Health

Breast milk jewelry

April 11, 2013 / 2:28 PM EDT / CBS News

This keepsake pendant, made to honor a mother's bond with her child, features an unusual material - processed breast milk.

The heart locket and other breast milk mementos are available at the online marketplace Etsy.

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The "Milk.Mom.Baby Breast Milk Keepsake Locket Kit" allows mothers to create their own breast milk mementos.

Some of the breast milk jewelry kits come with this locket and chain, as well as ingredients and detailed instructions for milk preservation.

The inside view of a heart locket housing preserved breast milk.

This necklace with a charm made of breast milk is one of the items jewelry designer Allicia Mogavero offers on the handmade marketplace site Etsy.