Humming Bird
$85.00The Humming Bird necklace features a pewter hand-made by First Nations artist pendant that I framed with beautiful gemstones of the sky colour.
Materials: pewter, palis lazuli, amazonite, agate
Mayan Warrior (50+ years, Mexico)
$85.00This necklace in Art Deco Style has an authentic Mexican bronze coin that are out of circulation now. I gently restored it, applied jewelry grade enamel to bring authentic Art Deco look.
The length is adjustable due to the chain used.
Materials: bronze artifact, copper, aventurine, lapis lazuli.
Hand-made in QC, Canada
Dawnbreaker (1980, Canada)
$75.00The Dawnbreaker features a made-from-scratch hot enamelled copper pendant with genuine copper and lapis lazuli, bamboo coral and copper beads. It comes with 1 in extender to adjust the length if needed. The pendant is an enamelled penny struck in 1980.
Even though fewer and fewer artists practice hot-enamelling, I love this old and unique technique for the bold colours, an element of surprise, and the wide design possibilities it offers.
Hand-made in QC, Canada
Vintage Shell (50+ y.o., Canada)
$65.00The Vintage Shell necklace looks very simple, but very captivating due to its centrepiece – the shell. This shell is authentic and vintage, finished with gold plate and real leather double cord.
Materials: natural shell, leather cord, real copper.
Red And Cobalt (250+ y.o., Europe)
$65.00Red And Cobalt necklace is another piece of jewelry made with authentic trade beads from Africa. Made to facilitate trade, glass beads in various forms made in Europe were in use by explorers and then traders mainly across the African continent. Blue colour of the beads stands for harmony, truth, insight, and loyalty. This necklace is made with authentic African trade glass bead.
The necklace sits perfectly around the neck and features adjustable length.
Materials: sterling silver, lapis lazili, glass bead artifact
Hand-made by Ottawa-Gatineau-based artist Elena NL.
Cape of Hope (250+ y.o., Europe)
$95.00Made to facilitate trade, glass beads in various forms made in Europe were in use by explorers and then traders mainly across the African continent. Blue colour of the beads stands for harmony, truth, insight, and loyalty. These necklace is made with authentic African trade glass bead accompanied with vintage mother of pearls shell hand-made oval bead.
Materials: sterling silver, lapis-lazuli, glass bead artefact, mother of pearls artefact, freshwater pearls.
Hand-made by Elena NL.
Byzantine Beliefs (1000 y.o., Constantinople)
$125.00Byzantine Beliefs hand-made necklace contains real artefact from Old Constantinople, hot-enamelled and polished by me for more attractive look. Aventurine and Lapis Lazuli create sensation of calmness and balance.
Check more unique hand-made jewelry with artefacts.
Hand-made by Elena NL.
Viking Treasure (1000-1200 y.o., Viking)
$115.00This hand-made in Ottawa elegant necklace will become a conversation piece. The pendant has an authentic artifact – a Viking bronze button from 8-10th century. To make it stand out more, I added hot-enamelled copper round in teal colour.
Rose Petal (50+ y.o., Mexico)
$55.00Rose Petal quartz necklace is very gentle and makes any lady look elegant and blooming. The central piece has hot-enamelled vintage authentic bronze Mexican coin. Elena gently cleaned it and applied few layers of enamel to underline gemstones as well as to show metal ornament.
Materials used: rose quartz, copper, copper plated parts, vinyl cord, bronze coin.
Handmade in QC by Elena Nahum Leroy.
Seahorse (2500 y.o.+, Europe)
$190.00This Seahorse necklace has authentic bronze arrowhead from archaic period dated circa 750-500 BC (more than 2500 years old).
Elena Nahum Leroy cleaned and polished the arrowhead, added hot enamel to emphasize the texture of the metal, wrapped with copper wire and soldered it to secure the position of the metal.
Materials: bronze, copper, sodalite, angelite, vinyl cord.
Flavius Constantinus (1700 y.o., Ancient Rome)
$125.00This unique Flavius Constantinus necklace has an authentic Ancient Roman bronze coin struck in 319-320 AD. Constantine I, or Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor who reigned from 306 to 337 AD.
Materials: bronze, lapis lazuli, howlite, copper, bamboo coral
Guardians (1700 y.o., Ancient Rome)
$55.00Sapphire and pearl Guardians necklace has unique artefact: an authentic Ancient Roman copper coin from 4th century (316 – 337 AD). Elena Nahum Leroy gently restored the coin and added hot enamel for more beautiful appearance and metal protection.
Materials: copper, sapphires, freshwater pearls, copper-plated parts
Olaf the White (1000-1200 y.o., Viking)
$115.00This viking style bronze necklace may become a conversation piece. The pendant is an authentic artefact – viking bronze button from 8-10th century. It’s framed with lapis lazuli and howlite and finished with copper magnetic clasp.
Materials: bronze, copper, lapis lazuli, howlite, vinyl cord
Roman Legion (1600-1800 y.o., Ancient Rome)
$125.00Roman Legion copper necklace has an authentic bronze artifact from Ancient Rome dated 200-400 AD. It’s gently restored and polished by me.
Back in Rome, white, blue and coral colours were used most in jewelry and I chose the gemstones with the same colours: bamboo coral, lapis lazuli, and howlit
All metal findings and the chain are made of copper that with time will show beautiful and vintage-looking tarnish emphasizing the beauty of the Roman pendant.
Red Sea (30 y.o.)
$99.00This Red Sea necklace has natural corals and genuine copper. Don’t worry, we don’t contribute in coral extraction from the seas. Corals used for this necklace are vintage and recycled (cleaned, restored and polished).
Chloe (50 y.o., Baltic countries)
$55.00Chloe necklace has a simple yet beautiful sterling silver and amber pendant as a centrepiece. Neutral green agate and two other baltic amber pieces create gorgeous lines and emphasize the beauty of the pendant.
Snow Queen (100 y.o., Europe)
$125.00Snow Queen necklace and earrings set has sterling silver vintage pendant from 1920’s and framed with white opaque sapphires, labradorite and sterling silver findings.
Oscine (1500 y.o., Rome)
$110.00This beautiful unique and standing out necklace has an ancient Roman artefact: bronze brooch bird with enamel from 4-5th centuries AD.
Materials: bronze, copper, jade
Approx. 48 cm.
Above the Clouds (40+ y.o., Baltic)
$79.00What is always above the clouds? The sun, of course! That’s what this labradorite and amber piece of jewelry stands for.
Materials: labradorite, amber, genuine copper, real leather
Handmade in Canada
Copper and Bronze
$112.00This necklace is very unique as its centrepiece is authentic bronze pendant from 1950’s. Genuine brushes copper beads complemented with natural green jasper and finished with magnetic copper clasp make this necklace easy to wear impressive accessory.
Fascinus Lazuli (1600+ y.o., Rome)
$250.00Fascinus Lazuli set has an authentic ancient silver Roman pendant amulet, dated circa 200 AD – 400 AD (4.8g)
Sterling silver, lapis lazuli
Hand crafted in Canada
Men (Eagle) (40 y.o., Mexico)
$85.00This unique choker necklace is called Men, which means ‘eagle’ in Mayan.
Bone, lapis lazuli, magnesite, agate, sterling Silver
Hand-made by artists from Mexico and Canada
Nuada (2100+ y.o., Celtic)
$120.00FINE PRINT: Nuada set has an authentic Celtic silver ‘ring-money’ from 5th – 2nd century BC (2100-2400 years old).
Nuada set has an elegant garnet, pearl and silver necklace paired with sterling silver and pearl stud earrings.
Golgotha Cross (300+ y.o., Europe)
$176.00Golgotha necklace has authentic bronze Golgotha Tsata Cross from circa 1600 -1700 A.D.
Hormizd – King of Kings (1400 y.o. – Persia)
$155.00Hormizd – King of Kings set has an authentic silver artifact from Persia aged over 1400 years. A pendant in the Horzmid set is a silver used-to-be coin (drachm) struck in 580’s. I gently cleaned and restored this coin. And Brutish Museum has the same artifact in its collection (Museum number1913,0411.124). So, proudly wear a piece of history!
Fiorella (Late Medieval, Europe)
$165.00This gorgeous set made with authentic Late Medieval bronze with some gold plate artifact (over 500 years old)
Angelos (820 y.o. Byzantine)
$175.00Angelos set has an authentic Byzantine artifact aged over 820 years.