About this Product
Heavy Metal Choker, is a choker that isn't heavy. Asymmetrical, light weight, with a copper heart pendant and handmade leaves on supple leather that circles the neck. The leather is decorated with copper and gun metal for a mixed metal effect. The large copper puffed heart pendant was made from copper sheet copper. The copper leaves are formed and hammered copper wire.
The Heavy Metal Choker is a metaphor for the heavy journeys we face. The puffed heart represents the seat of all personal growth.The leaves are proof of the growth that develops because of the journeys, the trials of life. The green of the bead represents that new growth. The gun metal leaves represent that which is over, done, completed, not necessarily badly. Just finished. And then, we begin again.
That's how life is, right?
TRECE Designs
Meet the Maker
Hey Y'All, I am Teresa, or Trece, to my family and friends. I count you among them!
Creativity is within us all, no matter education or age. Remember playing as a child? Spending hours making up stories and playing them out? That's creativity. My love affair with imagination began when my cousins and I would play dress-up. We were blessed with a large trunk of gorgeous and grown up dresses, hats, gloves, shoes, and jewelry - treasures from the grown-up girls we called Mom, Aunt, and Grandma. That trunk provided us with hours of creative play. I loved the large, often gaudy baubles that we draped around our necks and wrists. The clip on earrings hurt our young ears, but were essential to complete our ensembles.
I am so thankful for that trunk. It didn't need electricity or batteries. It didn't make noise or come with instructions. The contents of that trunk were both used and old, precious and beautiful. The creative playtime soothed my young soul and set a fire in my heart for finding beauty in a flat fold of fabric, in a slab of wax, in copper washers and pipe. For taking the simple form, the functionless, and creating beauty. I hope you enjoy what you see here. Come on, go ahead. Play a little dress-up of your own. It's good for the soul. Trece
Shop Policies
Returns/Refunds: Your T R E C E Designs purchase includes my personal satisfaction guarantee. If you are not pleased, message me within two days of delivery (business or not!) and will give my time and effort to make the purchase meet your expectations. I do accept returns at your shipping expense. I will fully refund your purchase price minus my original cost to ship to you when 1) You message me; 2) I receive the item in "as shipped" condition returned via USPS Priority Mail (use the same box), within 7 business days. Due to the nature of custom orders, they cannot be returned.
CUSTOM JEWELRY ORDERS: Custom orders are taken with appreciation. Custom orders require additional lead and production time than ready-to-wear orders.
CUSTOM JACKET ORDERS: Please message me to set up a phone consultation concerning your custom jacket order.
SHIPPING: I am not responsible for shipping loss or damage incurred during shipping. Such losses are handled by the USPS.