Long necklace with handmade glass bead and pendants in lime-red-yellow, online golden hypoallergenic stainless steel chain
A joyful boho necklace that will make you think of the Middle East
* I created the Moretti glass pendant using a torch.
The chain is made of hypoallergenic golden stainless steel.
This product is vegan.
Length: 70 cm (27 1/2 in.). Pendant: 10 cm (4 in.)
Largest piece: 2.5 X 2 cm (1 X 3/4 in.)
Weight: 28 g (heavy)
(Urban collection)
How did I make this piece of jewellery?
- In a torch flame around 1000 degrees Celsius, I melt glass rods of different colors around a mandril - it's a metal rod dipped in a separator that keeps the metal and the glass from fusing together.
- I can flatten or roll the bead to reshape it. I can include gold or online silver leaf, milleforis (small patterns) or dichroic glass with a metallic surface...
- Then I put the bead in a kiln to anneal it during at least 1 hour. The molecular links reform inside the glass, ensuring the bead is solid.
- Once cooled, I take the bead off the mandril and remove all traces of separator.