This unique One-of-a-Kind cross necklace is approx. 24” long, and has a sterling silver toggle clasp.

The hand cut and polished stone cross is made from a piece of Lapis Lazuli, it is not high grade, but I loved the white inclusions – I felt it gave it more of a cosmic feeling. The lapis beads are hand cut in Afghanistan, and are grade AA. The silver beads are antique Tuareg beads from Mali, Africa. The Tuareg people are a nomadic tribe and descendants of the Berbers. They were known as the Desert Noblemen and traveled around the Sahara Desert region. The beads date from the early to mid 1900s. These are beautiful old beads with lovely patinas and signs of usage. They must have great stories to tell of distant travels and lives. When you wear them it is fun to look down at them and wonder who wore them before you, where they were from, what clothing they wore, and … - well it could go on and on for a long time. All the findings are sterling silver.

Hand crafted in the USA with imported materials.

Blue, our resident Blue Jay, has decided that he is in charge of quality control and should be included in the shots, as it is his back yard. He loved pecking at the stones and silver. In the end it was easier to just take the pictures with him in them - when we tried to bribe him away with seeds, he would just land on the camera – making it impossible. I think he thoroughly enjoyed making us laugh!