Mother-in-Law Heart Necklace

There is no fixed occasion for thanking the woman who raised the man you married, which is probably why it so often goes unsaid. Her birthday will do. So will Mother's Day, Christmas morning, or the half hour before a family dinner when the two of you are alone in the kitchen. This one says out loud the part that usually stays assumed.

Message on the Card:
TO MY WONDERFUL Mother in Law
I chose your son never knowing that loving him would also bring me you.
A strong woman with tender words, warm hugs, and love to share.
A woman who took me into her heart and home and loved me without a pause.
You've always made me feel so comfortable and treated me as if I was your own.
Thank you for welcoming me into your family with open arms.
I truly appreciate all of your love, support and kindness.
I am so lucky to have you in my life.

The message is written in the daughter-in-law's own voice, which makes it land differently from a card signed by the whole family. It credits her directly for the welcome, the patience, and the son she raised, in words a mother-in-law almost never hears in that order. Mounted flat across the printing is an open heart pendant, a round cubic zirconia set in the middle of it and a line of smaller stones running up one side of the curve. Pick the 14k white gold finish or the 18k yellow gold finish over stainless steel to match what she already wears; the chain adjusts between 18 and 22 inches. It arrives boxed, with nothing to assemble and nothing to wrap.

Product specifications:

• 14k white gold finish or 18k yellow gold finish
• 6.5mm round cut cubic zirconia stone
• Pendant dimensions: 0.8" (2.2cm) height / 0.7" (1.8cm) width
• Adjustable chain length: 18" - 22" (45.72cm - 55.88cm)
• Lobster clasp attachment

She raised the man you married, and nobody hands her a certificate for it. This is the nearest thing, and it comes from the person best placed to know.