A portrait necklace cut to their shape
One photo, drawn six ways. Each one becomes a pendant in the exact outline of their face, in crisp black line or engraved, in steel, gold or sterling.
From $59. Nothing is made until you approve it.
How it will look in black line, in each metal
1 Your photo
Nothing is made until you approve it. Made in the US and shipped in 2 to 5 days.
From a photo to a piece you can wear
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You add one photo
Any clear face. It is used to draw your previews and is not stored.
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We draw the design
Six styles at once, each a complete bust, shown to you flat as the design before it goes on the metal.
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It is cut and finished
The pendant is cut along that outline, and the lines are printed in black or laser engraved into the metal.
Steel, gold or sterling
Or the drawing on the fridge
Photograph something they made and we keep every line exactly as they drew it, wobbles and all. Cut right around their lines, or set on a smooth circle, oval, arch, heart or pebble, so arms and rays never leave points of metal.
Questions
Anything else, write to hello@thecuriousthing.com.
What does the necklace actually look like?
A pendant about an inch tall, cut to the outline of the design, so a portrait is shaped like the person and a drawing like what they drew. The lines are printed in crisp black or laser engraved into the metal, your choice, with a fine line around the edge. It hangs on an 18 inch chain and arrives in a gift box.
Black line or engraved?
The same pendant at the same price, finished two ways. Black line prints your design in crisp black lines. Engraved is a laser mark in the metal itself, a subtle frosted line that is clearest on gold and softer on steel and sterling. The studio shows each one on the real pendant before you choose.
Is the preview what I will get?
The drawing in the studio is your design, not a picture of the necklace: the lines of the exact file we send to be made. The studio also shows the pendant itself: the maker’s own system renders that same file on the real piece, in each metal and in the finish you picked, so you can see how it will actually look before you pay.
Which metals can I choose?
Stainless steel ($59), gold plated over stainless steel with a gold chain ($69), or solid sterling silver with an anti-tarnish finish ($89).
Can I use a photo of a pet or a grown-up?
Yes. Any clear photo of a face works: a child, a partner, a parent or a pet. If there are several people in the photo, we draw the one closest to the camera.
What happens to my photo?
It is used to draw the previews and is not stored. Only the design you approve is kept, because it is the file your pendant is made from.
How long does it take?
Each pendant is made to order in the US. It leaves the workshop in 2 to 5 days, then ships by standard post.
Their face, in metal, from $59
See all six styles on your own photo in about fifteen seconds.
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