Joy. She is delightful and brings others great happiness. She finds the best in the worst situation, always looking for the positive to give to others. Joy is more precious than rubies. 
 
This necklace filled me with joy as it was created. It embodies all that I strive to do.  It represents me and the stories I can tell. My experiences have brought me pain and have damaged me but they have also brought me joy because they have made me who I am. I have the opportunity to help others now while I bring life back to these items I incorporate in to my jewelry designs. As you study its flaws, I hope you see the beauty in them as well. How do you see your journey? I pray that as you look back, you see that your experiences formed who you are. A woman of beauty and worth, a one of a kind creation, just like this necklace. A woman who is more precious than rubies. 
 
Joy was created with a lovely brooch, full of delicate details with its sprays of crystals and large crystal blooms, all tied with a bow around the stems. A beautiful patina has developed on the silver and the crystals have clouded over the years but oh the story it can tell! It is suspended from a strand of rock crystals and a strand of vintage bar chain. The clasp, although missing its rhinestone is an antique clasp functioning with a delicate heart lobster claw.
Length : 17” plus a 4” extender