This listing is for a hand-lettered necklace. This is as custom as it gets! Jessica will personally handletter your necklace with scripted calligraphy! This is for a standard sized bar necklace, measuring about 1.5 inches across.
T H E P R O C E S S :
- Get your proof HERE. After you send in a proof (mock up) request, you'll get it within 24-72 hours, often the same day! You need a proof before purchasing this necklace so that you can pick from the options. Please do not upload anything other than the proof that was emailed to you.
- After you receive your proof, come back to this listing and upload the proof that was sent to you! Please upload the actual image I sent, not a screenshot! The proof you upload and select will be what's engraved for you! Please do not upload anything other than proofs for this listing, otherwise your order cannot be processed. If you do not have a proof already done, your order will be cancelled as we cannot create a hand lettered necklace without a proof. If you'd like a proof, you can request one HERE. If you’d like something uploaded other than proofs, like a signature, please see here.
- Select your options the drop down menu!
- Receive your necklace!
ALIGNMENT:Alignment of customization is Left, Right or Centre of the bar. If you select it to be Right, it will be stamped on the Right side of the bar, while looking at the bar when it is not being worn. The vantage point will be of you looking at the stamping on the bar when it is not worn, as if reading it. The vantage point will be like you are looking at a photo of the necklace.
LENGTH: Standard length is 18 inches. For layering, we suggest 2 inches difference. Measurement of length is when the necklace is open, measured from end to end and includes the bar as part of the measurement. For layering necklaces, I usually recommend at least 2 inches of a difference for each necklace. Standard chain length is 18 inches, so most layering sets are either 16/18 or 18/20. However, it will depend on your frame size, neck circumference and overall personal preference. If you’re not sure I would recommend measuring with an existing necklace or a piece of non-stretchy string.
Our chains have closed and soldered links to prevent breakage, however, in the case that it breaks, we do offer repair services. Pleasecontact us if you have any questions.
MATERIAL:All Mint & Birch pieces are cut from sheets of precious metals. We use ethically sourced, premium sheets of 14 karat goldfill that will not flake, peel or tarnish.Please read HERE about our process! Please note, sterling silver oxidizes. To read more about sterling silver, please seehere.
Standard size bars are about 1.5 inches by .25 inches.
If you would like a vertical hanging bar, just let us know in the notes and we will drill it to make the bar hang vertically!
Our chains have closed and soldered links to prevent breakage, however, in the case that it breaks, we do offer repair services. Please contact us if you have any questions.
This piece isengraved. Please note, engraving is a completely different look than hand stamping. To see a side by side comparison, please seehere.
The process to make a single sided bar is different than a double sided bar. Unless you select engraving on the opposite side (if it is available), the back will not be perfect due to the nature of handmade.
WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT OUR BAR NECKLACES?
Each Mint & Birch bar necklace is cut by hand in our studio. Each one starts out as a large sheet of extra thick, premium, high quality, 14 karat gold fill or solid sterling silver ethically sourced from reputable mills in North America and is stamped using hand tools. Each Mint & Birch piece is finished and polished in our studio using professional tools and materials. We promise that our necklaces are worth the price!
Here at Mint & Birch, we only use ethically sourced, certified gold fill and solid sterling silver sourced from North American mills. Gold fill jewelry must contain a certain percentage of gold in order to be able to be legally called gold fill. This percentage is based on the weight of the piece. We use extra thick and heavy bars for your necklaces so that the weight and amount of real gold that you are getting per necklace is higher. We create our bars out of thicker than average sheets of high quality gold fill or sterling sheets sourced from North American mills. This ensures a luxurious, long lasting piece that you can treasure for years to come.
We do NOT use gold plated materials, but instead, we use gold fill and solid sterling silver. Gold fill is much more superior to gold plated, and is made by bonding layers of real gold into a base core. Gold plated, which we do NOT use, is simply a microscopic dip into metallic colouring or gold alloy, which is often not real gold, or cannot be certified as real gold because gold plated items are usually sourced overseas. Often, gold plated materials simply refers to the metallic colour in which it has been dipped in, and as such, especially without certification, could contain heavy toxic metals such as cadmium or lead. Mint & Birch does NOT sell gold plated items. Our pieces are free of cadmium, lead and nickel and do not contain any toxic metals. We use only gold fill or solid sterling silver, as we strive to source the best raw materials in the industry! Our gold fill raw materials are ethically sourced from mills within North America, and we only buy raw materials that can be certified as containing real 14 karat gold, safe to wear, free of toxic metals and ethically sourced.
Most importantly, the magic is the process in which we make our bars. This is what makes our pieces so special! We do not use a tumbler, in which many, many pieces can be polished and rough edges removed with little effort by putting multiple pendants into a rotating canister with small steel parts or abrasive compounds such as silicone carbide grit, or ceramic. Tumbling does not always remove all of the rough edges, but simply smoothes them down. Furthermore, tumbling can cause micro scratches and wear down the gold in gold filled pieces, leading to tarnish. We do NOT do this. Instead, we meticulously use hand tools to individually finish each bar. Using hand tools allows us to have a greater degree of control and precision over the piece to ensure that edges are beautifully smooth and that no damage occurs when finishing the piece into shiny necklaces! We have created a unique process of finishing your pieces without a tumbler, but with multiple hand tools, ensuring that quality is delivered. We believe in good old-fashioned hard work done with elbow and grease! Your bar necklace will not flake or tarnish as each one is treated with care individually and not mass manufactured.
The combination of high quality materials we work hard to source, and our unique process of finishing the bars results in necklaces that will last for years to come. We strive to deliver the very best! Mint & Birch also works hard to create unique designs to hand stamp your necklaces with. In fact, some of our designs are even created specifically for us and cannot be found elsewhere!
