Filigree heart pendant with Champagne CZ stone

A delicate little copper heart pendant filled with curls and leaves and buds and a single Champagne coloured Cubic Zirconia (CZ) faceted gemstone nestles amongst the coils.

The heart pendant hangs on the included chain from a triple looped continuous coil of copper atop the heart, reinforced with tiny balls of solid copper.  It has been antiqued to enhance the textures and details.

The pendant has been entirely hand crafted by me, with every tiny leaf, ball and coil formed with my fingers and fixed in place with tweezers - painstaking delicate work under a magnifier, taking many hours.

The pendant hangs 31mm (1.2") below the chain and is 28mm (1.1") at its widest in wear.    Please check the sizes against a ruler as it is quite small and delicate and smaller than the photographs might suggest when seen larger on-screen.

It hangs from a nice quality antiqued copper belcher chain which fastens with my own hand crafted hook and loop clasp.  You can choose your own length of chain up to 24" within this price, but if a size isn't specified, 18" will be supplied by default.  So please don't forget to specify your required length in the comments box during checkout.


What is copper clay / precious metal clay?

Copper clay is a clay like medium made from tiny particles of copper (other metals are available too), combined with an organic binder and made into a pliable clay or paste with water. After working with the clay-like medium to form the article, it is thoroughly dried to remove all of the water, the shape is then further refined and then fired at very high temperature to both burn off the binders and to cause the copper particles to fuse together as solid metal.  

It is a fascinating form of alchemy which allows results not easily achieved by conventional metalsmithing techniques and a delicate level of detail as in this case. Once fired in a very hot kiln, the result is pure solid metal - in this case, copper.