Antique Apothecary – Love | Rose Quartz Rollerball Necklace

The Poison Bottles are inspired by the elaborate labels often used by Victorian Apothecaries. This year features Love, Potion, Poison, and Tears to embody both the bitter and the sweet sides of Valentine’s day. The Tears bottle is a play on the alleged Victorian Lachrymose jars. A Lachrymose jar was supposedly a glass vessel used to catch tears, sometimes called a Tear Catcher. Mourning jewelry was highly sought after during this time, however, typical mourning wear of this era was hair jewelry of intricately woven patterns made from treated hair of a loved one passed. There is absolutely no historical documentation that Lachrymose jars were ever actually used. The origins of this myth can be traced to an antiques dealer in the 1920’s who branded several cases of elaborate Victorian-era scent bottles as “Lachrymose Jars,” a reference to an ancient Roman tradition of filling small clay pots with tears of the mourners to leave in the burial mound. Modern testing has since revealed that these bottles were no more than beautiful Victorian perfume bottles, but are still considered highly collectable nonetheless!

Charmed Ones feature charms and castings collected from small artisanal shops and are made with solid sterling silver. This rollerball necklace incorporates a stunning miniature rose casting.

Fringed Rollerball Necklaces feature my signature chain fringe, inspired by the fringe jewelry of the roaring 20’s. Fringe is found in two different styles; either diamond cut chain or bar chain. Each strand is held in perfectly so they’re never out of place! At the end of each chain is a sterling silver plumb bob charm.

The crystal featured on this Rollerball Necklace is Rose Quartz. Crystals and stones found within my collections are gem-quality specimens curated by artisanal lapidaries and family operated mines. These crystals were curated especially for my rollerball necklaces.

Rose Quartz within the Love Witch collection are exceptionally rich in color and are gemmy. The Rose Quartz featured in Love Witch were cut by artisans exclusively for my Rollerball Necklaces. With its deep pink color, Rose Quartz is a stone of the heart and considered the embodiment of unconditional love. It harnesses the soft feminine energy of peace, healing, and compassion. Rose Quartz is closely associate with the Goddess of Love, Aphrodite. In Metaphysical terms, Rose Quartz is known as the romance stone, used to attract love, add loving energy to relationships, and to bring calm and peace. It is thought that the comforting and soothing energy of Rose Quartz can help heal a broken heart, allowing release of pent-up emotions and grief. Rose Quartz also helps release unexpressed feelings about others.

*Essential oils not included