Graduation Day: Personalized Designs for Grads
Celebrate graduation with jewelry and embellished graduation caps! Whether you're donning the cap and gown yourself, presenting a gift to a graduate or envisioning a graduation-themed line of jewelry, personalized designs are the perfect way to mark this momentous milestone.
Incorporate school colors into a stunning array of accessories—from earrings and bracelets to anklets and necklaces—using vibrant glass beads, gemstones and crystals. Enhance your accessories with charms featuring the graduation year, school emblems, affirming words or symbols representing chosen professions—think apples for teachers or the medical symbol for doctors. Go for even more personalization by hand-stamping metal charms with individual names, degrees and heartfelt words of congratulations. Alternatively, consider including the latitude and longitude of the school for an extra layer of significance.
Universally inspiring symbols like wings and arrows make exceptional jewelry gifts for graduates, symbolizing their journey as they spread their wings and fly in new directions. Alphabet beads and charms offer a simple way to add initials, names, Greek letters for fraternities and sororities, and personalized messages to graduation jewelry. Create graduation caps and other one-of-a-kind embellishments using polymer clay. Encase a miniature diploma or a note in a bottle or locket so the graduate can proudly showcase their achievement.
Don't forget about embellishing graduation caps! The mortarboard serves as a blank canvas, offering the perfect opportunity to spell out personalized messages for the ceremony. Experiment with Crystal Passions® flat backs, available in standard or Hot-Fix™, for a dazzling design that is sure to look spectacular. Apply designs directly to the cap or to a scrap of fabric or leather and then attach using glue or a hot-fix heater. For those not drawn to sparkles, a uniquely printed message encircled by flowers, feathers, meaningful charms and other findings offers a personalized method of free expression.
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