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Sunday 10 July 2011

Personalised pet hair and fur keepsake bracelet

Thought I would show off a bracelet that I made this last week as I am quite proud of it. I was asked to make a keepsake bracelet for the owner of six dogs so that she could carry a small piece of her pets’ fur with her wherever she goes.

Initially she was happy with the suggestion of having a charm bracelet with six small silver charms. Each charm would hold a small piece of her dog’s fur and would hang from the bracelet chain. But then I had a moment of inspiration and suggested making this bracelet.

Pet hair bracelet design
Pet hair bracelet design

The lovely thing about this bracelet is that I could size it exactly with the addition of jump rings. Also each charm is interconnected rather than hanging to form the bracelet. The whole bracelet would be sterling silver including the toggle clasp. The lady was happy to go with my suggestion and I was equally happy to have been given the opportunity to make something different.

Pet fur bracelet
Pet fur bracelet

Each of the six silver bezels within the bracelet holds a small sample of the dog’s fur which has been sealed with resin. The bracelet was further personalised with each dog’s name engraved onto the back of each charm.

Personalised pet hair bracelet
Personalised pet hair bracelet

She was extremely pleased when she received her keepsake bracelet and also informed me that the fit was perfect. This was brilliant news because I had made a very last minute decision to extend the bracelet a little. She also let me know that she runs a puppy and dog training academy and has subsequently offered me some excellent publicity; and has also given me an idea for a new range of jewellery so watch this space!

If you would like to see some more of my recent commissions for pet hair and fur keepsake jewellery please visit my pet hair keepsakes gallery.

4 comments:

  1. That's a fantastic piece of jewellery and I bet you get loads of orders for other people. Putting the names on the back makes them extra special to. Good Luck.

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  2. Another great piece of jewellery Mick - I love the idea of the names engraved on the back too.

    Looking forward to hearing more about the new range.

    Ali x

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  3. Thank you both and oooh! I have just noticed I have had my very first Google +1 !!

    Many thanks

    Mick

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  4. A beautiful, thoughful piece. I'm sure other pet owners would be interested too. I like the addition of the dogs names as well.

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