The Glass Red Raspberry Necklace you see here features one of my small handmade glass Red Raspberries and one glass leaf. The raspberry is about 1/2 inch high and the leaf is about 1 inch high. The berry and leaf are suspended from a sterling silver slider over sterling silver figure-eight chain. The copper wire stem of the Red Raspberry is embedded inside the glass and cannot be pulled free. Like real raspberries, each of my glass raspberries has a translucent quality with a soft surface sheen. Every cell of the raspberry has a slight vertical indentation. These beads are hand-formed one cell at a time in the flame of a torch from colored glass. Variations in the red color are achieved by selective heating and cooling of the glass. As a result the color will not rub, flake or chip off and no two raspberries are exactly alike.
The standard length for the figure-eight chain you see above is 20 inches and it is finished with a lobster clasp. You may wear it at any length you please by clipping the lobster into the link of your choice. The free end of the chain is finished with a small matching glass leaf. Different lengths and clasp styles are available by special order. Like all of my jewelry, this design is available in both Sterling Silver and 14/20 Gold-Filled. You can see matching Red Raspberry jewelry by viewing the Raspberries Page of this site.
Red Raspberry jewelry can also be custom made with high-karat gold or platinum findings and accented with Swarovski Crystal or gemstone beads. Some examples can be viewed on the Custom Jewelry Page.
