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ALEXIS KLETJIAN PLATINUM AND RUBY CHARM

Ruby is my birthstone.  A July baby who is just now, at the ripe age of 40, beginning to love her birth assigned stone.  Ruby also happens to be the birthstone of my lovely friend Jenni, who created this beautiful layout for the Platinum Guild.  I was so touched she included her very own charm, it makes this month's feature even more special to me.  What you cannot see is the special date engraved on the backside, only that is for Jenni, as she wears it close to her heart.

Here is a real-life image of the charm, styled.  The rubies are much more vibrant in real life, and I adore how she has paired these charms together.  Incredibly honored to be part of her jewelry story.

ALEXIS KLETJIAN PLATINUM RUBY CHARM, STYLED BY JENNI OBLOY

ALEXIS KLETJIAN CUSTOM DOG TAG IN ROSE GOLD, DIAMONDS AND BLACK SPINEL

Happiness is something you feel, an indescribable emotion that can be shared, understood.  I believe people come into your life when you need them the most.  Perhaps for friendship, laughter, or love - whatever you may need when your paths cross.  

Our family has been through many years of emotional losses, and I needed drastic change to shift the energy, to try and get our happy back...  

The day Sinead Butler came into our lives was the day our lives took new direction.  She was (is) our realtor, yet it was never a sign here, initial here, type of relationship.  Sinead did more than sell our home for us, she brought us laughter and distraction in a very sad time in our lives.  Ultimately, she became our friend.

Everything happens for a reason, and I am happy it does.  If she wasn't in the office that day, (which I learned later she usually is not) I am positive we would not be where we are today, in a better state of mind.  You may think I am giving my realtor too much power over my emotions, but you and I know the right person always shows up, when you need them.  

The only way we knew how to truly thank Sinead for going above and beyond was to give her a sentimental piece of us.  

The rest I will let Sinead tell you, as she so thoughtfully wrote this story to share...

SINEAD WITH HER BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN

My legacy...

I want to pick so many things as my legacy!  I want to empower my children so they will be bold, strong, kind, true to their souls and believe in themselves always.  They are, after all, what we leave behind us when we are gone.  I want laughter and fun to be my legacy.  The strength of family, with its bonds and memories and the ache I feel when I know I will not see them for a while - the downside of being an immigrant.  But most of all I am drawn to happiness, how it makes me feel, how it makes others smile with their eyes, how it makes the world go around.  Yes, happiness - with a little crazy - is my legacy.

I met Alexis when she employed me to find a home for her family.  I had my professional hat on and I tried hard to keep it on as buying or selling a house can bring up many emotions for clients, it's best for their realtor to focus on the job at hand.  It soon became apparent that this would be impossible as Alexis and her husband, Garrett, were full of fun, laughter, intelligence, and 'happiness'. They made my job easy and I found myself enjoying every minute of their company.  Let's just say this is not necessarily the 'norm' in real estate.

When we closed on a house they were selling they presented me with a gift.  The first of a new design for Alexis, a dog tag with diamonds and black spinels.  I was so flabbergasted I babbled on for a while and later sat in my car and cried.  

The fact that they had given me a gift at all pushed me over the edge.  Alexis later had it engraved with the irish word 'sonas', which as I'm sure you can guess, means 'happiness'.

ALEXIS KLETJIAN CUSTOM DOG TAG

ALEXIS KLETJIAN PERSONALIZED INITIAL CHARM IN EMERALD AND PLATINUM

I own few pieces of platinum jewelry.  The platinum jewelry in my personal collection are gifts from my husband, and they are rings.  

My lovely friend Jenni, who is a treasurer of stories for the Platinum Guild, asked me if I would ever consider creating my jewelry designs in platinum.  It only took a minute to decide, yes, of course, we can go platinum.  

The first platinum charm to arrive was for Jenni's personal collection in our shared birthstone, ruby.  Balancing her petite personalized charm in my fingertips, I instantly fell in love with platinum.  Every detail looked and felt better.  The weight.  The heft.  Superiorly smooth and elegant, it was a significant difference in a design I have made many times over, in gold.  

Since then, I have begun to create more jewelry in platinum, and the first designs to arrive you will find in the PERSONALIZED collection on the website.

As shown above, Jenni featured my emerald personalized charm in her May feature story for emerald birthstone jewelry.  If you want to learn more about the world of platinum, I encourage you visit the Platinum Jewelry website.

Original Mother's Ring by Guertin Brothers