Birch Bark Cuff - Silver hydrangea all cast in bronze and

all cast in bronze and accented with a garnet and chocolate and white freshwater pearls

and its name is derived from the flower's shape and image

Measures: 16-18" adjustable necklace

Petite Herb Fine Jewelry Collection

as well as early colonists and European herbalists

Birch Bark Cuff - Silver hydrangea all cast in bronze andThe Paper Birch, slender and elegant, with its intensely white bark, is visible even in the dark of night. The tough outer wrapping of the tree is the bark from which American Indians fashioned their strong, lightweight bark canoes. These Native Americans, as well as early colonists and European herbalists, all agreed that birch leaves were therapeutic and all prescribed them for many disorders. The leaves and twigs of some birches boast a spicy aroma