Jewelry boxes are often remarkable memorabilia. Hand crafted and lovingly carved in an age gone by, they get passed down through the generations from mother to daughter to granddaughter. Each step along time bringing with it colorful stories of the past and strong sentimental memories. Jewelry boxes are the sort of treasures, even in today’s world, heck especially in today’s world, that every woman should seek to acquire and hang on to as an heirloom to hand down to her own daughter or favorite niece.

My own mother had a musical jewelry box carved with an image of the Three Wise Men. When you open it, it plays one of those old, sweet, haunting Christmas songs about the Wise Men and their travels. My sister had her own childhood box with a horse motif painted on it, but when she moved out of home to be on her own, my mother bequeathed to her the music box. When my sister finally had a daughter of her own, she gave her daughter the horse jewelry box to begin her own collection of jewelry.

Nowadays, you can still find many exquisite American, Spanish, or even Italian jewelry boxes for girls and women on the market. Often times their designs hearken back to earlier eras, but there are also plenty of modern styles to suit women and young girls of all personalities. If you’re looking to find a special keepsake for your daughter or niece or granddaughter, then you should definitely consider investing in something like this. Not only are they beautiful and feminine, but they are easy to travel with, and highly functional. Slip in some poignant photographs of loved ones, or family vacations, and add one or two of pieces from your own collection, and you’ll have a gift that will be treasured for decades.

Every little girl deserves such a special sentimental hand-me-down from the people she cherishes in her life.