The pendant is hand-carved from a single fancy jasper pebble and features a darling hedgehog. The natural layers of the stone are exploited by the carver to form the hedgehog, his nest of leaves, and the polished pebble back. The beads are hand knotted on green silk and are finished with a Bali sterling silver clasp, and the necklace is roughly 19 inches long.
Disclosure: Please note that the display mannequin in the photo is about half-human scale; the necklace has been draped around the back of the mannequin to simulate how the necklace would hang. Like all silk knotted necklaces, care should be taken not to get this necklace wet, and it should be stored flat: silk will stretch over time. Like all of my jewelry, this necklace is not intended for use by persons under 13.
About the Stones:
Jasper is a form of quartz (silicon dioxide) and is a member of the chalcedony family. Jasper is an opaque and fine grained stone and comes in a rainbow of patterns and colors. It is a hard, with a Mohs hardness of 7.
