The Famous Necklace - Proudly Supporting The Clean Ocean Project
The White & Gold Oyster Necklace was the very first Southern Charm Design. It is one of our most popular designs and holds very special meaning to the company. Its definitely our favorite! Here's why:
This necklace captures the elements of a perfect beach day - sun, sand, water,and peace. Each of our necklaces are handmade with love, and each bead is strung one by one. In this piece, we incorporate wooden beads painted with the peaceful color white, authentic sea glass, and an authentic oyster shell which is hand painted a beautiful shimmery shade of gold. And most importantly a portion of proceeds from every necklace sold will go towards supporting the clean ocean project!
The color white represents purity, innocence, wholeness and completion- which is representative of the ocean, and the sensations and healing that you experience while near it. Most people will say that white is not a color, but the truth is that white is the most complete and pure color of them all. White represents the beginning of everything, before anything is muddied. Its the color of perfection. In color psychology white is the color of new beginnings, of wiping the slate clean, so to speak. This helps us through times of stress, allowing us put the past behind us and preparing us to move on. It is the blank canvas waiting to be written upon. It offers an inner cleansing and purifying of your thoughts, emotions and, ultimately, your spirit, refreshing and strengthening your entire energy system. Stepping into the refreshing salt water is one of the most amazing feelings on planet earth. You get to feel one with nature and truly appreciate what this beautiful planet has to offer us. White rescues us from the dark. It is the color of protection and encouragement, offering a sense of peace and calm, comfort and hope, helping to alleviate emotional upsets. What better way to achieve this than to sit on the warm beach, with your toes in the sand and listen to the waves roll by?
The color gold is the color of success, achievement and triumph. Associated with abundance and prosperity, luxury and quality, prestige and sophistication, value and elegance, the psychology of this color implies affluence, material wealth and extravagance. Optimistic and positive, gold adds richness and warmth to everything with which it is associated - it illuminates and enhances other things around it. This is representative of the sun- which does the same thing. At the uppermost level, this is a color which is associated with higher ideals, wisdom, understanding and enlightenment. It inspires knowledge, spirituality and a deep understanding of the self and the soul. Gold is generous and giving, compassionate and loving, the benefactor or patron, sharing its wisdom, knowledge and wealth with others.
Sea Glass. In a landfill, used glass bottles are an eyesore. But when rolled and softened by the waves, then spit out onto a shore, they become something extraordinary...frosted jewel stones. It takes about 30 years for the ocean to break down glass into sea treasures. Thanks to time and the magic of the ocean, pieces of glass that all have a history and unique story of their own, reemerge as colorful jewels. The ocean literally takes something mediocre and turns it into something beautiful, and if that's not inspiring - i don't know what is!
So, when you wear this necklace, not only are you supporting a small business, and fashionably dressing up an outfit...you're also wearing a piece of magic straight from the ocean, all while supporting the clean ocean project! How cool is that? We know you'll enjoy having your very own one-of-a-kind coastal treasure, and are grateful for each opportunity to create these alluring pieces by hand, knowing it will benefit the health of our beautiful oceans.