Congrats to Joan Willer of Iowa! She is the second lucky winner of our weekly giveaway: this Monica Rich Kosann Sterling Silver “Love” Fob Necklace.
You still have 6 more chances to win too! All you have to do is subscribe for our free weekly e-newsletter (sign up at the top right or bottom left on any page) before January 1st, 2010.
To put our FAOF twist on this contest, we thought it would be fun to ask each winner to tell us What’s Your Heirloom? Here’s Joan’s:
“My favorite heirloom is a gold cross necklace my deceased father gave to my mother the year before they were married. It is inscribed on the back: ‘Jack and Eleanor Xmas 1946.’ It was hand-engraved (seems to be a lost art), which makes it especially beautiful. My mother has since given me the necklace.
A couple years ago, I was robbed. They stole all my jewelry. I was heartbroken. But then I found the cross necklace in a pawn shop. I recognized the case and told the salesperson that I was going to call the police to claim it. She didn’t believe me.
Before she could take the necklace out of the case, I told her about the engraving on the back. It was my pendant. The clerk was amazed and said they usually polish off any engraving before they display a newly purchased piece. I was meant to have it back.”
Published on November 3, 2009
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