{"title":"K E Y S","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-key-of-endless-night-mini-earring-version","title":"The Key of Endless Night. Mini. { Earring version }","description":"\u003cp\u003eREPRICED 6\/16\/26\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e**PLEASE NOTE**\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause of the nature of these keys, for the first time in many years, we’ll be offering the key earrings as singles, or as pairs. Please use the drop down menu to select whether you want one key, or a pair. This will allow you to mix \u0026amp; match as you so choose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn honor of our 14th anniversary I wanted to revisit some themes from the earlier years of BloodMilk. The Key of Endless Night is an\u003cspan\u003e homage to the crescent moon nesting rings of the same name, which is a love letter to the lines of the poem in ‘Auguries of Innocence’ written by William Blake:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome are Born to sweet delight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Some are Born to endless night\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand which pair with our beloved ‘Belonging to the Darkness’ rings ~ rings that I made ten years ago as an act of self-acceptance for the gloomy and ‘extra’ parts of myself ~ as a way to admit that it was ok to be out of step with the world and ok to belong\/ to have been born to ‘Endless Night’. Despite these rings having been made years ago, I still feel these sentiments ringing true now, I still feel the need for touchstones to soothe and remind me that I belong though I although I may always feel outside of the wider world of things; a key to remind me I feel inside of my own world, a world I have and am continually creating for myself. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design of the small circle indents within the stars within the crescent of the keys mirrors the row 'stars' of stones set in the original Endless Night rings, adding a small conversation between the key and the ring. Please note the crescents are ever so slightly sharp, a small signature of a lot of our designs ~ a reminder that while the world may be a little sharp edged, that you have talismanic objects to soothe you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeys:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSkeleton keys have long been an obsession of mine. My godmother is an auctioneer and took me along to auctions and estate sales. Treasure for me were always the wooden boxes filled with greasy and dirt caked keys, beautiful with their time earned patina, with their memories and silent stories. She has gifted me special ones over time; one I wore for many years around my neck and one especially meaningful Art Deco one I used as a size and design reference for this collection.  As a kid, I imagined every beautiful key I came across no matter how small or large, belonged to a haunted house. Even the tiny keys that came with my school fair diary were special to me. Keys have that sort of resiliency that many other sorts of old objects don’t, they survive the wear and tear of misuse, they surface like relics from the muck of time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeys are an ancient tool, created first by the Ancient Egyptians in wood and modified by the Romans in metal and made small enough to be kept on a person, coined as the first ‘skeleton keys’. These were used, as now, to lock doors and boxes or 'safes', to protect precious objects and people. Thusly one of the mundane and ubiquitous tool has also come to garner potent symbolism over time and has been woven into a current everyday object that even digital technology can’t seem to make obsolete. At the time of my writing this, I still use metal keys to gain entrance to my apartment and studio; I moved out of a house in Philadelphia in 2020 in one of the oldest parts of the city that still employed the use of skeleton keys. Perhaps the key is an object where the old world and the new continually shoulder up against each other, no matter how much modern technology tries to replace them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a talismanic jewel the key is a liminal object representing a potent tension and duality as it can both lock and unlock, making the person who holds the key one on a threshold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*For locking: Being able to lock something behind you will always give the power and feeling of protection, therefore keys will always have the symbolism of protection embedded in them. The first key I can remember owning was a tiny key that fit to a tiny lock that latched onto a diary I owned in elementary school where I kept all of my secrets. This consisted of all of the titles of the books I’d write, but they sounded like spells, things I desperately wanted to change about myself; revenge I’d like to take on bullies. These days, protecting my loved ones, my heart, and extending protection to those I can feels most important to me. Feeling safe and helping others feel safe in my presence is something I'm always thinking about, and the presence of a key against my body helps remind me of these tenants and makes me feel safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor unlocking: Keys as objects that can 'unlock' show up as symbols across cultures. It’s a symbol of gaining access: for some it's about knowledge and wisdom or about gaining access to higher or unearthly realms: Saint Peter was known to hold the keys to heaven while Hecate is known to hold the keys to the unseen world\/ the gates of death. As an initiatory symbol, it suggests garnering levels of knowledge that lead upwards on your path, or crossing thresholds of the unconscious. It also suggests the ability of survival, of being able to find 'a way out', of reaching a place where you are able to unlock or solve an obstacle that was complex or troubling, such as a Sphinx's riddle. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- 15mm at it's widest \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Hangs approximately 2 1\/2 inches including the hook\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Solid Sterling Silver  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-\u003cspan\u003e Each earring is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e hand oxidized to achieve our favorite shade of stormy gray and then highlighted to reveal the bright luminous silver beneath.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eEach of the keys in this series was based on drawings made by my husband, Aaron Horkey, as I peered over his shoulder and requested my 'dream' keys, making them even more special to me. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e***IMPORTANT***\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis jewel is handmade to order, just for you, with care and focus. Please allow approximately 6-8 weeks for creation before shipping.                    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVisit the Policy Page to make an educated and informed purchase \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodmilkjewels.com\/pages\/policy\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHERE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you have further questions, we are always here to serve you in a kind and timely manner: via bloodmilkjewels@gmail.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blood Milk Jewels","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43282733105401,"sku":"","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/9287\/products\/bm_product_84_0146_ef.jpg?v=1663272037"},{"product_id":"the-key-to-the-other-side-earring-with-chain-version","title":"The Key to the Other Side. { Earring with chain version }","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNEED TO REPRICE 6\/16\/26\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Key to the Other Side is the title 'story' key to this collection ~ if BloodMilk is a book I am writing, the book of my life, my heart's blood, this key might be my current thesis. It is also a piece that has many meanings and many stories imbued inside of it: a talismanic vessel where you can place your own meaning inside. What is the Other Side for you? Where do you want to go ? Where do you want to be? Who do you want to be?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis an homage to the time traveler, those of you caught out of time ~ who feel in the wrong era, the wrong place.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e It’s for those of you on the threshold of a big change, the dreamers looking up at the stars \u0026amp; in need of a touchstone for the times when you feel that dream is receding.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e It’s for those of you who struggle to sleep through the night because your anxiety or grief or rage wakes you up.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's for those of you who are readers and the key to escape is through the fiction \u0026amp; fantasy worlds of books.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s for those of you who can't get out and so desperately want to, I see you and I hope you do.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's all of these things and more ~ it’s what I hope waits for me when I open the door this key unlocks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e**PLEASE NOTE**\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause of the nature of these keys, for the first time in many years, we’ll be offering the key earrings as singles, or as pairs. Please use the drop down menu to select whether you want one key, or a pair. This will allow you to mix \u0026amp; match as you so choose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeys:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSkeleton keys have long been an obsession of mine. My godmother is an auctioneer and took me along to auctions and estate sales. Treasure for me were always the wooden boxes filled with greasy and dirt caked keys, beautiful with their time earned patina, with their memories and silent stories. She has gifted me special ones over time; one I wore for many years around my neck and one especially meaningful Art Deco one I used as a size and design reference for this collection.  As a kid, I imagined every beautiful key I came across no matter how small or large, belonged to a haunted house. Even the tiny keys that came with my school fair diary were special to me. Keys have that sort of resiliency that many other sorts of old objects don’t, they survive the wear and tear of misuse, they surface like relics from the muck of time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeys are an ancient tool, created first by the Ancient Egyptians in wood and modified by the Romans in metal and made small enough to be kept on a person, coined as the first ‘skeleton keys’. These were used, as now, to lock doors and boxes or 'safes', to protect precious objects and people. Thusly one of the mundane and ubiquitous tool has also come to garner potent symbolism over time and has been woven into a current everyday object that even digital technology can’t seem to make obsolete. At the time of my writing this, I still use metal keys to gain entrance to my apartment and studio; I moved out of a house in Philadelphia in 2020 in one of the oldest parts of the city that still employed the use of skeleton keys. Perhaps the key is an object where the old world and the new continually shoulder up against each other, no matter how much modern technology tries to replace them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a talismanic jewel the key is a liminal object representing a potent tension and duality as it can both lock and unlock, making the person who holds the key one on a threshold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*For locking: Being able to lock something behind you will always give the power and feeling of protection, therefore keys will always have the symbolism of protection embedded in them. The first key I can remember owning was a tiny key that fit to a tiny lock that latched onto a diary I owned in elementary school where I kept all of my secrets. This consisted of all of the titles of the books I’d write, but they sounded like spells, things I desperately wanted to change about myself; revenge I’d like to take on bullies. These days, protecting my loved ones, my heart, and extending protection to those I can feels most important to me. Feeling safe and helping others feel safe in my presence is something I'm always thinking about, and the presence of a key against my body helps remind me of these tenants and makes me feel safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor unlocking: Keys as objects that can 'unlock' show up as symbols across cultures. It’s a symbol of gaining access: for some it's about knowledge and wisdom or about gaining access to higher or unearthly realms: Saint Peter was known to hold the keys to heaven while Hecate is known to hold the keys to the unseen world\/ the gates of death. As an initiatory symbol, it suggests garnering levels of knowledge that lead upwards on your path, or crossing thresholds of the unconscious. It also suggests the ability of survival, of being able to find 'a way out', of reaching a place where you are able to unlock or solve an obstacle that was complex or troubling, such as a Sphinx's riddle. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- 19mm at it's widest \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Hangs approximately 4 inches including earring hook \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Solid Sterling Silver  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-\u003cspan\u003e Each earring is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e hand oxidized to achieve our favorite shade of stormy gray and then highlighted to reveal the bright luminous silver beneath.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e***IMPORTANT***\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis jewel is handmade to order, just for you, with care and focus. Please allow approximately 6-8 weeks for creation before shipping.              \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVisit the Policy Page to make an educated and informed purchase \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodmilkjewels.com\/pages\/policy\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHERE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you have further questions, we are always here to serve you in a kind and timely manner: via bloodmilkjewels@gmail.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blood Milk Jewels","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43282763940089,"sku":null,"price":240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/9287\/products\/bm_product_84_0080_ef.jpg?v=1663272736"},{"product_id":"the-key-of-endless-night-earring","title":"The Key of Endless Night. Earring.","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e**PLEASE NOTE**\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBecause of the nature of these keys, for the first time in many years, we’ll be offering the key earrings as singles, or as pairs. Please use the drop down menu to select whether you want one key, or a pair. This will allow you to mix \u0026amp; match as you so choose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn honor of our 14th anniversary I wanted to revisit some themes from the earlier years of BloodMilk. The Key of Endless Night is an\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e homage to the crescent moon nesting rings of the same name, which is a love letter to the lines of the poem in ‘Auguries of Innocence’ written by William Blake:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSome are Born to sweet delight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Some are Born to endless night\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand which pair with our beloved ‘Belonging to the Darkness’ rings ~ rings that I made ten years ago as an act of self-acceptance for the gloomy and ‘extra’ parts of myself ~ as a way to admit that it was ok to be out of step with the world and ok to belong\/ to have been born to ‘Endless Night’. Despite these rings having been made years ago, I still feel these sentiments ringing true now, I still feel the need for touchstones to soothe and remind me that I belong though I although I may always feel outside of the wider world of things; a key to remind me I feel inside of my own world, a world I have and am continually creating for myself. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design of the small circle indents within the stars within the crescent of the keys mirrors the row 'stars' of stones set in the original Endless Night rings, adding a small conversation between the key and the ring. Please note the crescents are ever so slightly sharp, a small signature of a lot of our designs ~ a reminder that while the world may be a little sharp edged, that you have talismanic objects to soothe you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeys:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSkeleton keys have long been an obsession of mine. My godmother is an auctioneer and took me along to auctions and estate sales. Treasure for me were always the wooden boxes filled with greasy and dirt caked keys, beautiful with their time earned patina, with their memories and silent stories. She has gifted me special ones over time; one I wore for many years around my neck and one especially meaningful Art Deco one I used as a size and design reference for this collection.  As a kid, I imagined every beautiful key I came across no matter how small or large, belonged to a haunted house. Even the tiny keys that came with my school fair diary were special to me. Keys have that sort of resiliency that many other sorts of old objects don’t, they survive the wear and tear of misuse, they surface like relics from the muck of time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeys are an ancient tool, created first by the Ancient Egyptians in wood and modified by the Romans in metal and made small enough to be kept on a person, coined as the first ‘skeleton keys’. These were used, as now, to lock doors and boxes or 'safes', to protect precious objects and people. Thusly one of the mundane and ubiquitous tool has also come to garner potent symbolism over time and has been woven into a current everyday object that even digital technology can’t seem to make obsolete. At the time of my writing this, I still use metal keys to gain entrance to my apartment and studio; I moved out of a house in Philadelphia in 2020 in one of the oldest parts of the city that still employed the use of skeleton keys. Perhaps the key is an object where the old world and the new continually shoulder up against each other, no matter how much modern technology tries to replace them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a talismanic jewel the key is a liminal object representing a potent tension and duality as it can both lock and unlock, making the person who holds the key one on a threshold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*For locking: Being able to lock something behind you will always give the power and feeling of protection, therefore keys will always have the symbolism of protection embedded in them. The first key I can remember owning was a tiny key that fit to a tiny lock that latched onto a diary I owned in elementary school where I kept all of my secrets. This consisted of all of the titles of the books I’d write, but they sounded like spells, things I desperately wanted to change about myself; revenge I’d like to take on bullies. These days, protecting my loved ones, my heart, and extending protection to those I can feels most important to me. Feeling safe and helping others feel safe in my presence is something I'm always thinking about, and the presence of a key against my body helps remind me of these tenants and makes me feel safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor unlocking: Keys as objects that can 'unlock' show up as symbols across cultures. It’s a symbol of gaining access: for some it's about knowledge and wisdom or about gaining access to higher or unearthly realms: Saint Peter was known to hold the keys to heaven while Hecate is known to hold the keys to the unseen world\/ the gates of death. As an initiatory symbol, it suggests garnering levels of knowledge that lead upwards on your path, or crossing thresholds of the unconscious. It also suggests the ability of survival, of being able to find 'a way out', of reaching a place where you are able to unlock or solve an obstacle that was complex or troubling, such as a Sphinx's riddle. \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- 19mm at it's widest \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Hangs approximately 3.5 inches including the hook\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Solid Sterling Silver  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Each earring is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e hand oxidized to achieve our favorite shade of stormy gray and then highlighted to reveal the bright luminous silver beneath.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEach of the keys in this series was based on drawings made by my husband, Aaron Horkey, as I peered over his shoulder and requested my 'dream' keys, making them even more special to me. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e***IMPORTANT***\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis jewel is handmade to order, just for you, with care and focus. Please allow approximately 5 weeks for creation before shipping.                   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVisit the Policy Page to make an educated and informed purchase \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodmilkjewels.com\/pages\/policy\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you have further questions, we are always here to serve you in a kind and timely manner: via bloodmilkjewels@gmail.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blood Milk Jewels","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43661854638329,"sku":null,"price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/9287\/products\/bm_product_91_0028_ef.jpg?v=1674846281"},{"product_id":"mini-key-earrings","title":"The Key of Solitude Earrings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThese earrings were originally released in our Katabasis Collection before landing here, in the Keys Collection. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComposed entirely of bat wing and leg bones, these earrings are meant to represent our solitary journey through our personal Underworlds. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeys:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSkeleton keys have long been an obsession of mine. My godmother is an auctioneer and took me along to auctions and estate sales. Treasure for me were always the wooden boxes filled with greasy and dirt caked keys, beautiful with their time earned patina, with their memories and silent stories. She has gifted me special ones over time; one I wore for many years around my neck and one especially meaningful Art Deco one I used as a size and design reference for this collection.  As a kid, I imagined every beautiful key I came across no matter how small or large, belonged to a haunted house. Even the tiny keys that came with my school fair diary were special to me. Keys have that sort of resiliency that many other sorts of old objects don’t, they survive the wear and tear of misuse, they surface like relics from the muck of time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeys are an ancient tool, created first by the Ancient Egyptians in wood and modified by the Romans in metal and made small enough to be kept on a person, coined as the first ‘skeleton keys’. These were used, as now, to lock doors and boxes or 'safes', to protect precious objects and people. Thusly one of the mundane and ubiquitous tool has also come to garner potent symbolism over time and has been woven into a current everyday object that even digital technology can’t seem to make obsolete. At the time of my writing this, I still use metal keys to gain entrance to my apartment and studio; I moved out of a house in Philadelphia in 2020 in one of the oldest parts of the city that still employed the use of skeleton keys. Perhaps the key is an object where the old world and the new continually shoulder up against each other, no matter how much modern technology tries to replace them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a talismanic jewel the key is a liminal object representing a potent tension and duality as it can both lock and unlock, making the person who holds the key one on a threshold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*For locking: Being able to lock something behind you will always give the power and feeling of protection, therefore keys will always have the symbolism of protection embedded in them. The first key I can remember owning was a tiny key that fit to a tiny lock that latched onto a diary I owned in elementary school where I kept all of my secrets. This consisted of all of the titles of the books I’d write, but they sounded like spells, things I desperately wanted to change about myself; revenge I’d like to take on bullies. These days, protecting my loved ones, my heart, and extending protection to those I can feels most important to me. Feeling safe and helping others feel safe in my presence is something I'm always thinking about, and the presence of a key against my body helps remind me of these tenants and makes me feel safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor unlocking: Keys as objects that can 'unlock' show up as symbols across cultures. It’s a symbol of gaining access: for some it's about knowledge and wisdom or about gaining access to higher or unearthly realms: Saint Peter was known to hold the keys to heaven while Hecate is known to hold the keys to the unseen world\/ the gates of death. As an initiatory symbol, it suggests garnering levels of knowledge that lead upwards on your path, or crossing thresholds of the unconscious. It also suggests the ability of survival, of being able to find 'a way out', of reaching a place where you are able to unlock or solve an obstacle that was complex or troubling, such as a Sphinx's riddle. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- 18mm at it's widest \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Hangs just under 4 1\/2 inches including the hook \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Solid Sterling Silver including jump rings and earring hooks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-\u003cspan\u003e Each earring is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e hand oxidized to achieve our favorite shade of stormy gray and then highlighted to reveal the bright luminous silver beneath.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e***IMPORTANT***\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis jewel is handmade to order, just for you, with care and focus. Please allow approximately 6 - 8 weeks for creation before shipping.                   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVisit the Policy Page to make an educated and informed purchase \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodmilkjewels.com\/pages\/policy\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHERE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you have further questions, we are always here to serve you in a kind and timely manner: via bloodmilkjewels@gmail.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blood Milk Jewels","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44143358902521,"sku":null,"price":240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/9287\/files\/bm_product_109_0500_ef.jpg?v=1700059405"},{"product_id":"small-key-necklace","title":"The Key of Solitude Necklace.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis necklace was originally released in our Katabasis Collection before landing here, in the Keys Collection. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The smallest key in this collection, composed entirely of bat wing and leg bones, and meant to represent our solitary journey through our personal Underworlds. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeys:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSkeleton keys have long been an obsession of mine. My godmother is an auctioneer and took me along to auctions and estate sales. Treasure for me were always the wooden boxes filled with greasy and dirt caked keys, beautiful with their time earned patina, with their memories and silent stories.  As a kid, I imagined every beautiful key I came across no matter how small or large, belonged to a haunted house. Even the tiny keys that came with my school fair diary were special to me. Keys have that sort of resiliency that many other sorts of old objects don’t, they survive the wear and tear of misuse, they surface like relics from the muck of time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeys are an ancient tool, created first by the Ancient Egyptians in wood and modified by the Romans in metal and made small enough to be kept on a person, coined as the first ‘skeleton keys’. These were used, as now, to lock doors and boxes or 'safes', to protect precious objects and people. Thusly one of the mundane and ubiquitous tool has also come to garner potent symbolism over time and has been woven into a current everyday object that even digital technology can’t seem to make obsolete. At the time of my writing this, I still use metal keys to gain entrance to my apartment and studio; I moved out of a house in Philadelphia in 2020 in one of the oldest parts of the city that still employed the use of skeleton keys. Perhaps the key is an object where the old world and the new continually shoulder up against each other, no matter how much modern technology tries to replace them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a talismanic jewel the key is a liminal object representing a potent tension and duality as it can both lock and unlock, making the person who holds the key one on a threshold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*For locking: Being able to lock something behind you will always give the power and feeling of protection, therefore keys will always have the symbolism of protection embedded in them. The first key I can remember owning was a tiny key that fit to a tiny lock that latched onto a diary I owned in elementary school where I kept all of my secrets. This consisted of all of the titles of the books I’d write, but they sounded like spells, things I desperately wanted to change about myself; revenge I’d like to take on bullies. These days, protecting my loved ones, my heart, and extending protection to those I can feels most important to me. Feeling safe and helping others feel safe in my presence is something I'm always thinking about, and the presence of a key against my body helps remind me of these tenants and makes me feel safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor unlocking: Keys as objects that can 'unlock' show up as symbols across cultures. It’s a symbol of gaining access: for some it's about knowledge and wisdom or about gaining access to higher or unearthly realms: Saint Peter was known to hold the keys to heaven while Hecate is known to hold the keys to the unseen world\/ the gates of death. As an initiatory symbol, it suggests garnering levels of knowledge that lead upwards on your path, or crossing thresholds of the unconscious. It also suggests the ability of survival, of being able to find 'a way out', of reaching a place where you are able to unlock or solve an obstacle that was complex or troubling, such as a Sphinx's riddle. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- 25mm at it's widest \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- 59mm from top to bottom ( including jump ring )\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Solid Sterling Silver  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Shown on Miguel 20 inch chain \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Show on Jess on a 16 inch chain\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoth pendant and chain are\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e hand oxidized to achieve our favorite shade of stormy gray and then highlighted to reveal the bright luminous silver beneath\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e***IMPORTANT***\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis jewel is handmade to order, just for you, with care and focus. Please allow approximately 5 weeks for creation before shipping.                   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVisit the Policy Page to make an educated and informed purchase \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodmilkjewels.com\/pages\/policy\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHERE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you have further questions, we are always here to serve you in a kind and timely manner: via bloodmilkjewels@gmail.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blood Milk Jewels","offers":[{"title":"16\" bar link chain","offer_id":44143371092217,"sku":null,"price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18\" bar link chain","offer_id":44143371124985,"sku":null,"price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20\" bar link chain","offer_id":44143371157753,"sku":null,"price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"22\" bar link chain","offer_id":44143384854777,"sku":"","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24\" bar link chain","offer_id":44143384887545,"sku":"","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"26\" bar link chain","offer_id":44143384920313,"sku":"","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"28\" bar link chain","offer_id":44143384953081,"sku":"","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"30\" bar link chain","offer_id":44143371190521,"sku":null,"price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"32\" bar link chain","offer_id":44143371223289,"sku":null,"price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"34\" bar link chain","offer_id":44143371256057,"sku":null,"price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/9287\/files\/bm_product_109_0379_ef.jpg?v=1700068318"},{"product_id":"viper-key-necklace-1","title":"The Poison Key Necklace.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis necklace was originally released in our Katabasis Collection before landing here, in the Keys Collection. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn antique skeleton key is married to the manipulated ribs of a boa and the intense  fangs of the Gaboon Viper, the snake with the longest fangs in the world, highly venomous, but also very docile; this key is especially sharp. Representing the pathways we take that may wound us but ultimately we'd take anyway, this striking pendant is best worn over the heart as fierce protection. Wear with one of my favorite quotes in mind- the poison is in the dosage - poison can just as easily be medicine as it can be dangerous, a snake with the largest fangs can be the most docile. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeys:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSkeleton keys have long been an obsession of mine. My godmother is an auctioneer and took me along to auctions and estate sales. Treasure for me were always the wooden boxes filled with greasy and dirt caked keys, beautiful with their time earned patina, with their memories and silent stories. As a kid, I imagined every beautiful key I came across no matter how small or large, belonged to a haunted house. Even the tiny keys that came with my school fair diary were special to me. Keys have that sort of resiliency that many other sorts of old objects don’t, they survive the wear and tear of misuse, they surface like relics from the muck of time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeys are an ancient tool, created first by the Ancient Egyptians in wood and modified by the Romans in metal and made small enough to be kept on a person, coined as the first ‘skeleton keys’. These were used, as now, to lock doors and boxes or 'safes', to protect precious objects and people. Thusly one of the mundane and ubiquitous tool has also come to garner potent symbolism over time and has been woven into a current everyday object that even digital technology can’t seem to make obsolete. At the time of my writing this, I still use metal keys to gain entrance to my apartment and studio; I moved out of a house in Philadelphia in 2020 in one of the oldest parts of the city that still employed the use of skeleton keys. Perhaps the key is an object where the old world and the new continually shoulder up against each other, no matter how much modern technology tries to replace them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a talismanic jewel the key is a liminal object representing a potent tension and duality as it can both lock and unlock, making the person who holds the key one on a threshold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*For locking: Being able to lock something behind you will always give the power and feeling of protection, therefore keys will always have the symbolism of protection embedded in them. The first key I can remember owning was a tiny key that fit to a tiny lock that latched onto a diary I owned in elementary school where I kept all of my secrets. This consisted of all of the titles of the books I’d write, but they sounded like spells, things I desperately wanted to change about myself; revenge I’d like to take on bullies. These days, protecting my loved ones, my heart, and extending protection to those I can feels most important to me. Feeling safe and helping others feel safe in my presence is something I'm always thinking about, and the presence of a key against my body helps remind me of these tenants and makes me feel safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor unlocking: Keys as objects that can 'unlock' show up as symbols across cultures. It’s a symbol of gaining access: for some it's about knowledge and wisdom or about gaining access to higher or unearthly realms: Saint Peter was known to hold the keys to heaven while Hecate is known to hold the keys to the unseen world\/ the gates of death. As an initiatory symbol, it suggests garnering levels of knowledge that lead upwards on your path, or crossing thresholds of the unconscious. It also suggests the ability of survival, of being able to find 'a way out', of reaching a place where you are able to unlock or solve an obstacle that was complex or troubling, such as a Sphinx's riddle. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- 27mm at it's widest \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Almost 72mm from top to bottom ( including jump ring )\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Solid Sterling Silver  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Shown on Miguel at 20 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Shown on Jess with other items from this collection, found \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodmilkjewels.com\/collections\/katabasis-chapter-ii\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoth pendant and chain are\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e hand oxidized to achieve our favorite shade of stormy gray and then highlighted to reveal the bright luminous silver beneath\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e***IMPORTANT***\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis jewel is handmade to order, just for you, with care and focus. Please allow approximately 5 weeks for creation before shipping.                   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVisit the Policy Page to make an educated and informed purchase \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodmilkjewels.com\/pages\/policy\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHERE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you have further questions, we are always here to serve you in a kind and timely manner: via bloodmilkjewels@gmail.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blood Milk Jewels","offers":[{"title":"16\" bar link chain","offer_id":44143409234169,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18\" bar link chain","offer_id":44143409266937,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20\" bar link chain","offer_id":44143409299705,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"22\" bar link chain","offer_id":44143409332473,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24\" bar link chain","offer_id":44143409365241,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"26\" bar link chain","offer_id":44143409398009,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"28\" bar link chain","offer_id":44143409430777,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"30\" bar link chain","offer_id":44143409463545,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"32\" bar link chain","offer_id":44143409496313,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"34\" bar link chain","offer_id":44143409529081,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/9287\/files\/bm_product_10428897_ef.jpg?v=1700062057"},{"product_id":"the-sleepers-key-sterling-silver-necklace","title":"The Sleeper's Key. Sterling Silver Necklace.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis necklace was originally released in our Shadow Garden Chapter II Collection. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeys have long been an important part of my visual library and this key, over 5 years in the making, is one of the most dear to me. The Poppy flower is steeped in lore and practical use, both in ancient and popular culture as it's poisonous qualities have led to the development of some of medicines most important advancements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, with many poisons plants, the poison is in the dosage and intention of the user: the poppy flower in lore is the key to sleep and sacred to Hypnos, the God of Sleep, twin to Thanatos, God of Death. In a modern era in which many of us are plagued with a complex relationship to sleep, this key is meant to be a talisman: a metaphorically \"functional\" key for access to the dreaming realm: the tool that unlocks the doorway to the unconscious mind. Designed with exquisite detail and highly tactile: wear when in need of all that sleep \/ dreams can bring : inspiration, rest, rejuvenation, a reaffirmation of personal dreams, a quieting of the mind when it feels over stimulated or over taxed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeys:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSkeleton keys have long been an obsession of mine. My godmother is an auctioneer and took me along to auctions and estate sales. Treasure for me were always the wooden boxes filled with greasy and dirt caked keys, beautiful with their time earned patina, with their memories and silent stories. She has gifted me special ones over time; one I wore for many years around my neck and one especially meaningful Art Deco one I used as a size and design reference for this collection.  As a kid, I imagined every beautiful key I came across no matter how small or large, belonged to a haunted house. Even the tiny keys that came with my school fair diary were special to me. Keys have that sort of resiliency that many other sorts of old objects don’t, they survive the wear and tear of misuse, they surface like relics from the muck of time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeys are an ancient tool, created first by the Ancient Egyptians in wood and modified by the Romans in metal and made small enough to be kept on a person, coined as the first ‘skeleton keys’. These were used, as now, to lock doors and boxes or 'safes', to protect precious objects and people. Thusly one of the mundane and ubiquitous tool has also come to garner potent symbolism over time and has been woven into a current everyday object that even digital technology can’t seem to make obsolete. At the time of my writing this, I still use metal keys to gain entrance to my apartment and studio; I moved out of a house in Philadelphia in 2020 in one of the oldest parts of the city that still employed the use of skeleton keys. Perhaps the key is an object where the old world and the new continually shoulder up against each other, no matter how much modern technology tries to replace them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a talismanic jewel the key is a liminal object representing a potent tension and duality as it can both lock and unlock, making the person who holds the key one on a threshold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*For locking: Being able to lock something behind you will always give the power and feeling of protection, therefore keys will always have the symbolism of protection embedded in them. The first key I can remember owning was a tiny key that fit to a tiny lock that latched onto a diary I owned in elementary school where I kept all of my secrets. This consisted of all of the titles of the books I’d write, but they sounded like spells, things I desperately wanted to change about myself; revenge I’d like to take on bullies. These days, protecting my loved ones, my heart, and extending protection to those I can feels most important to me. Feeling safe and helping others feel safe in my presence is something I'm always thinking about, and the presence of a key against my body helps remind me of these tenants and makes me feel safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor unlocking: Keys as objects that can 'unlock' show up as symbols across cultures. It’s a symbol of gaining access: for some it's about knowledge and wisdom or about gaining access to higher or unearthly realms: Saint Peter was known to hold the keys to heaven while Hecate is known to hold the keys to the unseen world\/ the gates of death. As an initiatory symbol, it suggests garnering levels of knowledge that lead upwards on your path, or crossing thresholds of the unconscious. It also suggests the ability of survival, of being able to find 'a way out', of reaching a place where you are able to unlock or solve an obstacle that was complex or troubling, such as a Sphinx's riddle. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Details* :\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-  60 mm from top to bottom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- 24 mm wide\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Solid sterling silver: oxidized to achieve a stormy gray. Hand polished to reveal the luminous silver tones beneath.  \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e***IMPORTANT***\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis jewel is handmade to order, just for you, with care and focus. 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Additionally, it is also believed that he was trained by the wounded healer, the centaur Chiron, who saved him from death and raised. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNon-venomous snakes were allowed to freely roam the healing temples of Asclepius' cult, the \u003cem\u003eAsclepeions, \u003c\/em\u003eand his snake entwined staff remains a symbol of medicine. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere, a skeleton key composed of a serpent represents the mysterious snake that whispered its secrets to Asclepius. As an amulet of protection when embarking on healing journeys of all kinds, especially emotionally healing. The stunning rose cut onyx, adds an additional layer of protection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeys:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSkeleton keys have long been an obsession of mine. My godmother is an auctioneer and took me along to auctions and estate sales. Treasure for me were always the wooden boxes filled with greasy and dirt caked keys, beautiful with their time earned patina, with their memories and silent stories. As a kid, I imagined every beautiful key I came across no matter how small or large, belonged to a haunted house. Even the tiny keys that came with my school fair diary were special to me. Keys have that sort of resiliency that many other sorts of old objects don’t, they survive the wear and tear of misuse, they surface like relics from the muck of time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeys are an ancient tool, created first by the Ancient Egyptians in wood and modified by the Romans in metal and made small enough to be kept on a person, coined as the first ‘skeleton keys’. These were used, as now, to lock doors and boxes or 'safes', to protect precious objects and people. Thusly one of the mundane and ubiquitous tool has also come to garner potent symbolism over time and has been woven into a current everyday object that even digital technology can’t seem to make obsolete. At the time of my writing this, I still use metal keys to gain entrance to my apartment and studio; I moved out of a house in Philadelphia in 2020 in one of the oldest parts of the city that still employed the use of skeleton keys. Perhaps the key is an object where the old world and the new continually shoulder up against each other, no matter how much modern technology tries to replace them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a talismanic jewel the key is a liminal object representing a potent tension and duality as it can both lock and unlock, making the person who holds the key, one on a threshold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*For locking: Being able to lock something behind you will always give the power and feeling of protection, therefore keys will always have the symbolism of protection embedded in them. The first key I can remember owning was a tiny key that fit to a tiny lock that latched onto a diary I owned in elementary school where I kept all of my secrets. This consisted of all of the titles of the books I’d write, but they sounded like spells, things I desperately wanted to change about myself; revenge I’d like to take on bullies. These days, protecting my loved ones, my heart, and extending protection to those I can feels most important to me. Feeling safe and helping others feel safe in my presence is something I'm always thinking about, and the presence of a key against my body helps remind me of these tenants and makes me feel safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e*For unlocking: Keys as objects that can 'unlock' show up as symbols across cultures. It’s a symbol of gaining access: for some it's about knowledge and wisdom or about gaining access to higher or unearthly realms: Saint Peter was known to hold the keys to heaven while Hecate is known to hold the keys to the unseen world\/ the gates of death. As an initiatory symbol, it suggests garnering levels of knowledge that lead upwards on your path, or crossing thresholds of the unconscious. It also suggests the ability of survival, of being able to find 'a way out', of reaching a place where you are able to unlock or solve an obstacle that was complex or troubling, such as a Sphinx's riddle. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Details* :\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- 60 mm from top to bottom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- 19 mm at its widest\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Solid Sterling Silver  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoth pendant and chain are\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e hand oxidized to achieve our favorite shade of stormy gray and then highlighted to reveal the bright luminous silver beneath\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Seen on Miguel on an 18 inch chain \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Set with one 12 mm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eRose Cut Onyx stone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOnyx:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnyx is best known for being a natural stone that acts as a kind of 'psychic armor' against the negativity of others. It is also used to soothe grief and heartbreak. It is a wonderful grounding stone and a stone of self mastery, enabling its wearers to have mental and spiritual focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis jewel is hand cut and therefore may have small signs of the carver's hands along the edges. It has not been fabricated by a machine rather it hand cut and therefore might not be uniformly perfect. 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If you desire a different chain length you must reach out to us immediately after placing your order. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eBecause our Black Mother of Pearl are limited in quantity, we are not able to accommodate any requests for specific preferences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsclepius, God of Medicine and Healing, is believed to have learned the mysteries of the healing arts from a snake that whispered its secrets into his ears. 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Thusly one of the mundane and ubiquitous tool has also come to garner potent symbolism over time and has been woven into a current everyday object that even digital technology can’t seem to make obsolete. At the time of my writing this, I still use metal keys to gain entrance to my apartment and studio; I moved out of a house in Philadelphia in 2020 in one of the oldest parts of the city that still employed the use of skeleton keys. 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These days, protecting my loved ones, my heart, and extending protection to those I can feels most important to me. Feeling safe and helping others feel safe in my presence is something I'm always thinking about, and the presence of a key against my body helps remind me of these tenants and makes me feel safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e*For unlocking: Keys as objects that can 'unlock' show up as symbols across cultures. It’s a symbol of gaining access: for some it's about knowledge and wisdom or about gaining access to higher or unearthly realms: Saint Peter was known to hold the keys to heaven while Hecate is known to hold the keys to the unseen world\/ the gates of death. As an initiatory symbol, it suggests garnering levels of knowledge that lead upwards on your path, or crossing thresholds of the unconscious. It also suggests the ability of survival, of being able to find 'a way out', of reaching a place where you are able to unlock or solve an obstacle that was complex or troubling, such as a Sphinx's riddle. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Details* :\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- 60 mm from top to bottom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- 19 mm at its widest\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Solid Sterling Silver  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoth pendant and chain are\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e hand oxidized to achieve our favorite shade of stormy gray and then highlighted to reveal the bright luminous silver beneath\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Seen on Miguel on an 18 inch chain \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Set with one 12 mm Black Mother of Pearl cabochon\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePearls\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHave an ancient history of reverence as well as a long legacy of beauty. Pearls are formed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhen an external irritant, like a grain of sand, breaches the shell of an oyster or shelled mollusk. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce this irritant has gained entrance within the dark fleshy confines of the oyster, it goes to work \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eprotecting itself. If this irritant can’t be expelled, it begins to ‘bandage’ the grain, coating it with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003econcentric rings of calcium carbonate, named ‘narce.’ Each layer that is built up forms the shape of t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehe pearl, awash in a brilliant iridescence, a beauty born of a tiny trespass. Thusly, a pearl has at its \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecenter, the object of its creation, a foreign intruder.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI associate the pearl and its strange construction to so many things: the jellied caterpillar struggling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewithin a chrysalis, its liquefied body form a new winged shape. An embedded star smoldering within \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe shell of our hearts. An ink dot, a pin prick, a moon in miniature. History, who has always loved \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand revered the pearl, writes that we once believed pearls were the result of lightning striking the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eshell and penetrating the inner skins of the oyster. A small beauty made in duress, a ‘stone’ of initiation. To \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epossess a pearl means to own something that is hidden, sacred.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLore has it that Cleopatra, to win a wager with Antony, dissolved a large, exquisite pearl in her \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edrinking glass. She swallowed it in one sip. I wonder about her dreams that night.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach Black Mother of Pearl cabochon is hand cut and therefore may have small signs of the carver's hands along the edges. It has not been fabricated by a machine rather it hand cut and therefore might not be uniformly perfect. The photographs accurately portray the quality of each Mother of Pearl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e***IMPORTANT***\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVisit the Policy Page to make an educated and informed purchase \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodmilkjewels.com\/pages\/policy\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHERE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you have further questions, we are always here to serve you in a kind and timely manner: via info@bloodmilkjewels.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blood Milk Jewels","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47035126874361,"sku":null,"price":370.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/9287\/files\/bm_product_176_0095_ef_v2.jpg?v=1763755068"},{"product_id":"the-water-tree-key-limited","title":"The Water Tree Key. *Limited*","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIMPORTANT:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e This jewel is limited and we are unsure if they'll be available again in the future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e We recommend Express Shipping with signature required upon delivery to best ensure it arrives safely in your hands. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePLEASE NOTE :\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e This necklace will be created with an 18\" bar link chain. If you desire a different chain length, it's important that you email us immediately after placing your order. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eBecause these stones are limited, we are not able to accommodate any requests for specific stone preferences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeys:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSkeleton keys have long been an obsession of mine. My godmother is an auctioneer and took me along to auctions and estate sales. Treasure for me were always the wooden boxes filled with greasy and dirt caked keys, beautiful with their time earned patina, with their memories and silent stories. As a kid, I imagined every beautiful key I came across no matter how small or large, belonged to a haunted house. Even the tiny keys that came with my school fair diary were special to me. Keys have that sort of resiliency that many other sorts of old objects don’t, they survive the wear and tear of misuse, they surface like relics from the muck of time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeys are an ancient tool, created first by the Ancient Egyptians in wood and modified by the Romans in metal and made small enough to be kept on a person, coined as the first ‘skeleton keys’. These were used, as now, to lock doors and boxes or 'safes', to protect precious objects and people. Thusly one of the mundane and ubiquitous tool has also come to garner potent symbolism over time and has been woven into a current everyday object that even digital technology can’t seem to make obsolete. At the time of my writing this, I still use metal keys to gain entrance to my apartment and studio; I moved out of a house in Philadelphia in 2020 in one of the oldest parts of the city that still employed the use of skeleton keys. Perhaps the key is an object where the old world and the new continually shoulder up against each other, no matter how much modern technology tries to replace them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a talismanic jewel the key is a liminal object representing a potent tension and duality as it can both lock and unlock, making the person who holds the key, one on a threshold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*For locking: Being able to lock something behind you will always give the power and feeling of protection, therefore keys will always have the symbolism of protection embedded in them. The first key I can remember owning was a tiny key that fit to a tiny lock that latched onto a diary I owned in elementary school where I kept all of my secrets. This consisted of all of the titles of the books I’d write, but they sounded like spells, things I desperately wanted to change about myself; revenge I’d like to take on bullies. These days, protecting my loved ones, my heart, and extending protection to those I can feels most important to me. Feeling safe and helping others feel safe in my presence is something I'm always thinking about, and the presence of a key against my body helps remind me of these tenants and makes me feel safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor unlocking: Keys as objects that can 'unlock' show up as symbols across cultures. It’s a symbol of gaining access: for some it's about knowledge and wisdom or about gaining access to higher or unearthly realms: Saint Peter was known to hold the keys to heaven while Hecate is known to hold the keys to the unseen world\/ the gates of death. As an initiatory symbol, it suggests garnering levels of knowledge that lead upwards on your path, or crossing thresholds of the unconscious. It also suggests the ability of survival, of being able to find 'a way out', of reaching a place where you are able to unlock or solve an obstacle that was complex or troubling, such as a Sphinx's riddle. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Details* :\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- 64 mm from top to bottom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- 21 mm wide\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Solid Sterling Silver  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoth pendant and chain are\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e hand oxidized to achieve our favorite shade of stormy gray and then highlighted to reveal the bright luminous silver beneath\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Fourth photo seen with our Bleeding Tree key necklace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Seen on Miguel with an 18 inch chain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Set with one 8 x 17 mm pear cut clear quartz gemstone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClear Quartz: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite its ubiquitous accessibility within the crystal kingdom, clear quartz remains one of the most potent crystals one can own, considered to be the 'Master Healer' as it can be used to assist you with any issue. Thought to be a 'memory\/record keeper' that enables recall of lost memories, it also helps amplifies spiritual pursuits and increases psychic awareness. The spherical shape, akin to the traditional 'crystal ball,'\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ehas long been a symbol of divination and magic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese particular clear quartz stones are *almost* completely clear. Some do have very slight inclusions that appear as thin ghostly white wisps. Because they are so limited, we cannot accommodate preferences, but know that each stone is hand selected for its natural beauty. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis jewel is hand cut and therefore may have small signs of the carver's hands along the edges. It has not been fabricated by a machine rather it hand cut and therefore might not be uniformly perfect. The photographs accurately portray the quality of the stone and the cut. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e***IMPORTANT***\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis jewel is handmade to order, just for you, with care and focus. Please allow approximately 6 - 8 weeks for creation before shipping.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVisit the Policy Page to make an educated and informed purchase \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodmilkjewels.com\/pages\/policy\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHERE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you have further questions, we are always here to serve you in a kind and timely manner: via info@bloodmilkjewels.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blood Milk Jewels","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47225680953593,"sku":null,"price":430.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/9287\/files\/bm_product_182_0010_ef.jpg?v=1768407021"},{"product_id":"the-bleeding-tree-key-necklace","title":"The Bleeding Tree Key. Necklace.","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeys:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSkeleton keys have long been an obsession of mine. My godmother is an auctioneer and took me along to auctions and estate sales. Treasure for me were always the wooden boxes filled with greasy and dirt caked keys, beautiful with their time earned patina, with their memories and silent stories. As a kid, I imagined every beautiful key I came across no matter how small or large, belonged to a haunted house. Even the tiny keys that came with my school fair diary were special to me. Keys have that sort of resiliency that many other sorts of old objects don’t, they survive the wear and tear of misuse, they surface like relics from the muck of time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeys are an ancient tool, created first by the Ancient Egyptians in wood and modified by the Romans in metal and made small enough to be kept on a person, coined as the first ‘skeleton keys’. These were used, as now, to lock doors and boxes or 'safes', to protect precious objects and people. Thusly one of the mundane and ubiquitous tool has also come to garner potent symbolism over time and has been woven into a current everyday object that even digital technology can’t seem to make obsolete. At the time of my writing this, I still use metal keys to gain entrance to my apartment and studio; I moved out of a house in Philadelphia in 2020 in one of the oldest parts of the city that still employed the use of skeleton keys. Perhaps the key is an object where the old world and the new continually shoulder up against each other, no matter how much modern technology tries to replace them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a talismanic jewel the key is a liminal object representing a potent tension and duality as it can both lock and unlock, making the person who holds the key, one on a threshold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*For locking: Being able to lock something behind you will always give the power and feeling of protection, therefore keys will always have the symbolism of protection embedded in them. The first key I can remember owning was a tiny key that fit to a tiny lock that latched onto a diary I owned in elementary school where I kept all of my secrets. This consisted of all of the titles of the books I’d write, but they sounded like spells, things I desperately wanted to change about myself; revenge I’d like to take on bullies. These days, protecting my loved ones, my heart, and extending protection to those I can feels most important to me. Feeling safe and helping others feel safe in my presence is something I'm always thinking about, and the presence of a key against my body helps remind me of these tenants and makes me feel safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor unlocking: Keys as objects that can 'unlock' show up as symbols across cultures. It’s a symbol of gaining access: for some it's about knowledge and wisdom or about gaining access to higher or unearthly realms: Saint Peter was known to hold the keys to heaven while Hecate is known to hold the keys to the unseen world\/ the gates of death. As an initiatory symbol, it suggests garnering levels of knowledge that lead upwards on your path, or crossing thresholds of the unconscious. It also suggests the ability of survival, of being able to find 'a way out', of reaching a place where you are able to unlock or solve an obstacle that was complex or troubling, such as a Sphinx's riddle. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Details* :\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- 81 mm from top to bottom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- 30 mm wide\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Solid Sterling Silver  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoth pendant and chain are\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e hand oxidized to achieve our favorite shade of stormy gray and then highlighted to reveal the bright luminous silver beneath\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Seen on Miguel on a 30 inch chain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Fourth photo seen with the The Water Tree Key Necklace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e***IMPORTANT***\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis jewel is handmade to order, just for you, with care and focus. Please allow approximately 6 - 8 weeks for creation before shipping.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVisit the Policy Page to make an educated and informed purchase \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodmilkjewels.com\/pages\/policy\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHERE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you have further questions, we are always here to serve you in a kind and timely manner: via info@bloodmilkjewels.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blood Milk Jewels","offers":[{"title":"16\" bar link chain","offer_id":47230470553849,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18\" bar link chain","offer_id":47230470586617,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20\" bar link chain","offer_id":47230470619385,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24\" bar link chain","offer_id":47230470684921,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"30\" bar link chain","offer_id":47230470783225,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"34\" bar link chain","offer_id":47230470848761,"sku":null,"price":410.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/9287\/files\/bm_product_182_0025_ef.jpg?v=1768406944"},{"product_id":"bone-key-black-mother-of-pearl-necklace-limited","title":"* Sold Out * Nocturne Key. Black Mother of Pearl Necklace. *Limited*","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eUPDATE:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis item is currently sold out. If you would like to be notified if \/ when it is available again please reach out to us via info@bloodmilkjewels.com \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIMPORTANT:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e This jewel is limited and we are unsure if they'll be available again in the future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e We recommend Express Shipping with signature required upon delivery to best ensure it arrives safely in your hands. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePLEASE NOTE :\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e This necklace will be created with an 18\" bar link chain. If you desire a different chain length, it's important that you email us immediately after placing your order. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eBecause these stones are limited, we are not able to accommodate any requests for specific stone preferences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA key for those looking to enter dark, night time places ~ dream realms, the shadow, the unconscious \/ deep mind, a trance companion. This key is composed of a collage of life cast bat bone wings, the barrel of an antique\/vintage skeleton key and an oval black mother of pearl cabochon. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMother of pearl has long been associated with the moon, and in its luminescent black coloring, is aligned with the dark moon, the void time, secret knowledge and invisibility.  As these stones are made of the inner lining of shells that act as protection from outside threats, they are considered shields or symbols of protection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeys:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSkeleton keys have long been an obsession of mine. My godmother is an auctioneer and took me along to auctions and estate sales. Treasure for me were always the wooden boxes filled with greasy and dirt caked keys, beautiful with their time earned patina, with their memories and silent stories. As a kid, I imagined every beautiful key I came across no matter how small or large, belonged to a haunted house. Even the tiny keys that came with my school fair diary were special to me. Keys have that sort of resiliency that many other sorts of old objects don’t, they survive the wear and tear of misuse, they surface like relics from the muck of time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeys are an ancient tool, created first by the Ancient Egyptians in wood and modified by the Romans in metal and made small enough to be kept on a person, coined as the first ‘skeleton keys’. These were used, as now, to lock doors and boxes or 'safes', to protect precious objects and people. Thusly one of the mundane and ubiquitous tool has also come to garner potent symbolism over time and has been woven into a current everyday object that even digital technology can’t seem to make obsolete. At the time of my writing this, I still use metal keys to gain entrance to my apartment and studio; I moved out of a house in Philadelphia in 2020 in one of the oldest parts of the city that still employed the use of skeleton keys. Perhaps the key is an object where the old world and the new continually shoulder up against each other, no matter how much modern technology tries to replace them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a talismanic jewel the key is a liminal object representing a potent tension and duality as it can both lock and unlock, making the person who holds the key, one on a threshold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*For locking: Being able to lock something behind you will always give the power and feeling of protection, therefore keys will always have the symbolism of protection embedded in them. The first key I can remember owning was a tiny key that fit to a tiny lock that latched onto a diary I owned in elementary school where I kept all of my secrets. This consisted of all of the titles of the books I’d write, but they sounded like spells, things I desperately wanted to change about myself; revenge I’d like to take on bullies. These days, protecting my loved ones, my heart, and extending protection to those I can feels most important to me. Feeling safe and helping others feel safe in my presence is something I'm always thinking about, and the presence of a key against my body helps remind me of these tenants and makes me feel safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e*For unlocking: Keys as objects that can 'unlock' show up as symbols across cultures. It’s a symbol of gaining access: for some it's about knowledge and wisdom or about gaining access to higher or unearthly realms: Saint Peter was known to hold the keys to heaven while Hecate is known to hold the keys to the unseen world\/ the gates of death. As an initiatory symbol, it suggests garnering levels of knowledge that lead upwards on your path, or crossing thresholds of the unconscious. It also suggests the ability of survival, of being able to find 'a way out', of reaching a place where you are able to unlock or solve an obstacle that was complex or troubling, such as a Sphinx's riddle. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Details* :\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- 55 mm from top to bottom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- 36 mm wide\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Solid Sterling Silver  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoth pendant and chain are\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e hand oxidized to achieve our favorite shade of stormy gray and then highlighted to reveal the bright luminous silver beneath\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Set with one 15 x 20 mm oval black mother of pearl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Seen on Miguel on a 20 inch chain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePearls :\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHave an ancient history of reverence as well as a long legacy of beauty. Pearls are formed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhen an external irritant, like a grain of sand, breaches the shell of an oyster or shelled mollusk. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce this irritant has gained entrance within the dark fleshy confines of the oyster, it goes to work \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eprotecting itself. If this irritant can’t be expelled, it begins to ‘bandage’ the grain, coating it with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003econcentric rings of calcium carbonate, named ‘narce.’ Each layer that is built up forms the shape of t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehe pearl, awash in a brilliant iridescence, a beauty born of a tiny trespass. Thusly, a pearl has at its \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecenter, the object of its creation, a foreign intruder.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI associate the pearl and its strange construction to so many things: the jellied caterpillar struggling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewithin a chrysalis, its liquefied body forms a new winged shape. An embedded star smoldering within \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe shell of our hearts. An ink dot, a pin prick, a moon in miniature. History, who has always loved \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand revered the pearl, writes that we once believed pearls were the result of lightning striking the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eshell and penetrating the inner skins of the oyster. A small beauty made in duress, a ‘stone’ of initiation. To \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epossess a pearl means to own something that is hidden, sacred.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLore has it that Cleopatra, to win a wager with Antony, dissolved a large, exquisite pearl in her \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edrinking glass. She swallowed it in one sip. I wonder about her dreams that night.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis jewel is hand cut and therefore may have small signs of the carver's hands along the edges. It has not been fabricated by a machine rather it hand cut and therefore might not be uniformly perfect. 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