Jewellery between mothers and daughters: a link in time

By Liz Boardman

Transcending time with family treasures

Jewellery has the power to transcend time and evoke the most wonderful memories. What could be more empowering than a daily reminder of your mother that gives you strength, offers you protection and fills you with love?

When it comes to jewellery and forging a link between the generations, forget fast fashion and focus on forever pieces that are timeless by association. Jewellery doesn’t need to be expensive to have true meaning or encourage a strong mother-daughter bond. A little gem – full of positive energy and consciously handcrafted – can be just as precious as a designer piece with a high price point. And with Mother’s Day just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to make your special connection shine. 

A special connection 

For Kellie Daniels, Newcastle-based jewellery designer and the founder of SALOME, it was a similarly special connection that brought her brand to life. 

Although Kellie lost her mother at the age of 19, she found a wonderful way to honour her memory and ensure that her spirit lives on.

‘Most jewellery designers name their brands after themselves, but I wanted my process to be more meaningful and, by naming the brand SALOME, I could create a world in tribute to my beautiful mother, who continues to inspire me and whose love carries me through each day,’ she says. ‘Each pair of SALOME tribal earrings has my mother’s name in a gold tag at the centre, signifying that she’s at the very heart of all my designs.’

Kellie and her mother shared a real love of jewellery and a passion for unique pieces. ‘I inherited all her jewellery and the pieces that really stand out to me, and which have the most amazing memories, are her wedding ring – a ruby ring, which features her birthstone – and her high school graduation ring, which is inset with the most beautiful sage green aventurine. The rings are particularly evocative, as I can picture her wearing them. Every time I wear them, I’m instantly transported back to my childhood and can remember what it felt like to hold her hand. I really feel so connected to her through jewellery – it’s very powerful.’

This shared love of jewellery and special connection is something that Kellie has passed on to her own daughters: Ella, Scarlett and Vivienne. ‘My girls are my entire world,’ she adds. ‘Having lost my mother as a teenager, I really understand the importance of being a mother and feel so honoured every day that I get to be that special person in their lives. All three girls love wearing SALOME jewellery and occasionally join me in the studio to tinker with new designs or stone combinations.’