Charmed Bracelets

Queen Victoria Wore Garnets

 I have trouble keeping garnet jewelry in stock, most of it sells before it even gets up on my blog. That was true for this piece as well--It was a special order for a friend who saw the similar bracelets in my Garnets section and asked to me make her one.

I was happy to, because this is one of my favorite designs. 

I gathered up garnets of various shapes and sizes, and pulled the six strands together into flower-shaped cones of Thai silver. The bracelet closes with a sterling silver toggle clasp. 

The charm is a love token, made from an English 3-pence coin with Queen Victoria on the face. The reverse side is engraved with the giver's initials. 

Love tokens were a popular gift in Victorian and Edwardian times (mid-1800s through early 1900s). Some were handmade by the giver, others were engraved by jewelers.

I made a pair of earrings with clusters of small round garnets to match the bracelet. These earrings are one of the first styles I made when I launched my jewelry business about a year ago. I'm completely sold out of the earrings, but please e-mail me if you'd like me to make you a pair: jeanne.sather@gmail.com 

I will have more earrings in this style up soon. I'm making them in a variety of gemstones: garnet, amethyst, black onyx, coral, turquoise, and more. 

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Photo: @ Monica Strasen 2010.

Design and text: @ Jeanne Sather 2010.  

Garnets and Queen Victoria Love Token: SOLD

Garnets were very popular in the Victorian era, so they seemed appropriate for this one-of-a-kind bracelet, which features a "love token" made from a Victorian silver coin.

Love tokens were a popular gift in Victorian and Edwardian times (mid-1800s through early 1900s). Some were handmade by the giver, others were engraved by jewelers. 

Typically, the original design was filed away and a name or initials and date were engraved on the coin. Women wore them as charms and men wore them as a fob on their watch chains.

This one is a 3-pence coin with Queen Victoria on the face, and the name "Art" and the date 1895 on the reverse. The bracelet has five strands of garnets in various shapes and sizes and closes with a sterling silver toggle clasp. 

Price: $125.

The price includes taxes, postage, and insurance to U.S. destinations. 

THIS BRACELET IS SOLD. If you'd like me to make you something similar, please e-mail me: jeanne.sather@gmail.com

Length: 8 inches, which fits a largish wrist of about 7 inches. 

@ Jeanne Sather 2009. 

Garnet Flower-Power Earrings

If you find yourself wearing bellbottoms (again!) or a gauzy embroidered blouse, maybe you need a pair of flower-power earrings to complete the retro look!

These are really sweet: A sterling silver daisy dangles inside a sterling hoop with a tiny garnet bead at the bottom to give them a bit of color. 

The ear wires are sterling french wires. Let me know if you prefer another style of ear wires. I can accommodate most requests. 

Price: $25

The price includes taxes, shipping and insurance to U.S. destinations. 

THESE EARRINGS ARE SOLD OUT, AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND MORE OF THE STERLING DAISIES. 

Questions? Contact me: jeanne.sather@gmail.com

@ Jeanne Sather 2009. 

Romantic Lost Earring Charm Bracelet: SOLD

This beautiful, one-of-a-kind bracelet features a very special "lost earring" on a double-chain bracelet: one handmade sterling chain with garnet beads and one strand of delicate sterling chain. 

The heart charm is a silver "lost earring" set with tiny diamonds. The bracelet closes with a sterling toggle clasp.

Add more charms to this bracelet, or wear it as is. It couldn't be more romantic. 

Length: 8 inches. 

Price: $80.  The price includes all taxes, postage, and insurance to U.S. destinations. Contact me to discuss postage/insurance if you live outside the United States. E-mail: jeanne.sather@gmail.com

THIS BRACELET IS SOLD. 

See more: Valentine's Day

@ Jeanne Sather 2010. 

Garnets and Queen Victoria: SOLD

Garnets were very popular in the Victorian era, so they seemed appropriate for this bracelet, which features a charm with portraits of Queen Victoria and her children. 

I found this unique charm online, from a dealer in England. 

It is a Victorian watch fob, made to celebrate Queen Victoria and her many children. Queen Victoria's portrait is in the center on one side, and her son and heir Prince Edward (later King Edward VII) and his wife are in the center on the reverse. 

The surrounding portraits are of Victoria's many children. The charm dates to the late 1800s and is sterling silver and in excellent condition. 

The bracelet is four strands of garnets of various sizes and shapes. It closes with a sterling silver toggle clasp. 

Price: $140. THIS ONE IS SOLD. 

I custom-fit all my bracelets, so be sure to send me your wrist measurement. I will make this bracelet either longer or shorter, if necessary, to be sure it fits properly. 

Contact me: jeanne.sather@gmail.com

@ Jeanne Sather 2009.