The Legend of Mermaid Tears

The Story💙🐳🌊⚓️🧜

One stormy night, a schooner struggled in a storm off the coast of Cape Cod, and it was in danger of being lost to the sea. A mermaid who was in love with a sailor on board swam alongside. Just as the ship was about to go down, she used her power to calm the wind and quiet the ocean waves. She saved his life, but Neptune punished the weeping mermaid and banished her to the depths of the ocean, from which she was unable to surface ever again. Her tears are known as Mermaid’s tears and wash ashore to her beloved Sailor as delicate iridescent pearls.

“What symmetry! What art! They are the tears of mermaids!”
—A jeweler describing a string of pearls in Desire (1936), starring Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper

The inspiration behind the Sailor Pearl Necklace was found from an old legend and the sea. I have been wanting to create a companion piece to the Mermaid Choker. The original lore takes place in the San Juans, but the idea to this day is her gleaming tears wash up on the beaches as pearls and sea glass . . . crystalline treasures in magic sea colors, an eternal reminder of true love inspired me. I imaged the sailor collecting his beloved mermaid tears creating a string of pearls.

“A mermaid’s lovely luminescence is embodied by what is known in legend and lore as “mermaid’s tears”—pearls and sea glass that reflect the pearlescent, iridescent, shimmering, and incandescent qualities of her beauty.” -Berg, Ron. The Tears of a Mermaid- Enchanted Living Magazine

I chose AA near round luminous pearls for this piece. I wanted something clean and effortless that could be worn alone or stacked with other favorite pieces. Ideal to wear at school, work, formal functions, and definitely on your daily adventures. I have seen a trend in my customers of all ages choosing quality pieces that can be worn as essentials for summer, back to school, and beyond. our Sailor Pearl and Mermaid pearl pieces are our signature heirloom pieces. Affordable high quality pieces that can be worn every day and into the far future.