Three lucky Keys moms received a surprise ahead of Mother’s Day – custom-made jewelry designed by their sons and daughters. More than 300 students, from Key Largo to Key West, entered their jewelry designs during Blue Marlin Jewelry’s ninth annual Saige Raiche Memorial Junior Designer Mother’s Day Contest. The team at Blue Marlin, located at 81549 Old Highway in Islamorada, reviewed the first round and whittled the finalists to 10. From there, the submissions were sent to a fresh team of judges, non-Blue Marlin employees, to pick winners in grades K-3, 4-7 and 8-12. Winners were Vera Rodger, a Key West junior who designed a ring named “The Flow of Family”; Treasure Village Montessori third-grader Mariana Ruiz, who designed a blue necklace; and Treasure Village Montessori seventh-grader Parker Hyndman, who designed a necklace called “Goddess of Serpentine.”
