Anyone who has affiliation with ornaments and jewels loves lockets as well. You can convey your feelings through these hangings or pendants suspended from necklaces and wristlets. Those who wear them use them for their self expression. They are obtainable in different sizes and shapes. Heart shaped lockets are very common and admired as well. A lot of things are used to be enclosed in these lockets e.g. a photograph, someone’s name, a saying etc.

The admiration of lockets began in the Victorian period. In those days people wear lockets and kept very close to their hearts and spirits through a string or it was attached to the bodice. Elizabeth I of Britain specially ordered 2 lockets for the celebration of their conquest over Spain. And that was the time when these lockets got fame. It was the time of Civil War of U.S when these lockets were used in another way. The warriors used to leave a lock of hair while departing from homes. If they were dead these locks were enclosed in lockets by their beloveds. In those times when individual cleanliness was not given much importance, females used to wear a locket made of dressing enclosing a cotton bud which was saturated with their most favorite cologne.

Lockets are always associated with some memories. They are interesting and captivating. If you open the pivots of an old locket a story will be waiting for you there. It must be enclosing a picture of someone very special lost long ago or a memory of someone who left long ago. Associated with memories or not, lockets are so charming and unusual jewelry item for the owner.

These days lockets hold several different motives behind them. They are usually gifted on special occasions like Valentines Day, Friendship Day etc. They are also given as a present to celebrate occasions like wedding anniversary, birthday, birth of child etc. there are also lockets for funerals enclosing the lock of hair or the picture of the departed beloved.

Now lockets are prepared in a variation of designs. They may be heart shaped, round, square or a book. Several different materials are used for them like gold, silver, platinum, or any metal. Some special stones are also placed in the lockets or thy show the initials of their names with beautifully engraved jewels. In old days, lockets were made to hold two pictures but now they are also made with eight pictures.