Give the Gift of Quote Necklaces and Other Quote Jewelry

Apparently this quote of "Live the life you've dreamed" is lifted from Henry David Thoreau. Many thinkers have expressed this idea more or less similarly over time. I think subconsciously, from one point onwards in life, we tend to dismiss it, because life is rarely as you imagine it in your childhood or teenage years. And yet it's worth thinking about. We can turn our lives around if we want to -- and I mean in a good way. Are we stuck with the wrong partner? We can do something about it. Are we stuck with a job? We might be able to do something about that as well. See the books below for some inspiration.

There are now so many quote rings with motivational quotes, that it's hard for me to choose just a few. But these two are some of my favorites: a ring with "I believe . . . so I will" and one with "My Story Isn't Over Yet." The second one has a very beautiful design too, with a semicolon inside a heart shape. It's hard to notice it at first. If you look at the heart from bottom up, you'll see a comma; but look from left side to the right side and you'll see the semicolon nicely nested inside the heart. I really like this ring, and it's made with regard for quality, too, in sterling silver by the Silver Mountain.

I have created several silver-plated necklaces on Zazzle with this Austin Phelps quote about the old coat and the new book. Who was Austin Phelps? Possibly very few people know about him these days, aside from this rather famous quote. Austin Phelps was a 19th-century minister and educator. Some of his books are still published today – not so much as this celebrate quote, though.

These necklaces would make a great gift for book lovers who spend most of their money on this passion rather than on fashionable clothes. Gift them this necklace to show them that you appreciate their life choices. If they have a geeky side, they will like it a lot, and appreciate your gesture.

It's amazing how often we tend to forget all three of these: live, laugh, and love, replacing them with work, work, work. There are many designs for "Live, Laugh, Love" necklaces on Zazzle. The ones below are two of my personal favorites.

To my mind, these would make great gifts for teenagers, but if you still have some of the teenage heart in you, and who doesn't, this would make a great accessory to wear at a party with friends, including with the elegant black dress I was thinking about when I started looking up quotation necklaces. It's fun, young, and full of life zest. Wear it often and think about it. 

Of course, if you want to be cheeky, there are some fun quote necklaces to help you with that attitude as well. One of my favorites is Keep Calm and Party On. If you know someone that usually parties hard but now is going through a rough patch, you can give him / her the latter necklace as encouragement.

Edit: Another fun message is Peace. Love. Run 

Another quote necklace I really like says "Peace, Love, Paws" with both words and symbols. It's a fun gift for animal lovers. For those who are more attuned to the present than the sixties and hippie history, this quote is derived from the Peace, Love, Music slogan of Woodstock Festival that took place in the Catskills in New York for four (rather than three) days in August 1969.

If you want to learn more about Woodstock, a great way to start is by watching Michael Wadleigh's documentary. A new, 40th-anniversary edition, is out. It's a social documentary movie as well as a concert movie, with greats like Joe Cocker, Joan Baez, and Janis Joplin, and lesser-known but fabulous acts like Richie Havens.

You may want to use your name on the necklace charm, or the monogram of your name or someone else's. There are many monogram designs to choose from on Zazzle. I'm showing two of them.

Kokopelli is a fertility deity in many Native American cultures. It is often represented playing the flute and is thought to embody the spirit of music as well.

You can also customize necklaces on Amazon by choosing your name or maybe an important word in your life, whether it's Love, Live, Learn, Joy, Faith, Gratitude, or anything else.