The Moonlit Rose (necklace)

The Moonlit Rose Materials: Natural gemstones (peridot, Rainbow moonstone, deep Amethyst) and solid sterling silver ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This beautiful necklace is something I am de-stashing from my personal collection. It is handmade in sterling silver, with intricate rose motifs and bezel-set natural gemstones: peridot, moonstone, and amethyst. I love the combination of green, purple, and white, as these were the colors donned by the suffragettes during the first-wave feminist. Symbolically, white represented purity, green represented new life and hope, while purple represented royalty and dignity. roses are also flowers steeped in feminine symbolism. They are ruled by Venus, goddess of Love, beauty, romance, harmony, and pleasure. Roses are often referred to as “the queen of flowers”, And indeed their beautiful, soft, unfurling of petals and alluring sent radiates appeal and desirability…yet beneath this attractive blossom is a stem guarded by vicious thorns. This is a flower t