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Wire wrapped copper and Amethyst gemstone pendant
£30.00
Sold by Creative Croft
Ships to: US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia
Wire wrapped copper pendant with Amethyst gemstone bead complete with adjustable copper chain and handmade hook and clasp.
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Wrapped pendant using square copper wire enclosing an Amethyst gemstone bead which measures just over half inch (1.5 cm) complete with fully adjustable chain. The copper has been antiqued with patina, sanded and polished.
The pendant measures 3.5 cm (1.5″) from the top of the bail, to the bottom of the bead. The chain measures approx 45cm (18″).
Posted First Class Royal Mail.
Inspiration
I have really enjoyed making resin beads with alcohol inks and I’ve become fascinated by the ways the colours play together and I just had to incorporate the beads into a wearable item. I have always loved working with copper, especially seeing how the light changes the colours to chestnut and deep rich copper after oxidisation and buffing.
Copper can lose its shine after a while which can be restored with a light buff using a microfibre cloth. Keeping the pendant in the bag provided when not being worn will keep the shine for longer.
Creative Croft
I live in the northern most part of rural mainland Shetland on a croft where I tend native Shetland sheep, goats and chickens. The chickens are for their eggs, the goats are for their milk and the sheep are for their lovely wool, which I process on the croft by hand. My husband hand shears, I wash, dye, spin and weave into colourful scarves, shawls and cowls. All our sheep are lovingly reared and known by name. I have a strong interest in metalwork, particularly copper and silver jewellery and I fashion pins/brooches for my scarves and shawls. I love working with gemstones and have recently begun making resin beads for the pendants that I make in copper and silver wire.