This sweet western floral heart charm comes on a dark brown deer suede leather cord with a sliding knot design for adjusting the length from a close to neck fit or extended to up to 30” in cord length.
5/8” in diameter heart charm from solid recycled sterling silver I melt down from scraps and form. Heart charm starts out by pressing a melted blob of silver into a vintage impression die for image, then sawing out and necessary soldering.
When first using a sliding knot it’s best to adjust them up and down so you get an understanding of how they pull up to lengthen and pull down to shorten. If they come on done it’s an easy knot fix, just googling sliding knots can show how to adjust and or use.
To ensure long lasting leather cord, it should not be worn while showering or in water activities. It can be conditioned with a mild leather wax/oil if it feels dried out. Pendant can also easily be added to most any other chain once leather is past use or if you prefer a different look.
Fun little insight into impressions. -When I say they are hand pressed from vintage impressions, these are done using a vintage replicated impression die that I have acquired for use in my jewelry making. The metal gets pressed into the die copy using the force from a jack for an exact replicated impression. I can't confirm the age of most dies but some can be around 200 years old or some as new as 20 year old copies of the originals. Pretty cool huh!
Patina is added for definition in detail and finished off with a light polish for shine.
All handcrafted in my persona home studio and made with love and good intentions!