Cottontail Roadkill Necklace

These pendants are inspired by the little animals surrounding my rural home that have gotten caught by cats or foxes, only to have their body parts hoarded like treasure and left at the doorstep or strewn around the yard. The enamel rabbit heads have a mixture of red beads spilling out, adding movement and beauty while also depicting blood. The silver and mauve pearl options also have freshwater pearls to mimic maggots starting to burrow out. The pendants in the silver and mauve options hang from plated iron chain finished off with sterling silver lobster clasps. The pendant in the gunmetal option hangs from plated iron chain that's finished off with a lobster clasp that has a matching gunmetal finish.

silver and gunmetal options (with pearls) materials: enamel, watercolor enamel, freshwater pearls, glass beads, seed beads, copper, plated iron chain, sterling silver, thread

silver option (no pearls) materials: enamel, watercolor enamel, glass beads, seed beads, copper, plated chain, sterling silver, thread

necklace length: 18 1/2"

pendant length: 2 5/8"

pendant width: 7/8"

*I hand-paint each individual piece of my jewelry with enamel. The pearls I use are freshwater and thus each one is slightly unique in shape. With these things in mind, please understand each pendant may have slight differences from the one(s) pictured.