A hand-built brass safety-pin charm on a delicate gold-filled chain. A percentage of the sales of this necklace are donated to the ACLU.
A jeweler for over 12 years, Melissa de la Fuente creates each piece from start to finish with emphasis on beauty, longevity, wearability, and significance. Melissa works from her home studio in northern NJ where she hand-carves or hand-builds every piece. Brass is her metal of choice for its strength, longevity, and humility, and her pieces are meant to last a lifetime and be passed down through the ages.