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ETCHED HUMMINGBIRD PENDANT, DICHROIC GLASS

This dichroic fused glass pendant is approximately 1" square not counting bail. It features an etched geckko/lizard design on a dichroic pink & blue pastel background under a clear layer of glass.

The hummingbird design is my own design. I cut my own stencils for etching rather than purchasing mass produced ones. After etching I fuse the glass in my kiln and properly anneal it for strength.

The bail I handmade out of sterling silver wire. The last picture is not this exact bail, but is a similar bail, so you can get an idea of what it looks like.















This pendant would look great with a 2mm black rubber cord.















The designs I use are from stencils that I created rather than commercially available etching stencils. The design was etched prior to fusing the glass in my kiln, and it will not come off.















The metallic looking dichroic layer is part of the glass itself and is not something that wears off. The glass is 1/4" thick and is actually very sturdy. Each pendant is individually handmade by me and properly annealed for durability. Each piece is unique and they will often have small imperfections or bubbles in the glass.

I have a hummingbird feeder outside my front window. Many hummingbirds frequent the feeder, and our cat sometimes sits in the window and cries because he can't have them. They seem to be totally oblivious to the cat, or maybe they know he's there and just like to tease him!

dichroic glass, sterling silver