Cinders and Ashes

"They took her beautiful clothes away from her, dressed her in an old gray smock, and gave her wooden shoes. "Just look at the proud princess! How decked out she is!" they shouted and laughed as they led her into the kitchen.
There she had to do hard work from morning until evening, get up before daybreak, carry water, make the fires, cook, and wash. Besides this, the sisters did everything imaginable to hurt her. They made fun of her, scattered peas and lentils into the ashes for her, so that she had to sit and pick them out again. In the evening when she had worked herself weary, there was no bed for her. Instead she had to sleep by the hearth in the ashes. And because she always looked dusty and dirty, they called her Cinderella."
-Cinderella, The Brothers Grimm
This necklace is inspired by the original Cinderella story- gleaming gunmetal for the soot and ashes, and red and orange crystals that sparkle like lit coals, symbolizing her courage. Each necklace is handmade in graceful loops of chain, adorned with shimmering crystal, and measures 20in. Closes with an extension chain and lobster clasp.