This pendant features a real sand dollar, preserved through watercolor, then hardened, hand-sanded, and sealed in resin before being set into a stainless steel bezel. Handmade in a seaside New England town, each pendant evokes the scent of salt air as well as the symbolism that this unique creature carries. Their smooth, white shells suggest calm and inner peace, while their transformation from living sea urchin to delicate shell represents the beauty that can come from change and renewal. Sand dollars are also linked to Christian tradition, such as the five-pointed shape on top—said to symbolize the Star of Bethlehem that guided the Magi—and the five “teeth” inside that look like flying doves. Because this pendant is handcrafted using natural materials, some variation in shape and color is to be expected.
