“THE SAND DOLLAR PENDANT”
………………………Now you know the complete story and legend of the Sand Dollar…………..I have long been fascinated by the shape, design and thinness of these “shells”…..by their fragility and bleached white color. I have often thought of how I could use these in a piece of jewelry, but because they are so fragile I have always left the idea in limbo………Then the light bulb came on. What if I reproduced them exactly in metal and had them plated in an off white to match the original Sand Dollar……..Voila!……..The Sand Dollar pendant. In my collection of shells I have quite a few Sand Dollars in different sizes……..I brought them to one of my manufacturers who specialize in metal jewelry. When I pulled out the shells I could see on their faces “OH NO, what has he brought us now, and what does he think we are going to do with shells????!!!”….When I explained what my idea was, to reproduce them in metal, the mood immediately lightened up, and I could see them all thinking of the possibilities. When I said I wanted to plate two of them in the off white they really got on board, because this would be so much more impressive than plain metal reproductions. They were able to reproduce the shells exactly, and when I placed the metal white shells next to the real Sand Dollars you couldn’t tell the difference. Instead of one single shell I decided to make three, two in the white and one in gold. The gold shell becomes the back drop for the smallest shell…………There is also a Sand Dollar Earring. I have taken the smallest shell added a small gold bead and hung them form a lever back…….On their own they are marvelous conversation pieces. I know there will be people who are thinking you are wearing the real thing………PEACE!……..
J487847 is the style number of the Sand Dollar, and it’s avail now! ………………enjoy…………….much Love…………………Louis
