My nana gave me my great grandmother's engagement ring - I never got the change to meet her, but it is so great I have a little piece of her with me. Sometimes, I wear it on my hand, sometimes, around a necklace. But, a little piece of my family is always with me!

My most sentimental piece of jewelry isn't actually my own. My mother, grandmother and I share a very special bond. We wanted to create something together for my daughter to cherish long after we're gone. For every major event in my daughter's life, we buy her a pearl. I bought the first in the weeks following her birth. My grandmother purchased one when we she was baptized. My mother bought one at her first birthday, and I recently bought one for her second birthday.

We hope she will grow to appreciate the necklace and all the love and strength that went into creating it.

My engagement ring holds the most meaning to me because it has the diamond that my dad proposed to my mom with. Since my dad passed away a few years ago, it really meant a lot that my fiancee included the diamond in my ring.

a leaf ring that my mom gave me for christmas, it has "live simply" written on the inside and I think it's a great moto to live by.

I have a large ceylon sapphire ring that was given to me by my grandmother on my 16th birthday. My grandfather was a American businessman in the Phillipines when the Japanese invaded the Philippines in 1942. He had purchased the raw stone during his travels and had it on his person when he was captured and interred. He spent 38 months in a Japanese prison camp and hid the stone (which would be considered contraband) from his captors, moving it daily while he struggled to survive. He met my grandmother upon his return to the US when he was released, and had the stone cut and set into a lovely gold ring with a leaf pattern that he designed himself, and proposed to her with it 12 weeks after they met. They were married 50 years. I always coveted that ring, and she chose me of her 7 granddaughters to pass it to the next generation.

My engagement ring is by far my most sentimental piece of jewelry. I still find myself looking down at it in awe - it's amazing how one ring can change your entire life. I love that.

A white pearl necklace given to me by my mother

I am lucky enough to have my grandparents' engagement ring. They've been married over 60 years and are the exact kind of inspirational marriage of balance, respect, and love I hope to have someday. When I wear it, I'm reminded of the love present in both my past and future.

I am lucky enough to have my grandmother's engagement ring. They've been married over 60 years and are the exact kind of inspirational marriage of balance, respect, and love I hope to have someday. When I wear it, I'm reminded of the love present in both my past and future.

The most sentimental piece of jewelry I own is an emerald ring from my grandmother. When she passed, it was the only piece she left to someone specific - and my older sister & I share "custody" for special occasions.

Kerry's story is amazing! Wow!

My most sentimental piece of jewelry is a string of pearls that my godmother gave me when I was a flower girl in her wedding. I'm going to wrap them around my wrist as a bracelet for my own wedding.

Kerry's story is amazing! Wow!

My most sentimental piece of jewelry is a string of pearls that my godmother gave me when I was a flower girl in her wedding. I'm going to wrap them around my wrist as a bracelet for my own wedding.

Wow, I second what Kristen said about Kerry's story. Wow.
My most prized piece of jewelery is a necklace I've had since I was 9. I visited China for the first time in my life at the age of 9. During my visit, one of my aunties gave me a jade pendant. It is in the shape of a turtle, but looks like an apple or a heart depending on how it's turned. My parents purchased a gold chain to go with the necklace on the same trip. I wore that necklace every day, for the 10 years, until the dainty clasp almost broke. 14 years after the our first trip, we took our second family trip to China. I took the necklace back with me and had a jewlery fix the clasp. It is good as new, but resides in a box. I hope to pass it to my future children.

My most prized piece of jewelry that I wear every day is a greenstone necklace from New Zealand, given to me by one of my best friends in the whole world while we were living there together. The stone is like jade, and according to Maori traditions, greenstone can only be given away. It can not be bought for yourself. It is a symbol of healing and protection, and it's said that the person who gives the greenstone also gives away a piece of his or her soul to watch over the recipient.

it's very hard to choose my most treasured piece of jewelry - but it would have to be a silver chain with two charms - one a tree of life by a maine designer, a charm which I've had since before college and one I've also shared and gifted to several of my best girlfriends. the second charm is a beautiful piece of Chiapian Amber that I bought when I was visiting Mexico in college - I think they look lovely and "earthy" together, and they help me remember so many wonderful memories! about Maine (home)! about my besties! about my experiences abroad - which were at times, unreal!

I have an off-white pearl necklace that was my grandmother's, that nicely pairs with a set of pearl earrings given to me by my future mother-in-law.

i also wear a garnet ring that was my aunt's.

My most sentimental piece of jewelry is a locket that my grandmother gave me. It was passed down to her by her grandmother and now to me when I was 13. It's a gold, circular locket with a flower design etched into it, hanging on a gold rope chain. I've never seen anything like it and always get comments on it when I wear it.

That's beautiful! Love reading all of these stories. My most sentimental piece of jewelry is my engagement ring - a three-stone setting that includes both my mother's engagement diamond as well as her mother (my grandmother)'s, as well as a third of my own. Both my mom and grandmother have passed away in recent years, and knowing I have a piece of each of them with me at all times makes me smile each time I look down at my hand. I look forward to passing this heirloom down to a future daughter someday, a physical representation of three generations' worth of love and happy marriages.

My most sentimental piece of jewelry is my nana's diamond ring. She lived with us when I was growing up and since she passed away it helps me to feel like a part of her is always with me when I wear it.

This was such a difficult process to pick, everyone had beautiful stories!! IKERRY is the winner. Stay tuned for a giveaway next week.

Since Kerry, has not come forward to claim the prize the runner up is Cella!! Congratulations!!