once upon a time

Today, I am wearing one of my favorite pieces. This beauty is a vintage locket by "Coro" circa 1947.

I bought it a few years back from an antique dealer. I fell in love with its romantic and ultra feminine design. The front of the locket is adorned with turquoise beads, pearls and red crystals while the back has very simple floral engraving. It opens up like a blooming flower and has space for four photos, which I have yet to fill!

I was lucky to later find a long chain that perfectly matched the look and feel of the locket.

  I look at it and wonder who it belonged to... whose photos have been inside each compartment... where it has been... and how it ended up in my jewelry box.

Once upon a time, this locket belonged to someone else but now it's mine.