SAGRADA - Southwest Church Cross Necklace, Terracotta Carnelian Handmade Jewelry

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Many cities and towns in the Desert Southwest have an “old town” section dominated by a beautiful adobe church that exudes sacredness and history: Santa Fe, Tucson, El Paso, Albuquerque, Las Cruces - the list goes on. The beautifully rustic pendant featured on the SAGRADA handmade necklace is reminiscent of those memorable churches. The Southwest inspired artisan pendant was created from reddish-brown terracotta ceramic. A lovely matte turquoise wash was added that allows areas of the earthy terracotta to show through giving an ancient, distressed look. The original artisan design of a church with two crosses and clouds above was impressed into the clay giving great texture to the not quite rectangular pendant. The back of the pendant is unglazed and can be used as an aromatherapy diffuser - carefully dab a drop or two of essential onto the back and the scent will be released for hours. The pendant is securely fastened to the main body of the necklace with a heavy duty copper jump ring.

To perfectly highlight the colors of the terracotta church with crosses pendant, two shapes and sizes of glowing orange carnelian were used along with small turquoise Czech glass beads. The larger and darker carnelian beads are more roundish nugget shaped, each just a bit different, adding a rustic flare. They are a rich dark orange color with some streaks of lighter and darker orange. Seven of these are found on each side of the necklace. Separating the nuggets are hand cut carnelian discs in a lighter orange shade. Since the discs are hand cut, they are very similar in size and shape but also are a bit different. Four discs separate the rounds along with small copper beads. For added Southwest color, a single ridged turquoise Czech glass lantern bead is found in the middle of each set of discs, separated by small copper beads. A sleek pure copper toggle clasp set finishes the necklace securely. Carefully designed and handmade by Catherine of Shadow Dog Designs, the peaceful SAGRADA necklace is a perfect gift for the woman who loves unique designer jewelry with a Southwest soul. “Sagrada” is Spanish for “sacred.”

+ Church with crosses terracotta pendant: app. 30 mm x 25 mm x 4 mm (1.2” x 1”); artisan handmade by Sue of starspiritstudio
+ Roundish carnelian nuggets: app 6 mm
+ Carnelian discs: app. 5 mm x 2 mm
+ Turquoise Czech glass lantern beads: app. 3 mm
+ Metal: copper
+ Clasp: sleek pure copper toggle clasp set
+ Length: app. 18” / 45.7 cm
+ Pendant drop: app. 1.5” / 3.8 cm including the copper jump ring

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