Yes, you need an ammonite tie tack! It has alllll the og fossil vibes!
• Regular size stones average ~2-2.5cm at their widest
• Petite (shown on the dime) ~1.5-2cm
• Each is securely attached to a gold-tone or silver-tone tie pin and clutch with t-bar chain. Resin on the reverse side for extra security.
• Handmade using natural stones.
• Mirror polished.
• Please allow for slight variations in color, shape and size of the stones.
• Stone origin: Madagascar. Sourced by hand, in-person, from the Quartzsite Gem Show.
• Gift box included.
►WHAT IS THIS THING ANWAY / HOW TO!? A tie tack is snazzy tie jewelry with fun AND function - pin to your tie to keep it from swaying and add an unforgettable decorative accent to your outfit.
• Insert the T-bar through the third buttonhole on your shirt.
• Push the pointed post through your tie
• Insert the post into the clutch hanging from the chain. Hold the clutch with your fingertips and slide the post into it.
• Now you’re sorted! The chain will live behind the tie and keep it from swinging.
• When pinning: don’t stretch or pull your tie tight, instead, allow it to hang naturally so it doesn’t bunch up or create a larger hole when you push the post through it.
• Can’t pierce your nose or ear at work? Be a tie-piercing rebel! Yep, whenever you use a tie pin, there will be a small hole in your tie. After wearing, you can gently steam the little hole with an iron, to make it shrink a bit. (Please do not steam your nose or ear or anything else you may have pierced already.)
►MATCHY MATCHY!
How about coordinating ammonite cufflinks? We have those too!
https://www.etsy.com/shop/Cyberoptix/search?search_query=ammonite
►ABOUT THE STONE:
Ammonites were predatory mollusks that resembled a squid with a shell. These cephalopods had eyes, tentacles, and spiral shells. They are more closely related to a living octopus, though the shells resemble that of a nautilus. Ammonites appeared in the fossil record about 240 million years ago. Ammonites lived in the seas near what are now the called the Mahajanga and Tulear regions of Madagascar.
►NEED MORE?
Got a super special occasion? Fathers of the bride, grooms and groomsmen? If only one/a few are shown as available, I probably have many more similar stones in my stash waiting to be made, or even more can usually be sourced and I can make plenty more for your entire wedding party!
►ABOUT THE MAKER:
Each is unique and one of a kind, and made by hand by printmaker, metalworking artist and Cyberoptix founder, Bethany Shorb. I work between my home base in Detroit, MI and a mobile RV studio Arizona, where I source all our stone, crystal, shell and fossil there and at the Tucson and Quartzsite AZ gem shows. All are intuitively sourced in person, from only the most reputable individual suppliers.
►CUFFLINK, TIE TACK & LAPEL PIN COLLECTION!
See all my cufflinks and coordinating accessories right here! https://www.etsy.com/shop/Cyberoptix?section_id=23432201