Sterling Silver Whelk Shell Charm
Description:
A handmade sterling silver whelk shell.
Solid hand cast sterling silver whelk shell (nickel free).
My daughter and I collect shells as we walk the shoreline and we began to notice that our favorite pieces were the shells with natural cracks or holes allowing us to string them on chains and wear them around our necks as souvenirs of our time together. This is a tradition that began with my own father when I was a child. It struck me that we were finding such beauty in nature’s natural “imperfections” and, thus, this charm was cast from a small broken whelk shell we found and wore around our necks. It’s a reminder to me, that when I feel the pull towards an idea of perfection, that perfection doesn’t exist. Nature doesn’t make mistakes and here we are.
This versatile charm can be worn with a cord, silver chain or gold chain. The charm is modeled on an 18 inch semi-solid rope chain in 14ky gold. It’s layered here with our handmade gold chain. You can find our handmade Gold Chain HERE.
Our pieces are carefully and individually crafted in small batches. Items may have very slight variations and we hope you appreciate the subtle differences and celebrate handmade with us.
When not being worn, we recommend jewelry be stored in its pouch. Avoid soaps and lotions, bleach, household cleansers, hard surfaces and rough + tumble activities.
