We’ve got the perfect gift for Mom this Mother’s Day, our Ohio Link silver necklace. Celebrate Mom and her favorite state with this one-of-a-kind gift. Necklaces still available while supplies last at our retail locations. Check out Simply Vague at Tuttle Mall, Celebrate Local and Bink Davies for the perfect gift for your Mom this weekend.
The idea for the Ohio Link necklaces started life as cut acrylic key chains. We worked with Griffin Hollow Studio to cut samples out of acrylic.
I had to add an additional loop to the design and adjust its size and placement to allow for the chain.
Ultimately the cutout link design was not strong enough in acrylic so we worked with another local company to prototype stainless steel versions.
While these might be sold at a later date, they were used as the basis for molds to begin casting fine jewelry. Once the mold was made by hand, additional pieces could be created using the lost wax casting process over and over again. You can see what the rough blanks look like when they first come out of the mold.
Each blank is cast in bronze and then ground and polished by hand before being plated in silver. Sometimes blanks do not come out of the mold right and are melted down to be used again later. Once the necklaces are plated they are ready for assembly and sale.
We also work with Griffin Hollow to make custom jewelry stands from reclaimed wood for our stores.
