When Angels Are Near — Songbird Cardinal Necklace
There is a quiet moment that happens when you are missing someone with your whole heart, and suddenly a flash of bright red lands on the bare branch right outside your window. For generations, families have held onto the gentle promise that when a cardinal appears, someone you love in heaven is sitting close beside you.
Designed with deep care by founder Mia Vellamere and personalized in our Salado, Texas workshop, When Angels Are Near shapes a perched songbird cardinal in sturdy 1.3 mm (16-gauge) jeweler’s bronze with delicate 0.4 mm laser-etched wing feathers and a mirror-polished 14k gold plated finish. Mounted on a custom-engraved solid blonde maple keepsake card with your personal remembrance note, it says what sympathy flowers never can.
| Piece & Collection | When Angels Are Near (Remembrance & Memorial) |
| 4-Layer Stack | 1.3 mm (16-Gauge) Bronze • 0.025 µm Palladium • 2.5 µm 14k Gold • Porceshield™ Ceramic (see full cutaway) |
| Dime Scale (17.9 mm) | 10.0 mm When Angels Are Near Silhouette (55.9% of 17.9 mm Dime) |
| Chain & Packaging | 16", 18", or 20" (+2" Extender) • Engraved 3.0" × 3.0" Maple Card |
Every When Angels Are Near is cut to order in our Salado, Texas shop, tumbled 8 hours for buttery-smooth rounded edges, plated in heavy 14k gold over a nickel-free palladium barrier, and boxed on your custom-engraved 3.0" blonde maple gift card.
If the chain ever snaps or the 14k gold plated finish ever wears down, send one photo to concierge@vellamereandco.com for a free replacement. Made a spelling typo on your custom card or name? We remake it once free.
When Angels Are Near is cut in Salado, TX from 1.3 mm (16-gauge) jeweler's bronze, rotary-tumbled 8 hours, plated with 0.025 µm nickel-free Palladium and 2.5 µm 14k yellow gold, and sealed with Porceshield™ ceramic armor.
The When Angels Are Near charm is calibrated to 10.0 mm at its tallest point (55.9% of a 17.9 mm U.S. Dime) with 0.4 mm MOPA fiber-laser surface detailing.
Every $68 When Angels Are Near order includes the 14k gold-plated When Angels Are Near pendant on your choice of 16", 18", or 20" (+2" extender) chain, a laser-engraved 3.0" × 3.0" blonde maple card in a linen box, and free lifetime replacement.
