This lovely necklace has been made with beads of genuine garnet,rainbow moonstone,pale jade and mother of pearl. It features a pendant, handmade from lead-free modern pewter, with a beautiful garnet cabochon.The necklace is 440mm in length,and the heart shape is 40mm across.
Each pewter piece has been individually made by hand (not cast) to my own design. A pattern is raised on a sheet of pewter, then the raised area is filled. The item is then mounted on a rigid base,chemically patinated, then polished.Modern pewter is lead-free and after patination has a shiny,almost reflective,finish.It does not blacken like silver and can be brightened, if necessary,with a smear of metal polish and a buffing with a soft cloth.