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Créations Lucie Jolicoeur

Choker necklace with pink glass bead (Murano-style glass handmade in Montreal), blue aventurine inclusions, pearl baby blue leather cord, stainless steel clasp

Choker necklace with pink glass bead (Murano-style glass handmade in Montreal), blue aventurine inclusions, pearl baby blue leather cord, stainless steel clasp

Regular price $42.00 USD
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A choker with soft pastel tones

  • Necklace length: 38 cm (15 in) plus extension 5 cm (2 in)
  • Largest element: 2 x 1 cm (3/4 x 3/8 in)
  • Weight: 12 g (medium)
  • Materials: Artisanal Moretti glass, Italian leather, hypo allergenic stainless steel

This product contains animal material (leather), but I can replace it with a cork cord on request.

Note: I created the glass pendant using a torch.

How is it made?

  1. Using a torch with a 1000ºC flame, I melt glass rods of various colours around a mandril (a metal rod dipped in a separator to keep the metal and the glass from fusing together).
  2. I flatten or roll the bead to reshape it. I can add gold or silver foil, murines (small patterns) or dichroic glass (with a metallic surface) to my bead.
  3. When I am satisfied with the bead, I put it in a kiln to anneal it for at least 1 hour. The molecular links reform inside the glass, ensuring the bead is solid.
  4. Once it has cooled, I take the bead off the mandril and remove all traces of separator.

Care instructions

Even if I anneal each bead to make it as resistant as possible, glass is fragile.

Wear it and store it with care.

Customization

I will be pleased to tailor my products to your needs! For most products, I can:

  • Replace nickel-free metal findings with hypo allergenic stainless steel ones
  • Replace animal leather cords with cork cords
  • Modify the length of necklaces or earrings

Please allow 2 days to customize your product once I accept your request in writing.

 

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