One was going to adopt her first child, the other was the birth mother. I thought about both women through out the creation process. I personally knew the one adopting had gone through a lot of disappointments trying to conceive and having made the decision to adopt brought such a wave of relief upon her. However the adoption process had opened up new worries...what if the birth mother changes her mind?
I thought about the birth mother. I knew that she made the choice to place her child for adoption with the full support of her husband. They just weren't in the position to raise a child at that point in their lives. I was told that she was a positive and up beat woman who truly believed that "God brings people their children to them in many ways". I knew that the right connection was made and my friend was going to have a baby.
Jewelry is a great way to celebrate special connections like this one. I was told that the birth mother loved her necklace and so did all the nurses and those from the agency who placed the adoption.
A simple circle, representing unity and a deep connection was made.
Around that same time I was also asked to make necklaces for two sisters both names began with an 'R'. Again I based the look of the necklace off one of my designs but I just had to make them slightly different from each other...so each sister sharing the same intitial would have their own unique piece from Aprilierre.
Meanwhile at another trunk show I had displayed my sterling silver Asymmetrical Circle necklaces and the irregular shape making each one unique yet uniform as a whole collection attraccted one of my customers who immediately bought two of them one to wear for herself and one to send to her sister accross the country. Again a simple but meaningful connection made and I am honored that my jewelry is becoming a piece linking these connections together.
