An Honesty seed-pod pendant with reflective metallic light, just like a real seed pod glimmering in the autumn garden. The botanical name Lunaria comes from the Latin Luna, meaning Moon.
The name Honesty came later in 16th Century, some say as the transparent pods reveal their seeds 'honestly'.
 
Materials:
Sterling Silver
 
Dimensions:
The pod measures about 3.5cm long with the bail - fairly similar in size to a real one.
The chain is a belcher link chain & can be ordered at different lengths - 18" is pictured.
 
How it's made:
The original model was hand-fabricated from silver sheet & wire. Sheet was textured with paper in a mill and then a pod shape was sawn out & a section of wire soldered around the edge to strengthen. Little seeds were formed from molten blobs of silver on each side.
A mold was made so that exact repeats can be formed using the ancient art of lost-wax casting (this bit is done by a casting company in London). Back here in Wales, it is tidied up, curved & given a soft polish to highlight the natural textures.
 
Presented in an eco gift-box with a small silver cloth to polish with.
 
Rock Rose's collection of gathered seed-pod jewellery can be seen here...