NOVICA Reconstituted Turquoise Cultured Freshwater Pearl Silver Pendant Necklace 18 Blue Visions

NOVICA, in association with National Geographic, works together with talented artisan designers around the world to produce stunning, keepsake treasures. Our mantra is to spread global happiness, so rest assured - we'll do everything we possibly can to ensure you're a happy customer. About this item: By Aparna, this lovely design is inspired by India's traditional art. She sets a colorful composite turquoise inside an ornate pendant. Silver granules surround the stone, which is crowned with a grade A cultured freshwater naturally light gray pearl. .925 Sterling silver pendant and 18" long 1mm cable chain with lobster claw clasp. Reconstituted Turquoise has been oiled. The pendant measures 1.6: by 0.7". About our Artist: In traditional Indian families, it is not easy for a housewife to start a design workshop, but I was fortunate that my husband also shares the same interests. Together, we create beautiful jewelry. My husband is an expert in crafting the jewelry while I do the designing. My father was a jeweler and I was highly inspired by him. I grew up watching him make amazing jewelry with his own hands and this really fascinated me. I come from the majestic city of Jaipur, the pink city. I had a joyful childhood with four sisters at home. We had so much fun and I, being the youngest of the four, was pampered and loved. We also have a brother who is the youngest of all, and he is a real sweetheart. School was fun. I had so much with my friends and never stopped yapping - so much that, during parent-teacher meetings, my teachers asked my mother what she fed me to give me so much energy to talk nonstop. But I was one of the brightest students in our whole class. Most of the time I was at the top of my class. I was very much interested in studying and wanted to sit for a competitive exam. There was another thing in life that interested me, and that was silver. Jaipur is a land of gems and the silversmith art is...