Tree of Life - Blue Topaz

Tree of Life Pendant - Blue Topaz
09-12

One of my most popular styles of pendants, my Tree of Life pendants are hand-formed with love. These are by far my favourite pieces to create, and are can be commissioned in almost any colour. Contact me for more details!

This pendant is created with gorgeously transparent Blue Topaz chips. They have such a pretty blue colour, it reminds me of fairytale ice! When I saw these stones I just had to get them, and they just work wonderfully with the copper and silver wire in this pendant! It is made on a 16g silver-fill wire frame, and the trunk and branches are wrapped in 22g copper and 24g silver-filled wire.

Blue may be a bit of a funny colour for a tree, but I love the contrast. It reminds me of something out of a fairytale, or some fantasy novel. The rectangular frame has a rosette detail at the bottom corner, which makes this more of a one sided pendant than some of the others. It still looks beautiful from either side though! This pendant does not have a jump ring for the ribbon, you just thread the ribbon through the loop at the top. This pendant cannot have a ring added to it because of it's design.

If left in the open air this pendant will develop a patina, and become darker with time. I love the way they look with a patina, more earthy and antique. It turns the copper darker, like an old penny. The silver will darken too, but not quite as quickly as the copper. If you prefer, you can use a soft cloth to polish the metals on a regular basis to keep it bright and shiny.

It is slightly wider than 1.25", and will hang about 2.25" below the ribbon it comes with, which will be in a complementing colour. If you have a colour preference for your ribbon, please let me know and I'll see what I can do. Sterling box chains in several lengths are also available in the 'Other Items' section of the shop.

Happy shopping! :-)