Product Details
Vered came back from a holiday with a handful of things she had gathered at the water's edge: shells, small pieces of coral, whatever the sea had left on the sand that week. One piece of white coral had come out of the water shaped like a heart. Nobody carved it and nobody helped it along. It simply washed up that way.
The heart is a shape that keeps returning in the pieces I have made for Vered over the years, usually because I put it there: a gold leaf laid over the Rough Garnet Ring, and hidden all through the Vered Heart Sapphire Halo Ring. This time the sea had done it first, so there was nothing to design. The work was to hold the coral without touching what made it worth keeping.
I carved a small cap in wax for each of the two upper points, and gave them a surface that carries on the pitted texture of the coral itself, so the gold reads as the same material rather than as a frame around it. Each cap is pinned into the coral with gold and soldered to the chain, so the pendant hangs from both sides and sits open across the collarbone.
Made in 14K yellow gold, on a 42 cm rolo chain. This piece was made for Vered and is not for sale. If you have brought something home from a place that matters to you, bring it to me and we will find out together what it can become.
Details
- Made for: Vered, 2022
- Coral: a piece of white coral, found on the beach already shaped like a heart
- Metal: 14K yellow gold
- Caps: carved in wax with a texture that continues the surface of the coral, pinned with gold and soldered to the chain
- Chain: rolo, 42 cm
- Not for sale. Commissions by inquiry
Shipping & Making Time
Your order will be made within 14 business days from the time of payment (excluding Fridays and Saturdays) and will be sent to you via FeDeX-insured express D2D shipping with no extra charge. Before the jewelry is sent to you, you will be notified of the package tracking number. When completing the order please include your email address and cell phone number so the shipping company can contact you. Please note that you may be charged taxes by your country's customs, please check this before you purchase
Reviews
Coral Heart Pendant, Made for Vered
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Commissions and Custom Design
Every commission begins with a design fee of $250 USD for each rendering. This pays for the time I spend developing a detailed 3D visualization of your piece, usually several days of work.
The fee covers up to three rounds of revisions on that rendering. Further revisions are $80 USD each, agreed with you in advance.
If you request more than one design direction, each rendering carries its own $250 fee, because each one is a separate piece of work.
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Particularly complex models may carry an additional design fee. I will tell you before starting, never after.
Returns, Refunds and Warranty
In short: ready-made pieces from the catalogue can be returned within 14 days, unworn and in their original packaging. Pieces made to order, One of a Kind pieces and commissions cannot, because each one was made for a specific person. Every piece I make is covered against defects in material and workmanship.
The full terms are set out in my return and refund policy, my shipping policy, and sections 5A to 5C of my terms of service. If something is wrong with your order, write to me before anything else. I would rather fix it than have you keep a piece you are unhappy with.
Contact
Any question about an order, a return, or a commission comes straight to me at sales@layanijewelry.com.