One Year Anniversary?

Okay, so I feel slightly bad for asking strangers this question, but I assure you, it isn't because I don't know my girlfriend. I know her very well and I know what she likes but I'm torn and was wondering what the opinion of others was.

One year is not a lot of time to be with someone, this I know. But, I love this woman more than I can describe and I want to get her a gift that comes close to showing her that. Usually, we always make our gifts for one another. We prefer that of a hand made gift rather than a purchased one but for this occasion I want to do something different. I have been wanting to get her a piece of jewelry for a long time but really, I only know alternative pieces rather than what she owns (all of which have been bought from Tiffany and Co.) and God knows I don't have that kind of budget....unfortunately...I know my lady will not care what I get her or if I get her anything at all, so this isn't a matter of the flashiest gift, but rather the most meaningful.

I have been thinking about a ring for a long time but am so afraid she would think I was proposing and freak out, good or bad. It isn't that I wouldn't want to ask her that....just not now. We have tons more time before that event. So, then I started leaning more toward a bracelet, a charm bracelet but that just seems too cliche. I guess maybe if anyone has other ideas, things they've done or thought about doing? I just want to give her something that tells her that I am hers for as long as she'll have me. Sappy stuff like that (I mean that sappy stuff, but that doesn't mean it isn't sappy) Thank you in advance!