Small Glass Strawberry charm necklace
• hand blown glass Strawberry charm
• strawberry is about 1/2 inch (about 13mm) high
• hand blown glass leaf charm in light or dark green
• the glass leaf is a little smaller than the strawberry
• your choice of Sterling Silver or 14/20 Gold-Filled
• your choice of 20 or 30 inches total length
• carefully packed in natural biodegradable plant fiber
• a free recycled gift box and re-purposed ribbon are included.
Strawberries remind us of good times. This necklace will gather comments and compliments wherever you go! It is elegant enough to add a splash of color to your work ensemble, but will look just as great with casual clothes. Also makes a great gift for the gourmet cook, foodie or gardener in your life.
Multiple Items:
If you order several items from my Shop, they will be packed inside the same gift box to avoid waste. If you are ordering gifts for multiple persons and you do need separate gift boxes, please let me know in the Notes section of your order in the Shopping Cart.
About Shipping:
I shipping most orders in 1-3 business days. Free shipping in the US is via USPS First Class Parcel Service (now called Ground Advantage) which takes 2-5 business days. If you need your package sooner, an upgrade to Priority Mail or Express Mail can be purchased during Checkout. If you need more certainty, Message me to discuss options for UPS 2-day and Next Day Air. A signature will be required for orders valued over $500. If it's inconvenient to sign for packages at your home address, during checkout you can provide the address of another place where someone will be available to sign - perhaps at your work or the home of a trusted friend.
The Nature of Mother Nature:
Almost nothing in nature is completely round, smooth or even, so I avoid making my glass fruit and leaves too perfectly. I put on little splotches and speckles, make them a tidbit lopsided, and add other small imperfection so that each berry or leaf is unique. This makes them look much more real.
Process and Materials:
All the glass pieces are hand-formed one at a time in the flame of a torch from colored glass rods. I melt the molten glass directly onto a twist in the copper wire which becomes the stem. Then I place each individual seed in its little dent on the outside, one at a time. Finally I make and add each little "leaf" in the calyx. No two glass strawberries are exactly alike.
Sustainability:
The packaging for your order has been reduced as much as possible while still preventing glass breakage. Everything that's left is made from recycled, sustainable or repurposed materials. Brown packing tape can be recycled right along with the cardboard boxes and paper inserts or filler. The organic Kapok fiber padding inside your gift box will biodegrade, but not fast enough for curbside composting. Please put that in your regular trash. Even the red stretch ribbon on your gift box (which also goes in regular trash) was bought at a second-hand shop and repurposed! :)
Photography:
The photos above are representative of the glass fruit necklaces I make in this style. The necklace you receive will be similar to, but not exactly the same as, the one shown above. There will be some minor variations in the shape, size and color patterns of each berry.
All Matching Glass Fruit Jewelry (Strawberries Shop Section):
https://www.etsy.com/shop/GlassBerries?section_id=19760353
Here's a link back to the main page of my Shop:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/GlassBerries