Abstract: A jewelry box with a depressable trigger button is used to detect when the box is open or closed. A hidden record button within the jewelry box allows one to record a message. When the box is opened, the recorded message is played back. An insert in the jewelry box, such as one which is compressible and resilient, is placed over the record button, as is, in some embodiments, a top side of a bottom of the box. Thus, the box looks like a typical jewelry box but on the insert, an indication of a place to press the record button can be placed. In this manner, one can record a message and surprise a loved one who opens the box expecting to find jewelry or the like within the box but also finds a personal message played back.

Abstract: A jewelry box with a depressable trigger button is used to detect when the box is open or closed. A hidden record button within the jewelry box allows one to record a message. When the box is opened, the recorded message is played back. An insert in the jewelry box, such as one which is compressible and resilient, is placed over the record button, as is, in some embodiments, a top side of a bottom of the box. Thus, the box looks like a typical jewelry box but on the insert, an indication of a place to press the record button can be placed. In this manner, one can record a message and surprise a loved one who opens the box expecting to find jewelry or the like within the box but also finds a personal message played back.

Abstract: A metal substrate with picture sized to fit within a locket is created by obtaining an insert, such as a manufacturer-provided insert, that is shipped with the locket. Exact dimensions of the insert are obtained electronically through the use of a camera or scanner, and then a metal insert is created on a metal substrate by cutting the metal substrate to the dimensions of the insert. A photograph or other artistic work is then printed on the metal substrate being a version of an electronic such work previously obtained and sized to fit on the substrate. The metal substrate is then inserted into the locket, in embodiments of the disclosed technology.

Abstract: A metal substrate with picture sized to fit within a locket is created by obtaining an insert, such as a manufacturer-provided insert, that is shipped with the locket. Exact dimensions of the insert are obtained electronically through the use of a camera or scanner, and then a metal insert is created on a metal substrate by cutting the metal substrate to the dimensions of the insert. A photograph or other artistic work is then printed on the metal substrate being a version of an electronic such work previously obtained and sized to fit on the substrate. The metal substrate is then inserted into the locket, in embodiments of the disclosed technology.