Gilded Hawthorn Pendant (24k Gold or .999 Fine Silver)

These unique devotional pendants are made with real segments of Hawthorn wood, which have been lovingly hand-gilded using either 24k Yellow Gold Leaf or .999 Fine Silver Leaf.  Every piece of wood used was hand-harvested from an old, propitiated Hawthorn Tree, before being slowly hearth-dried. Thereafter, each piece was gently smoothed with sandpaper and coated with a thin layer of ritually empowered wood varnish (composed from an array of potent arboreal resins, such as Dragon's Blood, Storax, and Black Fankincense), which was used to carefully adhere precious the metal leaf. Once fully dried, all excess metal was brushed away and the entire surface was meticulously burnished with agate stone in the traditional manner, before being lightly sealed with a final layer of protective lacquer. Finally, each piece was outfitted with Sterling Silver jewelry fittings and hallowed in a simple rite. Between the rich and powerful history of folklore attributed to the Hawthorn—particularly where t