Clare from Skadi Jewellery (Australia) made me a silver padlock locket.

I was looking for something argent and sentimental and just not finding anything decent.  

I prefer vintage jewellery and materials for both aesthetic and environmental reasons and just feel that most modern MOR silver outrages taste as well as representing a horrible waste of resources.  Unfortunately I'm also a size queen who likes her bling B I G, which means dealing with two warring realities.  As someone who usually makes all her own stuff and having never commissioned anything ever, I was a wee bit apprehensive, but Clare was both laid-back and helpful, going so far as to oblige me with some pics of the process.  She uses recycled sterling for these pieces which banishes MSS (Mall Silver Syndrome) to the seventh pit of hell where it most definitely belongs.  Ingenious, eh?

At about $150 USD/$200 NZD for something both custom and 7x5cm (huge), I thought this piece was muy and even hē ngā rā reasonable.  If your tastes are a little bit darksided (and even if they're not), I strongly recommend checking out Clare's Etsy shop; her laser-cut leather and handmade silver is a delight and I'm sure we'll be talking again in the near future cue evil laughter.  This gigantic little darling is winging its way across the Tasman as we speak.  Can't wait to wear it.

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This is not a paid review.  Opinions totally unsolicited; no kickbacks or considerations, item purchased by me.

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