Apparently Baltic Amber is great for teething, and it's quite popular in Europe for children to wear amber teething necklaces. So I made one for my teething wee man:
It's a clasp-free necklace, so that if it catches it will slide off without injury, plus it's on steel wire, which is so strong standard jewellery cutters won't cut through. So I don't have to worry about breakage and beads flying anywhere. Here's it being modelled (the flash went off hence some of the beads have a "glow effect"):
Baltic Amber is not actually a gemstone, but is in fact a fossilised resin that is estimated to be 50 millon years old. Because I've sourced my amber from a jewellery supplier, I chosen A grade amber beads, so some of them may have been heat treated to remove bubbles and factures.
Next Project: Hubby's ring is still on the cards, plus I've promised little miss nearly 4 a pink Cinderella bracelet. I've just gotten in some delightful sterling silver carriage charms, just like Cinderella's. Plus some pink swarvoski crystals that come with my amber order.
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
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3 comments:
Hey Sweetie, I cant see the photos, is there something I need to do to see the. love mum
Ohh...I can see them fine. I know that there is quite a few problems sometimes with blogger (being free and all).
I've got them now. They're really lovely.
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