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A Heart With A Twist - sterling silver

A Heart With A Twist - sterling silver

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People who know me personally would be surprised that I spent some time on Valentine's Day making a heart. I am cynical, at best, and have never (well, hardly ever) celebrated a day marked by greeting cards and idealized expectations, romantic or otherwise. There were several Saints Valentine, after all, at least one had his head chopped off on "Valentine's Day," and we have Chaucer - not a saint - to blame for the "love" associated with the day.

Nevertheless, though perhaps in reaction to all the modern commercialism of the day, I made a heart. Out of silver. On Valentine's Day.

Take a close look, though. It is a stylized heart, not a traditional shape; not flat, not evenly rounded; bashed repeatedly with a hammer; "dirt" (well, planned oxidation) is showing despite some shine; and it looks like it almost got melted at one point. Well, actually, it almost did. No cupids or fluffy bunnies here. This is a heart that has been places. This is a heart that has lived a life.

And on the back, hidden unless the wearer chooses to reveal it, the ever-so-slightly-twisted phrase: BECAUSE I SAID SO.

I can imagine related phrases:
* Because YOU said so.
* Because SHE said so.
* Because HE said so.
And then the options for personalization:
* Because [insert name of loved one here] said so.
* Because [insert name of dog] said so.

The sterling silver pendant comes with a delicate 18" (46 cm) sterling silver chain, although it might be different than the one in the photo. The heart is 1 1/4" long (3.5 cm), and an inch wide (2.5 cm).

This listing is for a heart with BECAUSE I SAID SO on the back. Please convo me if you'd like something different.

Please note the curves of the pendant make it difficult to take photographs: the black seen in some of the photos is the reflection of my camera.

Added on Dec 10, 2009