Larimar Pendant

by Sharon Jones.
(east coast of USA – Melbourne, Florida)

Larimar pendant with seahorse and turtle

I love the colors of Larimar (a stone that is mined only in the Dominican Republic). It reminds me of the calming colors of the waters in the Caribbean.

Larimar pendant with seahorse and turtle – able to see details better in this pic

I purchased a slab of Larimar then cut and shaped it using regular lapidary wheels. I call all my rocks “God Rocks” because God creates such diversity of colors & patterns.

All I do is grind them to get all the junk off then shape them in order to use them in my jewelry.

Larimar pendant with seahorse and turtle – heart cutout to show the back of the stone

Using sterling silver I cast the seahorse and turtle then used regular silversmithing techniques created a bezel and backplate for the stone.

Since I wanted a dimensional bail, I twisted two pieces of square wire then soldered them to a flattened wire, soldered that to the seahorse and the remaining silver creating a bail large enough to accommodate any size of necklace you’d like to hang the piece from.

Larimar pendant with seahorse and turtle – showing size of bail

I had a ball creating it and am very pleased with the final results…wasn’t without its challenges…but I learned from lots of mistakes!

I’m just glad it looks good after all my screw ups…LOL.

Sharon Jones
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