Cairn Jewelry

Cairn Jewelry is beautifully simple, natural and steeped in tradition and symbolism. 

The word 'Cairn' in English denotes a pile or stack of stones set up as a memorial often to mark a boundary or path.

In Scotland, it is traditional to carry a stone up from the bottom of a hill to place on a cairn at its top. In such a fashion, cairns would grow ever larger.

 An old Scottish Gaelic blessing is Cuiridh mi clach air do chàrn, "I'll put a stone on your cairn".

I love the symbolism this contains. Wearing a mini cairn around your neck or as ear rings is like wearing your own personal memorial! 

What will your cairn symbolise to you? 

Will it be the hurdles you have overcome in life? Each stone a step higher to where you want to be? Or will it be symbolic of the special people who have helped build with you in your life?

 

 

 

 

So simple, natural and meaningful.

 

 

 

Living in Cyprus my little explanation of 'Cairn's' wouldn't be complete without a little Greek mythology...

 

 

In the mythology of ancient Greece, cairns were associated with Hermes, the god of overland travel.

According to one legend, Hermes was put on trial by Hera for slaying her favorite servant, the monster Argus.

All of the other gods acted as a jury, and as a way of declaring their verdict they were given pebbles, and told to throw them at whichever person they deemed to be in the right, Hermes or Hera.

Hermes argued so skillfully that he ended up buried under a heap of pebbles, and this was the first cairn.

My Cairn jewellery is made from Mediterranean beach stones found here on the shores of Cyprus where I live.

Each is carefully selected for it's smooth appearance, colour and symmetry.

I then lightly clean and polish the stones, hand drill them and assemble them into a beautiful piece of Jewellery so that my customers can carry a piece of Mediterranean beauty with them

To view more of my Cairn and beach stone jewellery, please feel free to browse my online 'Etsy' store