It’s not often that I post pictures of my fingerprint commissions but I liked the idea of the simple discs and interchangeable gem clusters requested by my most recent customer.
The silver clay I use to make make my jewellery, including these little silver pendants, is astonishing stuff – a ceramic that has particles of silver rather than particles of stone within it. Once the finger is pushed into the clay, dried and fired the impression is there forever. It’s as though the clay has taken a snapshot of the unque detail and the smallness of the fingerprint. It’s quite humbling really – I make the rest of the pendant pretty and etch in names and ages but the fingerprint itself is the star.
This was a special commission for the customer’s friend – it was the friend’s little ones whose fingerprints I cast. The recipient is unwell and the necklace was made to cheer her. It felt good to make something that might lift someone else’s spirits.
P.S. There’s free shipping to anywhere in my etsy shop at the moment.
Helen says
What a lovely idea. Very simple and ver beautiful. x
Planet Penny says
It's a lovely idea, I would khave loved to have had my childrens finger prints when they were babies! x
Cottage Garden says
Your pendants make a unique and beautifully personal gift Emma. Your Etsy shop is lovely, a couple of items are on my wishlist!!
Jeanne
x
The Coffee Lady says
The photo, my dear, is STUNNING
periwinkle says
lovely idea and I'm sure it will indeed lift her spirits
crafts@home says
Beautiful, and forever 🙂
The Cloth Shed says
What a wonderful idea and so special too…
Julie x
greenrabbitdesigns says
So pretty and so unique!
I love the idea of being able to change gems. 🙂
Vivienne x
Tara says
Lovely sentiment behind those pendants, these ones in particular.
Thimbleanna says
Oh Emma — I so wish my boys were still little. I just LOVE this necklace — so pretty!!!
by Teresa says
Oh my goodness.. I sooooo want to get going with the silver clay thing but I'm afraid of the cost of kilns and things… should I be afraid to even think I could do it?
I'm doing a giveaway on my blog.. I hope you can hop over and see…
Hugs from Oregon, USA — Teresa 🙂
mandy says
Love the fingerprint idea…. I'm following your tweets now!
Scented Sweetpeas says
I certainly love my childrens fingerprints necklace. Love the idea of being able to change the gems on it.
Catherine says
What a brilliant idea, how lovely
Rachel says
A delightful idea!
urban craft says
the fingerprint cast is really a special idea. I love how personal it is. Not something you can do on etsy, though. Bummer, cause it would be super popular.
personalised cufflinks says
This is just so lovely.