Happy St Patrick’s Day! I must admit that this has crept up on me somewhat – where is the year going to?

All this talk of Guinness, shamrocks and all things Irish got me thinking about some of the lucky jewellery we have on the site. And there’s quite a lot of it. In fact, we have lucky charms, lucky amulets and good luck charms aplenty. So if you’re feeling a little down on your luck, we could have something to help.

One of the symbols most associated with good luck is the four leaf clover. A rare relative of the more common three leafed clover, it’s said to bring luck to the finder. It’s estimated that there are approximately 10,000 three-leaf clovers for every four-leaf clover. Each leaf is said to symbolise something – luck, hope, faith and love. And they look pretty cute too. Our favourite piece of four leaf clover jewellery is this four leaf clover necklace by Alex Monroe. Each leaf has gentle detailing giving the necklace a life of its own.

Alex Monroe Four Leaf Clover Necklace

Another talisman said to bring good luck is the horseshoe. Many believe that to hang it with the ends pointing upwards is good luck as it acts as a storage container of sorts for any good luck that happens to be floating by, whereas to hang it with the ends pointing down, is bad luck as all the good luck will fall out. Some cultures say you have to wear a horseshoe “open end up”, to catch all the riches and luck from heaven. Others say you should wear it with the open end down so the riches can pour out on you. Our silver lucky horseshoe necklace by Dogeared hangs tipped to the side. The reason being is they said they didn’t want to spill any luck…

Dogeared Lucky Horseshoe Necklace

Did you know that 13 can be a lucky number? In Sikhism, the number 13 is considered a special number since 13 is ‘tera’ in Punjabi, which also means “yours” (as in, “I am yours, O Lord”). Thirteen is also considered a lucky number in Italy.

Chili peppers are also a lesser know lucky symbol – In India, chili is used with lime to ward off evil spirits and is seen in vehicles and in homes for that purpose. It is used to check the evil eye and remove its effects in Hinduism.

This Lucky Charm bracelet by French brand N2 has plenty of lucky charms on it. They’ve even included a flying pig:

N2 Lucky Charm Bracelet