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SHOPPING custom heirlooms
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Pav & Broome Creates Custom Designs for Clients
story by Kelsey Sunderman-Foster photos by James Edward Bates
Mementos come in all shapes and sizes. From treasured family heirlooms to new traditions, objects can often hold special meanings for us.
Jewelry is one of the most versatile and useful mementos, serving not only as an accessory
that can be worn, but also reminding us of a significant person or time in our lives. Pav & Broome Fine Jewelry in Gulfport has a special knack for creating one-of-a-kind pieces that hold important meaning for their wearers.
Vanessa Edwards is the store’s go-to custom designer. Often while she’s working behind the glistening counters, Edwards can be seen wearing
a memento of her own: a custom watch face pendant. “The comment I get the most is, ‘Is the time right?’” she laughed. While the time does eternally read 12:15, the date her husband gave her the watch, it certainly isn’t “wrong.”
Edwards’ beautiful pendant was the first creation of this type for Pav & Broome, but certainly won’t be the last. Pav & Broome Sales Professional Victoria Kuehnlein also had a watch face pendant made, hers showing the time 7:01,
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