Eighth Anniversary Gifts - Bronze & Pottery

 As our ninth wedding anniversary approaches, I'm reminded of the need to write about last year's gifts for the bronze and pottery-themed anniversary!

Here is the description I saw online regarding those themes for the eighth year of marriage:  Bronze is a material made from copper and tin—two metals that become stronger when paired together—making it a fitting tribute to a loving couple. Pottery, on the other hand, is crafted from soft, malleable clay that is shaped and molded before taking its final form.

Adam already says we have too many coffee mugs and I have more than my fair share of small pottery pieces/mini vases so bronze it was in trying to think of a creative gift. I was quite stumped until I thought of a unique idea based on the rainy weather we had been experiencing late last spring. 

Charlotte and Adam weren't quite sure of what the item was when it was first pulled out from the box.

I love how the below image shows a gift from our five year (wood) anniversary and the gift from our eight year anniversary in the same photo!

The rain chain has since been moved from our front porch to the back porch but here it is in all it's shiny bronze glory! When it rains, a beautiful sound occurs as the rain moves from one flower to the next in a mesmerizing display of falling water.

What did Adam give me last year? Two coffee mugs (pottery) in spite of his protest that our cupboard is already overflowing with that particular item!

We have continued to enjoy using our four year anniversary appliance gift of our fancy Italian coffee machine in conjunction with these eight year anniversary mugs over this past year!

Cheers!