Small Silver Teardrop Cactus Necklace
Jewelry handmade from prickly pear cactus fiber. Each piece is made using a solid metal copy of dried cactus fiber.
This handmade small teardrop cactus skeleton pendant was inspired by the desert and cast from actual skeletons of Prickly Pear cacti (skeleton closeup shown). Using the lost wax casting process, each piece starts with a carefully selected section of Prickly Pear skeleton, which is then hand cast using recycled sterling silver. That cast piece of prickly pear is soldered into in a silver teardrop frame.
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Returns
In case you're not totally in love with your handmade jewelry, returns and exchanges are accepted within seven (7) days of your receipt of the jewelry. Jewelry must be unworn, in original packaging, and have an approval email from Lila Clare Jewelry. Worn or customized jewelry may not be returned or exchanged.
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- Timing: Ships in 3 - 5 business days, does not include transit time.
- Lila Clare's cactus fiber jewelry is handmade in Tucson, Arizona.
Jewelry made from the desert
Each cactus piece is handmade using a lost wax casting process.
- I choose section of dried prickly pear cactus fiber (yep, the dried cellulose from inside the cactus).
- I make a mold of that piece of cactus fiber, then pour silver or gold into the mold.
- The result is a solid metal copy of the cactus fiber, which I then made into a unique piece of jewelry.
artisan made
Hi, I'm Clare, owner and maker of Lila Clare Jewelry. I make each piece of jewelry from the actual dried fibrous skeleton of the prickly pear cactus, resulting in artisan jewelry made in and from the southwestern desert. I have been making these unique jewelry pieces from the cactus skeleton since 2010.
Desert jewelry, handmade in Tucson
See the whole collection of pieces made using the intricate patterns of the prickly pear cactus fiber.
