Elessar - bronze beard bead - 5 mm inner diameter - thin braid ring / hair jewelry
Elessar - bronze beard ring made in traditional lost wax method.
Please note: the pictures show 2 beads to demonstrate more details - the price is listed for 1 piece
The bead was inspired by the Nordic mythology and J.R.R. Tolkien stories. It's covered with my favourite motifs and patterns.
Not heavy - 4 g
Size: 17mm x 9mm / 0.7 x 0,35 in
Inner diameter: 5mm
-> the inside is thinner than the outside so the silicone band can easily hide inside
All beard and hair beads are shipped with 5 silicone bands to help you keep the beads in place.
The model was completely hand carved by me. Please allow small imperfections as each of them is the proof that your item is hand made by me.
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LIVING WITH BRONZE
If you're contemplating adding a bronze jewelry to your collection, please mind that bronze is by no means as consistent as gold or silver. Aging of bronze will occur quickly with contact with your skin, parfume, moist air etc. Patina on bronze is surface oxidization and it's creating an outer layer on the surface of bronze item rather than eating away like rust on metal.
There are three schools of treating bronze. The first one is to let it age naturally and gracefully and observe the process. The second: to force the patina (you can find a lot of tricks on the Internet) and the third one: to stop (to a certain extend) the bronze from aging. I would recommend silver cleaning cloth for the beginning and cleaning the jewelry very often, obligatory after wearing it.
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