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Three pendants made from children's drawings hang in front of a softly lit navy wall and turn in the light: a sterling circle with a stick figure in black line, a gold pendant cut to the outline of a little figure and engraved, and a steel heart with a girl with big hair in black line

A drawing necklace made from their own artwork

Photograph something they drew and we keep every line exactly as they drew it. Choose from six shapes, from cut right around their lines to a smooth circle or heart, in black line or engraved, in steel, gold or sterling.

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

Example outline pendant in stainless steel, black line, rendered on the real pieceExample pendant

How it will look in black line, in each metal

1 Their drawing

2 Shape

Cut right around their lines, so the pendant is the shape they drew.

3 Finish

Crisp black lines, printed on the pendant. Same price.

4 Metal

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

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

Six ways to cut it

Cut right around their lines, the pendant is the shape they drew. Where arms, legs or a sun's rays reach out, the smooth shapes keep every line and leave no points to catch.

  • The ballerina drawing as a outline pendant design

    Outline

    Cut right around their lines, so the pendant is the shape they drew.

  • The ballerina drawing as a pebble pendant design

    Pebble

    The shape they drew, smoothed into a soft pebble with no points.

  • The ballerina drawing as a circle pendant design

    Circle

    Their drawing on a round coin, edged with a fine line.

  • The ballerina drawing as a oval pendant design

    Oval

    Their drawing in a classic oval, like a cameo.

  • The ballerina drawing as a arch pendant design

    Arch

    A round-topped arch, like a little window onto their drawing.

  • The ballerina drawing as a heart pendant design

    Heart

    Their drawing inside a heart with a soft, rounded point.

From the fridge to the chain

  • A child's pencil drawing of a smiling girl with big looping hair
    The drawing as a gold heart pendant on its chain, its lines printed in black

    Heart, gold, black line

  • A child's marker drawing of a smiling stick figure with outstretched arms
    The stick figure as a round sterling silver pendant, arms and all, printed in black

    Circle, sterling, black line

  • A child's blue pen drawing of a little figure
    The little figure as a steel pendant in a smooth pebble shape, printed in black

    Pebble, steel, black line

How their drawing becomes a pendant

A child's painting of a ballerina
The ballerina drawn as clean lines inside an outline that follows her shape, the design the pendant is made from
The ballerina as a gold pendant cut to its shape and engraved, hanging on its chain

  1. You photograph it

    Flat and in good light. The photo is used to draw your designs and is not stored.

  2. We draw the design

    Their lines, made bold enough for one inch of metal, in all six shapes at once.

  3. It is cut and finished

    The pendant is cut to the shape you chose, and the lines are printed in black or laser engraved.

Steel, gold or sterling

  • The ballerina as a heart pendant in stainless steel, printed in black line

    Stainless steel

    $59

    Silver-toned, scratch and water resistant.

  • The ballerina as a heart pendant in gold plated, printed in black line

    Gold plated

    $69

    Gold over stainless steel, with a gold chain.

  • The ballerina as a heart pendant in sterling silver, printed in black line

    Sterling silver

    $89

    Solid .925 silver with an anti-tarnish finish.

More ways to keep it

A child's painting beside the t-shirt it was stitched onto Their drawing, stitched on a shirt A gold pendant cut to the shape of a boy's portrait, engraved as a linocut, hanging on its chain A necklace from a photo

Questions

Anything else, write to hello@thecuriousthing.com.

What kind of drawing works?

Anything they made on paper: marker, crayon, pencil, pen or paint. Photograph it flat, in good light, filling the frame. Faint pencil is made bolder, and colour and paper texture are left out, because the pendant is lines on metal.

What if they have not drawn anything yet?

Let them make something in the Curious Theatre, our free drawing toy. They draw on the screen, it comes to life as a paper puppet on a little stage, and the grown-up button brings the drawing straight back here, ready for the necklace.

Will you change their drawing?

No. We keep the same shapes, proportions and wobbles, and their own letters and spelling. The only changes are the ones a one-inch pendant needs: every line is made an even, bold weight and stray specks are dropped.

Which shape should I choose?

Outline cuts the metal right around their lines, so the pendant is the shape of what they drew. It is lovely on a compact drawing like a face or an animal. Where arms, legs, rays or letters reach out, those parts become thin points of metal, so the other five set the drawing on a smooth shape instead: a pebble that follows their outline without the points, or a circle, oval, arch or heart. The studio shows all six on your drawing before you choose.

Black line or engraved?

The same pendant at the same price, finished two ways. Black line prints the drawing in crisp black lines, the closest to how it looks on paper. Engraved is a laser mark in the metal itself, a subtle frosted line that is clearest on gold.

Is the preview what I will get?

The drawing in the studio is the 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, rendered by the maker on the real piece in each metal and in the finish you picked, before you pay.

How big is it?

About an inch across at its longest. It hangs on an 18 inch chain and arrives in a gift box.

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).

What happens to the photo of the drawing?

It is used to draw your designs 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.

The ballerina drawing as a gold pendant cut to its shape and engraved, catching a raking light in the dark

Their drawing, in metal, from $59

See it in all six shapes in about fifteen seconds.

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You Approve Before We Print

You actively approve a watermarked proof before we print a single piece, and if it arrives damaged, we reprint it free.