I am Proud to Offer You this Contemporary "Gifts from the Sea"™ Line of Exclusive Designs Created by Hawaiian Jewelry Artist Marta Howell®. Contemporary and Bold, Not for the Timid. Ever Know That Feeling When You See Something at a Moment's Glance and You do a Double-take Second Look...
I am Proud to Offer You this Contemporary "Gifts from the Sea"™ Line of Exclusive Designs Created by Hawaiian Jewelry Artist Marta Howell®. Contemporary and Bold, Not for the Timid. Ever Know That Feeling When You See Something at a Moment's Glance and You do a Double-take Second Look, Because Your Eyes Just Didn't Believe What they Saw. This Was the Exact Effect Felt When I Came Across Marta's Gorgeous Collection of Unique and Superbly Crafted Art Pieces! Exquisitely Beautiful, Each and Every Piece is a Show Stopper! From Her Heart to Yours Comes This Beautiful Gift from the Sea! I Truly Apologize to Her as My Pictures Do Not Best Reflect the True Appearance and Beauty of Her Wonderful Treasures as a Gifted Artist. All of Marta's Shell Pieces Are Geographically-Selected as She Possesses a Keen Understanding of How Each Region's Shell Can Display Certain Qualities With Respect to Their Luster, Colors and Iridescent Characteristics. All of Marta's Calibrated and Uniform-Sized Semi-Precious Gemstones are "A+" Grade or Better as She Pursues to Achieve the Highest Quality of Standards in Each of Her Art Pieces Made. The Tradename, Trademark, Logo, and Exclusive Jewelry Designs Are All Copyright Properties of Marta Howell Studio® O`ahu, Hawai`i.
FREE PRIORITY INSURED SHIPPING INCLUDED. NOTES: The Deisgn in the Item's Picture/s is the One You Will Receive. Please Note the Measurements of This Medium-Large Sized Pendant to Make a Better Informed Purchase. The Item is Much Better Than Pictured and Does Not Reflect the True Beauty of the Brilliant Mother of Pearl Shell's Iridescent Hues, Shades, and Color Reflections, or the Sugilite Stone's Tone and Color Patterning or the Sparkling Brilliance of the Amethyst Gemstone. Please State Your Optional Choice From One of Three Necklace Lengths (16", 18" or 20") in an Email or With a Note in Your Payment, Otherwise You Will Be Shipped the 18" Long Leather Necklace as the Default Size. Brand New, Never Used Hawaiian-Designed Sterling Silver, Mother of Pearl, Amethyst, and Sugilite Pendant With Necklace. 100% Solid .925 Sterling Silver (Not Plated, Not Bonded, Not Filled) Pendant With Natural Tahitian Gold-Lip Mother of Pearl Shell, Natural Wessels Mine, South Africa Sugilite Stone, Rio Grande do Sul Mines, Brazil Amethyst Gemstone Accents, and Black Leather Cord Necklace.
- Design: Contemporary Triangle With Round Cabochon Sugilite and Round-Cut Amethyst Gem #3; Cutout, Raised Bezel Gemstone Design, Fixed Bail, Hand-Cut and Hand-Shaped Shell and Sugilite Stone, Concave (Sunken) Surface Shaped Shell, Natural Shell (Not Treated), Round Brilliant-Cut Amethyst, Extra High Polished Iridescent Shell, Smooth Surface Polished Sugilite Stone, Smooth Silver High Polish Finish, Choice of Leather Cord Necklace Lengths With Sterling Silver Closure.
- Color/s: Shell: (Creamy Yellow-White and Silver Color Background With Pink, Rose, Mauve, Lime, Green, Teal, Yellow, Orange, Violet, Purple, Lavender, and Royal/Navy Blues Overtones...Just Gorgeous! Sugilite Stone: Deep Purple-blue With Mottled Violet and Lavender Patches. Amethyst: (Medium Tone), Purple With Violet Fire.
- Measures: Overall Design Incl. Gemstones is Approx. 1 15/16" Widest X 3 3/4" Long Incl. Fixed Bail, 6mm Wide X 12.5mm Long Fixed Bail Opening.
- Gemstone/s: Round Cabochon Sugilite is Approx. Just Over 1 1/8" Round X Just Over 3/16" Deep; Total Carat Weight: Approx. 34.33 Cts Sugilite; Gem Grade: Fine; Location/Notes: Wessels Mines, South Africa. Round Brilliant-Cut Amethyst is Approx. Just Over 1/4" Round X Just Under 1/8" Deep; Total Carat Weight: Approx. 1.15 Cts Purple Amethyst; Gem Grade: A+/AA; Location/Notes: Mined From the Rio Grande do Sul Mines, Brazil. The Gemstone Was Intricately Cut and Polished in Jaipur, India Where Cutting and Polishing Are Predominantly Done by Hand, Which Requires an Immense Degree of Skill and Years of Experience. In Jaipur, the Gem Manufacturing Industry is Over 300 Years Old, Which Also Happens to be the World’s Largest Center For Gemstone Cutting and Polishing.
- Size: Necklace is Approx. 18.0" Long (Default Length); Optional Resize Lengths in 16" or 20" Available Upon Request.
- Weight: Approx. 30.3 grams Total (Without Necklace).
- Features: This Beautiful Hand-Made Hawaiian-Designed Sterling Silver Pendant is Superbly Hand-Crafted With an Extra High Polished Surface Shell Finish, Polished Surface Stone Finish, and a Smooth, Silver High Polish Finish Background. This Labor-Intensive Dangling Design Features an Absolutely Gorgeous Iridescent Piece of Natural (Not Treated, Not Color Enhanced) Tahitian Gold-Lip Oyster's Mother of Pearl Shell, Rare Sugilite Stone, and a Purple Amethyst Gemstone. The Mother of Pearl Shell is High Detailed With Enhanced Polishing Techniques to Bring Out its Best Luster, Iridescence, and Colors of the Shell. The Shell's Satin Patina Has a 3-Dimensional Quality, and at Every Turn of This Piece You See a Rainbow of Colors Traversing Across its Face. The Sugilite Stone is Completely Natural (Untreated, Not Enhanced). The Stone is High Detailed With Enhanced Polishing Techniques to Bring Out its Best Luster, Mineral Patterning, and Colors of the Stone. The Amethyst Features a Round-Shaped Brilliant-Cut to Produce Exceptional Brilliance, Fire, and Scintillation. Each Shell and Gemstone is Individually Encased in Hand-Shaped Bezel Frames Conforming to the Exact Cut, Shape, and Sides of the Pieces Using a Very Strong 40-Strand Sterling Silver Wire. The Focal Portions of This Pendant Are Attached to an Included (Free of Charge) 1.9mm Thick, Black European Leather Cord Necklace Crafted of the Best Quality. The Necklace's Closure Incorporates a Strong, Sterling Silver Lobster-Claw Clasp for Added Security. This Pendant Features a Generous-Sized Fixed Bail to Accommodate Several Bold Round or Wide Flat Omega Chains as Desired. A Unique, One of a Kind Piece that Exudes Pride of Ownership! Retails for $980 and Higher in Fine Waikiki Shops, Inter-Island Boutiques, and Shopping Mall Jewelry Stores.
About Marta: Staff Writer, Honolulu Advertiser - "A mollusk is not a pretty thing. At least from the outside. They are usually gray and craggy and covered with little craters that look like out-of-control warts. Of all the creatures in the ocean, a mollusk seems unlikely to be the one that would normally inspire art...until its shell is opened. Opening a mollusk can be like prying open a treasure box long hidden in the depths of the ocean. Iridescent colors explode from the shell, from pale gray-blues and soft golden tones to brilliant pinks, purples and greens. Now these Gifts from the Sea™ are being used to create one-of-a-kind wearable art by one of Hawai`i's jewelry designers Marta Howell of Kailua, on the Island of Oahu, Hawai`i." She begins with Mother-of-pearl, sometimes combining it with Corals and Semi-precious Stones such as Tourmaline, Peridot, Amethyst, Blue Topaz, Citrine and Garnet, as the muses move Her. David, her husband taught her silversmithing, and she uses silver to bind the pieces together. The effect is often of a silver frame around the shells and stones. Marta stated, "I see art in every piece of shell. It's a never-ending adventure. Taking layers from the shells was like finding a new world within the shell." Howell said the temperature of the ocean, age of the mollusk and algae and seaweed they eat help determine the colors the shells take on. Those from Sumatra have a golden hue; from Norway, blue-pink; and New Zealand's are green-blue. Howell said one of the properties she likes best about working with mother-of-pearl is that there is a shade that works with every skin color. When she is designing, she has six muses in mind, each is based on a woman she has known in real life. They range from a graceful, feminine Hawaiian woman to a businesswoman "with attitude." About Sugilite: Sugilite (aka sugalite, luvulite) is a relatively rare pink to purple cyclosilicate mineral with a complex chemical formula. Sugilite crystallizes in the hexagonal system with prismatic crystals. The crystals are rarely found and the form is usually massive. It has a Mohs hardness of 5.5 to 6.5 and a specific gravity of 2.75 to 2.80. It is mostly translucent. Sugilite was first described in 1944 by the Japanese petrologist Ken-ichi Sugi (1901–1948) for an occurrence on Iwagi Islet, Japan, where it is found in an aegirine syenite intrusive stock. It is found in a similar environment at Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. In the Wessels mine in northern Cape Province of South Africa, sugilite is mined from a strata-bound manganese deposit. It is also reported from Liguria and Tuscany, Italy; New South Wales, Australia; and Madhya Pradesh, India. The mineral is commonly pronounced with a soft "g", as in "ginger". However, as with most minerals, its pronunciation is intended to be the same as the person it is named after; in this case, the Japanese name Sugi has a hard "g", as in "geese". Beautiful violet-purple Sugilite is considered one of the most important love stones and a major spiritual stone, promoting wisdom, individual and universal love by bringing light and love to the darkest situations and aids in forgiveness by eliminating hostility. Sugilite is said to help with understanding the “big questions” in life by teaching you how to live from your own truth. Especially helpful for those who feel alienated and alone, Sugilite helps the user to understand the purpose for their existence, and the reason for their life lessons. Known as the healer’s stone, it offers energetic protection from outside negative energies, imparts the ability to face unpleasant conditions, encourages positive thoughts, and releases emotional turmoil by helping one to recognize struggles as being neccessary for one's growth. Sugilite Care: Sugilite is a fairly durable mineral stone however certain chemicals such as those found in some cleaning supplies can "etch" the surface of the stone leaving it looking dull. Your jewelry can be maintained with a non abrasive jewelry cleaner, one that is rated for pearls, which will not damage your Sugilite. We recommend purchasing a jewelry polishing cloth, they are quite inexpensive and will last a very long time. You can then buff each piece before you store it, this will remove any dirt and oils from your body, both of which will speed up the tarnishing process. Avoid exposing your Sugilite jewelry to household detergents, especially bleach which can discolor the stone and the setting. Perfumes, cosmetics and hairspray can also damage jewelry as can chlorine in a swimming pool or hot tub. Store Sugilite carefully, preferably in a separate jewelry compartment, a chamois bag or in tissue. Amethyst Care: Cleaning your fine Amethyst jewelry is one way of keeping it bright and shinning, as it was on the day you first purchased it. Amethyst is fairly durable but still needs proper care. Clean your Amethyst jewelry in a gentle dishwashing liquid and a soft brush, rinse in warm water and dry off with a soft cloth. Remove your Amethyst jewelry while exercising or playing sports. Your gemstone can be chipped or be jarred loose. Avoid wearing jewelry during housework. Contact with household chemicals, especially ammonia-based, may discolor or damage your jewelry. Never store your jewelry in piles or together. This is to avoid scratching the Amethyst in your jewelry as well as the metal mounting. Harder gemstones, such as diamonds, can scratch Amethyst. Store your precious Amethyst jewelry in separate sections of the jewelry box or wrap them separately in soft cloths. Store your jewelry in a cool place out of direct sunlight. Do not wear your jewelry in swimming pools and on beaches. The chlorine in the pool and the seawater can harm and discolor the Amethyst in your jewelry. Do not soak your jewelry for extended periods in soap or other such solutions. It may harm the polish of your gemstone. Never ever use chlorine bleach to clean Amethyst jewelry. Never use toothpaste to clean your Amethyst jewelry. The abrasives in your toothpaste could mar the shine on Amethyst and the mounted metal. There is no reason to believe that with care you may not be able to enjoy your Amethyst jewelry lifelong. Jewelry Handling: It is Not Recommended to Use Harsh Cleaners, Detergents, Soaps, Shampoos, Jewelry Cloths or Jewelry Liquids, Chemicals, Chlorine, Body or Tanning Lotions, Ultrasonic Cleaners, Tarnish Creams, Showering, Swimming in Pools or Hot Tubs or the Ocean With Natural Sea Shell and Gemstone Adorned Silver Jewelry. About Tahitian Gold-Lip Oyster (Pinctada Maxima): Sometimes called White or Silver Lipped Oyster, Pinctada is a genus of pearl oysters. These are saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Pinctada in the family Pteriidae. They have a strong inner shell layer composed of nacre, also known as mother of pearl. All species within the genus Pinctada share the physiological properties that can lead to the production of large pearls of commercial value, and therefore attempts have been made to harvest pearls commercially from many different Pinctada species. This is the largest oyster species that grows up to 8-12” in diameter. It occurs naturally only in the warm tropical South Pacific waters of the Arafura Sea (off Northern Australia), Eastern and Northern Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Northern Thailand and to the east to Fiji and Tahiti. Pinctada Maxima can be broadly divided into two types based on the color of the shell’s inside, the silver-lipped and the gold-lipped. They are the source of larger White South Sea pearls more than 10mm in diameter, with some as large as 16-17mm with a weight of 7 grams. Australia and Indonesia are the main pearl producers, accounting for over 90% of production between them. The Gold Lip Oyster's “mother of pearl” inner shell has beautiful iridescent qualities. The Mother of Pearl shell is surface polished to display a beautiful shine along with its natural rainbow colored hues and iridescence. Gorgeous and radiant in appearance! Mother of Pearl Care: Use mild soaps and water on mother of pearl to clean it, and avoid storing it with jewelry which may scratch it and wear away the luminous layers of nacre. Purchase Assurance of Quality: As Each of These Pendants Are Intricately Hand-made With High Attention-to-Detail, Using Natural Mother of Pearl Shell and Gemstones, Each is a One-of-a-kind, Unique Design That You Will Cherish for Your Very Own! Ships in a Gift Box With and Exclusive Marta Howell Gift Pouch. Makes a Great Gift or Treat Yourself to Start or Add to Your Collection of Fine Mixed Shell and Gemstone Jewelry Designs. Stamped .925 with Artist's Hallmark for Assurance Marks of Solid .925 Sterling Silver Purity and Quality Jewelry Art Created by Marta Howell. Hand-made with "aloha". Certain High-Value Items Will Have Required Shipping Insurance to Protect Your Order’s Cost Value Against Shipping That is Lost, Stolen or Damaged by Others and Will Already Be Included in the FLAT Rate Shipping Cost. Please Understand We Should Not Be Held Responsible For Delivery Time Once Your Order Has Shipped as We Are Not the Individuals Delivering Your Package. We Ship Twice a Week on Wednesdays and Saturdays; and Daily During Traditional or Honoring Observance Holidays and the Christmas Shopping Season. USPS Express Delivery (2-Days Guaranteed) From Hawai`i for All U.S. Addresses. Please Feel Free to Contact Us With Any Questions. Live Aloha!
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