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A portrait necklace cut to their shape

One photo, drawn six ways. Each one becomes a pendant in the exact outline of their face, engraved in steel, gold or sterling. Or engrave a drawing they made.

From $59. Nothing is made until you approve it.

A sterling pendant engraved with a fine-line portrait of a girl in a wreath of daisies
A gold pendant cut to the shape of a boy, engraved as a linocut print
A steel pendant cut to the shape of a child’s drawing of a ballerina
Fine-line pendant, example
Example, lines darkened to show detail

How it will look engraved: a frosted line in the metal, clearest on gold

Style

Delicate, clean lines, like a fine-line tattoo.

Metal

Silver-toned, scratch and water resistant. 18″ chain and a gift box.

Nothing is made until you approve it. Engraved in the US and shipped in 2 to 5 days.

From a photo to a piece you can wear

  1. A photo of a smiling toddler

    You add one photo

    Any clear face. It is used to draw your previews and is not stored.

  2. The toddler drawn as a linocut print, as a complete bust with a rounded base

    We draw it for the laser

    Six styles at once, each drawn as a complete bust so the outline makes a sturdy pendant.

  3. The gold pendant cut to the toddler's outline and engraved, rendered by the engraver

    It is cut and engraved

    The pendant is cut along that outline and the lines are laser engraved into the metal.

Steel, gold or sterling

  • The linocut pendant in stainless steel, rendered by the engraver

    Stainless steel

    $59

    Silver-toned, scratch and water resistant.

  • The linocut pendant in gold plated, rendered by the engraver

    Gold plated

    $69

    Gold over stainless steel, with a gold chain.

  • The linocut pendant in sterling silver, rendered by the engraver

    Sterling silver

    $89

    Solid .925 silver with an anti-tarnish finish.

A child's painting of a ballerina
The ballerina painting as a gold pendant cut to its shape, rendered by the engraver

Or the drawing on the fridge

Photograph something they made and we keep every line exactly as they drew it, wobbles and all. A smooth border goes around the whole picture, so thin arms and whiskers stay part of one solid piece.

Questions

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 laser engraved into the metal, with a fine engraved line around the edge. It hangs on an 18 inch chain and arrives in a gift box.

Is the preview what I will get? +

The first preview is drawn from the exact file we send to the engraver, with the lines darkened so you can judge the likeness. Engraved, the lines are a lighter frosted mark in the metal: clearest on gold, softer on steel and sterling. Under the preview, the engraver’s own system renders the same file on the real pendant in each metal, 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 that gets engraved.

How long does it take? +

Each pendant is made to order in the US. It leaves the engraver 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.