Kodama Friend Vase Necklace

Kodama are tiny spirits in Japanese folklore that inhabit trees and sometimes special stones and give them personality. They are protectors of the forest and keep it healthy and nurtured. When a tree was said to be inhabited by a kodama, a shimenawa rope was tied around the trunk to remember, to warn others. The handmade ropes are used in ritual for purification and made from hemp or rice straw. If a tree is cut down that was the home to a kodama, then that cutter was said to then become cursed. Kodama have been around since at least 931 CE when their name was found written in a Heian period dictionary. Our little forest protectors. 

These vases are not meant to hold water because they are made from sterling silver. The water will tarnish your silver and will make you wet. Not fun at all! But, there are so many things you can put into your vase. Even in the dead of winter in Massachusetts I found so many pretty twigs and long past flowers and ferns to add to my vase. Red twig dogwood and blueberry bushes are the most beautiful bright red over the winter! A little houseplant sprig, some ferns, and it will be fun to search around your local flower shop to find small flowers that would look perfect in your vase! Dried lavender is a favorite because it is not only beautiful but smells wonderful! A pleasant way to make you take pause and breathe deeply. 

The vase itself is about 1.5 inches tall and about 1.5 inches wide. The nonremovable sterling necklace is about 20.5 inches long. Because of the looped design of the chain, you could clasp your lobster claw in a different spot to make the necklace a little shorter if you wish. He was given a grass green tsavorite gemstone (a type of garnet) at the top to represent the lush forest. The photos make the gemstone appear darker than it is because yours truly is not a very good photographer.

This one of a kind kodama vase necklace will be packaged up and mailed off to you within 3-5 business days.