent's Day

Purchasing

You can buy vintage 14k gold picture locket charms in antique or vintage shops and online at auction sites like eBay. A jeweler can polish away small scratches, but be sure to check the condition of the hinges, as these are much more of a nuisance to repair.

As with gold jewelry in general, the price mostly depends on the weight. Prices usually start around $50 for smaller lockets and increase to about $250 for heavy ones.

Rembrandt is one of the largest manufacturers in the world. You can view their catalog online but you will have to order them from a retailer.