Tiny Silver Trinket Box with Gemstone Accent Item ID: 2677253755

Name: Tiny Silver Trinket Box with Gemstone Accent
Brand: wildgatherings
SKU: 2677253755
Price: 50.00 USD
Availability: InStock

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CARNELIAN
BLUE TOPAZ
PERIDOT
NEPHRITE
AMETHYST
GARNET
BLACK ONYX
PINK TOURMALINE
AQUAMARINE
LAPIZ LAZULI

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Keep your tiniest of treasures in this exquisite petite silver chest. Complete with hinged lid, this heirloom-quality trinket box will be a unique addition to your collection. Choose a gemstone to complete this customized gift for yourself or for a loved one.

Please note that this tiny chest is NOT large enough to hold most finger rings, and is barely big enough to hold a dime (see 5th photo).

Hand crafted from a vintage silver-plated brass or copper platter. Hinged box lid is adorned with your choice of a 4mm gemstone set in .999 fine silver bezel cup. Listing is for one single trinket box with a single gemstone of your choice. Props including gemstones, dime, flowers, tools, white glove, silver tray, autumn leaves, and my hand, etc., are not included.

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Item detail

5 oz
Box is tiny: 1-3/8" x 13/16" x 5/8" Lid is 1-1/2" x 1-1/16”; barely large enough for a US dime.
Hand crafted from up-cycled mid-century silver-plated tray.
Hinged lid
4mm gemstone cabochon of your choice set in a .999 fine silver bezel cup on lid.
Available gemstones (see 2nd photo): Amethyst; Carnelian; Blue Topaz; Peridot; dark Nephrite Jade; Rhodolite Garnet; Black Onyx; Pink Tourmaline; Aquamarine; and Lapis Lazuli. See second photo.
There may be blemishes; imperfections; plate loss - and some base metal may show through the silver plating - enhancing the provenance and antique-appearance of the tiny chest.
Bottom of inside lined with black felt.
The trinket box you receive will be similar to those in the photos.
Wipe clean with a soft, dry cloth. To maintain patina, avoid harsh chemicals and abrasive cleaners. Natural oxidation and darkening is normal and adds character. Avoid prolonged exposure to moisture and store in a dry environment to prevent excessive tarnishing. Do not place in dishwasher. Do not use instant tarnish removers.

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Turner, Oregon, USA. Since 1993, Wild Gatherings has been my creative playground. Lately, my journey focuses on art, home decor, and jewelry handmade from raw, reclaimed, or recycled copper and silver, torch- and kiln-fired lead-free vitreous enamel, and gemstones. Living in the Pacific Northwest, I am inspired by the wild textures of lichen, moss, rough bark, flora & fauna, and flowing streams—and I try to bring these organic elements into every piece I make. Thank you for supporting an independent artist. Think kind thoughts. Love, Shirley

wildswalle@wildgatherings.com

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Wildswalle Turner, Oregon | I am an artist & crafter in the Pacific Northwest who loves making copper & silver décor & jewelry.

Hello! I'm Shirley. Welcome to my Wild Gatherings. I create functional and decorative metal art & jewelry, using mostly old-school techniques. I specialize in kiln- and torch-fired vitreous enamel on copper & silver. Gemstones are a passion for me, as is re-purposing metals into items for decor or dress. I value integrity. My motto - be curious and ask questions.

My first soldering experience was for a school project at age 13 - a very intricate miniature three-wheeled surrey with moving wheels, a steering rod, and twisted-wire fringe on top. My dad, Willard, was very supportive of my "playing" in the garage. He would set me up with a soldering gun, a lathe, a saw, hammer and nails, or whatever I needed. I learned at an early age, by example, that I could do anything. If I didn't quite know how, I would figure it out.

WILD GATHERINGS ~ How Wild Gatherings came about: In 1993 I was preparing to engage in my very first craft booth at the local year-round Public Market in Salem, Oregon. I was creating lists of items that I could make to sell. On one of the lists were objects I could collect in the wild such as seeds, sage, wildflower bouquets, etc. At the top of this particular list I entered the title, "Wild Gatherings". The name stuck and became all-encompassing for the many aspects of my craft. For the next ten years or so, I maintained an art & craft booth and participated in local Saturday Markets as well as art and craft shows in the Pacific Northwest and Southern-to-Northern California ~ offering a myriad of handmade creations: kaleidoscopes (copper or stained glass), obsidian needle chimes (I dug the obsidian needles myself at Davis Creek, CA), perfumes and soaps, copper olive oil lamps, geode aromatherapy diffusers, bud vases made out of old silverware, handmade cone incense [yes, I formed each cone, one at a time, by hand], beeswax & soy wax candles, and many other articrafts. My Wild Gatherings booth won the "Most Excellent Merchant's Display Of The Faire" at the 1997 Valhalla Renaissance Festival at Lake Tahoe. I was proud to be featured in local newspapers, as well.

I've been fascinated by copper and it's many uses. Back in the '80's my stepmom gifted me a small copper-enameling kiln along with some copper blanks and a few samplings of enamels. I kept it all, just in case I might want to do something with it some day.

Fast forward to 2014. I offered myself the choice to either part with my stash, or build a space where I could once again be creative with the materials that I had hoarded for so long. Thus, I built my atelier ~ complete with hot & cold running water, two skylights, a vaulted ceiling, and a crystal chandelier.

FORMAL TRAINING: I was an art major in school. For two years in the early nineties I trained with an old master Silversmith in the art of sterling silver lost wax casting and sterling fabrication. Through experimentation, detail observation, reading, successes, and many ah-hah! moments, I am primarily self taught with more than a half-century of experience.

FOR THE BLIND and/or VISUALLY IMPAIRED: For fourteen years I was a computer graphic artist, creating tactile graphics for higher education math textbooks for college students who are blind. I have read, cover to cover, dozens of calculus, algebra, physics, chemistry, and statistics textbooks, and created - on a computer - a tactile representation of every diagram in each book, complete with braille labels. The diagrams were embossed on a special braille printer and inserted into a [huge] braille rendition of the textbook. I incorporate Braille into some of my jewelry. The term "I am enough" is particularly appropriate.

I compose my work from raw, reclaimed, or recycled copper; .999 fine silver; .935 Argentium Silver; .925 Sterling Silver; sterling findings; vitreous lead-free enamel powders and frit; and various re-claimed metals and materials. Enameled pieces are either torch or kiln-fired. I love wild things like lichen, moss, rough tree bark, insects, and flowing streams. I aspire for these textural elements to be reflected in my ever-evolving Wild Gatherings. Thank you for supporting an independent artist, and for taking the time to learn what "handmade" truly means. Shop small. Support independent artists and businesses. Be kind, take care, and fare well.

My mantra - think kind thoughts, and watch your words - they become your destiny.

Shirley Walle ~ Torchsmith • Enamelist • Arcadian • Wonderer

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I have a very old anvil made from a section of railroad track. It belonged to my dad. He had it probably since the 1940's. He could make or fix anything, and he taught me early on by example that I, too, could do anything. The anvil sits in a place of honor on my jeweler’s bench.

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