One large hammered silver heart bears up to three lines of text. A double or triple bead charm hangs to one side, and on the other is a stack of wavy little tags with dates on them. The weighty charms hang from a luscious 24" sterling silver rolo chain that slips on over the head without a clasp.

This necklace was created for my best cat ever, Grendel. He was 17 in May of 2009, when he left me with a small hole in my heart. I made the first of these for him, with stones the colors of his eyes, and tags marking his birth and death dates.

Since then, I've re-created it to mark happier occasions. Births, families, even new pets!