I made this necklace a little while ago and now I’ve finished it off with a nice clasp, so it’s all ready for photos and putting up on Etsy. Thing is, the only name I could come up with for it is “Shoggoth World Turtle”! I’m a Lovecraft fan and I love sea turtles, so apparently in my brain that forms a logical connection? I know, I’m odd.

Any other name ideas that would be better for this piece?

About the Maille:
The necklace part is made from bronze, and features an abbreviated version of the Celtic Visions weave. I wanted something spikey-looking to go along with the points on the pendant piece, and this was the thing that first popped into my head when I saw it. I decided to use bronze rings because bright copper just isn’t earthy enough, and brass would have been too yellow. I love silver tones, but when I put the pendant in a container to steel rings I realized that it just wouldn’t work. The clasp is a simple hand-forged copper S clasp.

About the pendant:
I bought it during one of my breaks at a craft faire late last year. I always wander around and look to see if I can’t find anything I can use in my own pieces. I found this really talented glassmaker who sadly did not have any business cards on him, and nothing to write down his contact info on. But I still bought the pendant because I love it. The glassmaker is local, so I’m going to keep my eye out for him at other events. There’s a good chance I’ll run into him, I think. I really want to find the guy because he makes such imaginative stuff that I want to buy off him AND I want to give him some credit, here.