WAABSHKA MEMENGWAN Double-Chain Crystal Necklace Sterling Gold Mix
This necklace design was inspired from and made for a beautiful soul, a friend who encourages me everyday even across the country. Waabshka Memengwan is her Indigenous name which translates to “White Butterfly”. Her name truly fits her. It is a double-chain, a layered piece to give the effect of two necklaces. The gold layer is close to the throat chakra for healing. The Silver chain is longer. Each chain has a gemstones charm made from carefully curated color groups of crystals and gemstones. These lovely little beauties make up powerful healing mini pendants that are free to move and articulate about the neck and chest.
This necklace design was inspired from and made for a beautiful soul, a friend who encourages me everyday even across the country. Waabshka Memengwan is her Indigenous name which translates to “White Butterfly”. Her name truly fits her. It is a double-chain, a layered piece to give the effect of two necklaces. The gold layer is close to the throat chakra for healing. The Silver chain is longer. Each chain has a gemstones charm made from carefully curated color groups of crystals and gemstones. These lovely little beauties make up powerful healing mini pendants that are free to move and articulate about the neck and chest.
This necklace design was inspired from and made for a beautiful soul, a friend who encourages me everyday even across the country. Waabshka Memengwan is her Indigenous name which translates to “White Butterfly”. Her name truly fits her. It is a double-chain, a layered piece to give the effect of two necklaces. The gold layer is close to the throat chakra for healing. The Silver chain is longer. Each chain has a gemstones charm made from carefully curated color groups of crystals and gemstones. These lovely little beauties make up powerful healing mini pendants that are free to move and articulate about the neck and chest.
This design beams with:
• Emerald rondelle
• Sapphire fuchsia mini rondelle
• Carnelian rare flat faceted disk
• Citrine faceted bead
• Garnet faceted tear drop
• Pyrite as micro faceted round beads
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• Smokey Quartz in a faceted form
• Sterling Silver 920 chain & findings
• 14K Gold 14/20 fill chain & pin
• Authenticated with a circular, hand-stamped sterling silver paillette.
Alexandria Black are power pieces. Luxurious accessories & heirloom jewelry with versatility. I take inspiration from my body of work as well as studies & appreciation of art history, ethnology, color, textiles, fashion, couture, antiques, design, travel, architecture & music. Our designs are also heavily influenced by the ethos of nature & current events occurring here & in countries around the globe. This research, as also in life, is a continual journey. Each design is created & produced with astute attention to detail, love, & healing intentions. The end result is a modern, industrial sculptural & historical design with an asymmetric edge.
This necklace is carefully crafted with incongruent-shaped pieces juxtaposed against small, geometric color-filled ones creating a beautiful balance as it’s placed about your décolletage. The White Butterfly contains incredibly vibrant gems: shiny and polished and others old, weathered and rutty from time. Each one of these beauties is bathed in rich jeweled tones colored from the earth. I've incorporated seductively hued stones note minor flaws, imperfections, or inclusions may appear within these raw gems & crystals. It's one aspect of their inherent beauty.
Alexandria Black components & artifacts are purchased almost exclusively through conflict-free vendors & suppliers who liaise with them. They ethically source these "energetically" healing gemstones, crystals, & ancient periapts. Most come from talented artists who are aboriginal nomadic tribes people & refugees from countries all over the world. I combine a splice of these traditional & societal antiquities from differing cultures with one another. I believe they are a diverse and beautiful amalgamation of design that creates an opening for energetic balance.
Precious stone designs are accompanied by an email with an identifying list containing the scientific & metaphysical energetic healing qualities and historical details contained within all of the gems & hand-crafted beads in your piece.
Unique gift packaging! Most accessory and jewelry items are shipped securely inside our signature, keepsake storage satchel that is made with inimitable, repurposed materials. The current is an amalgamation of antique designer drawings, antique Indian sari, repurposed past season interior design fabric swatch books & colorful transparent lighting gels. This satchel will help protect your design from damaging heat and light.
I have more images and specificities of size, quantities, and grades of all of the individual gemstones if you're interested. Most of the gems are of the highest quality AAA ratings.
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