Joie de Vivre jewelry

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Join an epic journey with this colorful and artistic beaded necklace. A joy of imagination is to think of one's circumstances differently. For example, elements in this 26" necklace might transport one back to the 1981 film "Clash of the Titans" featuring the heroes Perseus and Andromeda, their monstrous foes Medusa and the dreaded Kraken, and Bubo the wise mechanical owl. The hand cast pewter beads are individual creations from artists at Green Girl Studios in North Carolina, and they include the snake covered head of Medusa, the wise owl, a swimming maiden of the sea, and the tentacled foe of the deep. These beads are found between land and sea, represented by bayong wood beads and glittering glass teardrops handcrafted by artists of Unicorne Beads in Califorina. Glass artists create each bead by hand, using a torch flame to shape the bead and finishing the bead in a high temperature kiln for strength and durability. The rich colors and patterns are created through use of dichroic glass, a glass developed for aerospace with multiple layers of metal oxides that happens to showcase brilliant optical properties in addition to the resiliency required for spacesuits. Soft and strong satin cord in ombre blue to yellow connects the beads to the easy to fasten pewter hook and eye clasp.

Cost: $153.00 USD

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Length: necklace - 26"

Materials:

  • Green Girl Studios pewter beads
  • Unicorne Beads lampwork glass teardrops
  • bayong wood beads
  • colored wood beads
  • pewter beads and hook and eye clasp
  • satin 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 and chain in this necklace are robust to tugs and pulls from most activities. As with all beaded jewelry: do not let young toddlers chew on it.

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This long 26" necklace has enough weight to drape well over most materials, thin or thick.