Bronze Immaculate Heart Amethyst Necklace

This 16-18" necklace features a striking 1.5" bronze Immaculate Heart and large purple amethyst beads. Perfect for Lent, or for making a classy but melancholic statement anytime. All other findings are Vintaj natural brass. Set includes matching earrings and 7-8.5" bracelet with a bronze Miraculous Medal link.

Bronze and Brass Miraculous Medal Fleur-de-lis Necklace

This 16" necklace features bronze recasts of a Miraculous Medal Fleur-de-lis centerpiece and two dove links with Vintaj natural brass chain and findings, all polished to an antique gold shine. The gemstone beads are 8mm tourmalinated quartz, exhibiting characteristic splintered black inclusions. The set includes a pair of matching earrings. Very Baroque.

Petite Pearl Miraculous Medal

This petite 15-16" necklace is made with a 0.5" sterling silver rosary centerpiece, cultured freshwater rice pearls and vintage "Rice Krispie" pearls repurposed from an older necklace. "Rice Krispie" pearls were common in the 1970s and 80s. The set includes a matching 6-7" bracelet. All findings are stainless steel with the exception of the platinum-plated clasps.

White Pearl Miraculous Medal

This was a commission I recently completed using white cultured pearls, stainless steel pins, and a sterling silver Miraculous Medal rosary centerpiece.  The extension chain provides added adjustability.

Amethyst Four-Way Medal

This piece feels very old world.  The bronze replicas of an antique crucifix medal and ornamental centerpiece are very simply strung together on Vintaj brass wires with 6mm beads of natural lavender amethyst.  The slight irregularities of the gemstone beads give it that antique vintage look.  The necklace is 16" long, and can extend to 18.25".  The front of the medal features a crucifix, St. Joseph, the Sacred Heart, Our Lady of Grace, and St. Christopher.  The reverse identifies the wearer as a Catholic in the event of an emergency.  The set includes matching dangle earrings and a 6.5" bracelet which can extend to 8".

White Pearl Fleur-de-lis

AVAILABLE:  $50.00 + $5.00 shipping

If I had my wedding to do over again, this is what I would wear.  A simple and elegant necklace of white cultured pearls built around a sterling silver replica of an antique rosary centerpiece.  The complete set includes a matching 7.5" bracelet and drop earrings.  The pearls are strung on stainless steel wire for extra durability.  The clasps, ear wires and drop pins are platinum-plated.

The back view:

Hematite Miraculous Medal

This was my first attempt at serious jewelry making.  The style (if not the technique) was so successful I made one for my sister as well.  The necklace is 17.5" long, made with alternating 4mm and 6mm gray hematite beads strung with black string and finished with platinum plated brass findings.  The Miraculous Medal is sterling silver.

UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WEAR:

"Hematite is a mineral, colored black to steel or silver-gray, brown to reddish brown, or red. It is mined as the main ore of iron. . . . While the forms of hematite vary, they all have a rust-red streak. Hematite is harder than pure iron, but much more brittle. . . . Huge deposits of hematite are found in banded iron formations. Gray hematite is typically found in places where there has been standing water or mineral hot springs, such as those in Yellowstone National Park in the United States. The mineral can precipitate out of water and collect in layers at the bottom of a lake, spring, or other standing water. Hematite can also occur without water, however, usually as the result of volcanic activity. . . . The name hematite is derived from the Greek word for blood αἷμα haima because hematite can be red, as in rouge, a powdered form of hematite. The color of hematite lends it well in use as a pigment. The English name of the stone is derived from Middle French: Hématite Pierre, which was imported from Latin: Lapis Hæmatites, which originated from Ancient Greek: αἱματίτης λίθος (haimatitēs lithos, “blood-red stone”). . . . Hematite's popularity in jewelry was at its highest in Europe during the Victorian era, and has since seen a strong resurgence in North America, especially in the western United States."  (Wikipedia)