The Real Value of Gold

This week I have been playing with my camera taking photos for shades of inspiration and this week the color is GOLD! Such a valuable color, we have all heard about the price of gold going higher and higher. So I started looking for anything gold to have the very amateur photographer (ME) take a pic of it.

A sweet angel box my mother gave me

I understand the function of "real" gold in our economy . What does "real" gold represent, often it is made into beautiful gold jewelry which usually is given with great love and meaning. It also can represent wealth and security. However most of our pocket books can't justify 24 karat gold so other metals and paints are wonderful substitutes, however the actual monetary value is much lower than gold.

A birthday gift from a favorite friend

Through the process of gold hunting in my house I found that I have a few real gold pieces and many not so real gold pieces. As I photographed each piece it told me a story and often took me down memory lane. I found the real value of gold is a great story teller, a tangible item of times and loved ones here and gone. I leave you with some of my greatest treasures. As they say (who are they, oh that's a whole other post) PRICELESS.!

This was my grandmother's, truly a treasured piece

Buttons from a outfit I just loved but it has out lived it's fashion life, the HUGE SHOULDER PADS and HUGE LAPELS just don't cut it anymore but I can still remember how great I felt when I wore it just by keeping the buttons.

This little froggie jumped into my life on my last birthday, I guarantee he is here to stay

This silly little vintage brooch caught my eye because I used to have a Russian Wolfhound, a tiny little reminder of a giant silly dog

Please check back next week I have a couple of fun summer projects to share with you and I am finishing a couple of Mosaic Cakes over the weekend and will be putting them in my esty shop. Have a great weekend!!!!






Kelley