IMPORTANT: This jewel is limited and we are unsure if they'll be available again in the future. We recommend Express Shipping with signature required upon delivery to best ensure it arrives safely in your hands. 

PLEASE NOTE : 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 for a custom quote on the additional length.

A manipulated antique keyhole, molded from Blood Milk's earliest days is paired with a tourmalinated quartz, dangling like a tear.

In European folklore, keyholes were considered to be vulnerable points in the home where witches, spirits, supernatural entities and other inhabitants of the unseen realms could slip in. Therefore protections, such as the VV markings representing 'Virgin of Virgins' for the Mother Mary or a key slid in and turned sideways were placed around or within keyholes. This also extended to other areas of the home that were considered vunerable to unwanted entry, such as hearths, floorboards and windows.

This lore has associated the keyhole with folk practices of protection, imbuing the keyhole with similar qaulities to that of the hagstone, a rock with a naturally occuring hole in it from water and time. These stones were used as protection as well as viewfinders; people would press their eye to the stone to be able to 'see' into the spirit or fairy realms. In this way, the keyhole can be similarly used, either as a means of protection, as the keyhole is the more stationary component in the 'locking' of doors or objects, or as a divination object for seeking omens, signs and auguries.

*Details* :

- 42 mm from top to bottom drip

- 16 mm wide

- Solid Sterling Silver  

- Both pendant and chain are hand oxidized to achieve our favorite shade of stormy gray and then highlighted to reveal the bright luminous silver beneath

- Set with one 7 x 10 mm pear cut tourmalated quartz gemstone

- Seen on Miguel at 20 inches and paired with the Unseen ring found here

Black Tourmaline Quartz:  Black Tourmaline Quartz is a variety of clear quartz with naturally occurring needle-like inclusions of black tourmaline. Quartz is a considered the 'Master Healer, and is known for its propensity to improve memory and bring clarity to the consciousness. In this way, it is also a helpful tool in meditation. Black Tourmaline Quartz is well known for its protection qualities, acting as psychic armor against negativity and psychic attacks.

This 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. 

***IMPORTANT***  

This jewel is handmade to order, just for you, with care and focus. Please allow approximately 6 - 8 weeks for creation before shipping.  

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