Joie de Vivre jewelry

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A challenge with sculptural jewelry is to create wearable pieces. A necklace may be visually stunning but is not practical for use if it can't be worn. The rectangular stones in this 17" multi-strand necklace are designed to fit together like a mosaic for a band of pale stone spaced with smooth dark hemalyke (a man-made version of hematite). The bottom strands are made of feldspar, and the upper strands are made of "new jade," a kind of cool blue-green serpentine. The strands attach to sterling silver links, and the necklace fastens with a sterling silver toggle clasp.

Cost: $75.00 USD

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Length: necklace - 17"

Materials:

  • new jade serptentine rectangle stone beads
  • feldspar rectangle stone beads
  • hemalyke spacer beads
  • sterling silver beads and components
  • sterling silver toggle clasp
  • Accuflex nylon coated stainless steel cord

Care & cleaning: Clean with a warm soapy water and avoid chemical or abrasive cleaners. Use a soft jewelry polishing cloth to clean tarnish appearing on metal.

The materials in this necklace are robust to hard tugs and pulls. As with all beaded jewelry: do not let young toddlers chew on it.

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This multistrand 17" necklace fits more closely around the collarbones because of the higher volume of the stones. Despite the higher volume, the necklace still rests under most blazers and jackets.