Free Shipping over $50

Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful | Quote Necklace | Pride Collection


$68.99 Sale Save
Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful | Quote Necklace | Pride Collection - Chocolate and Steel
Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful | Quote Necklace | Pride Collection - Chocolate and Steel
Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful | Quote Necklace | Pride Collection - Chocolate and Steel
Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful | Quote Necklace | Pride Collection - Chocolate and Steel
Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful | Quote Necklace | Pride Collection - Chocolate and Steel
Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful | Quote Necklace | Pride Collection - Chocolate and Steel
Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful | Quote Necklace | Pride Collection - Chocolate and Steel
Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful | Quote Necklace | Pride Collection - Chocolate and Steel
Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful | Quote Necklace | Pride Collection - Chocolate and Steel
Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful | Quote Necklace | Pride Collection - Chocolate and Steel
Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful | Quote Necklace | Pride Collection - Chocolate and Steel
Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful | Quote Necklace | Pride Collection - Chocolate and Steel
Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful | Quote Necklace | Pride Collection - Chocolate and Steel
Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful | Quote Necklace | Pride Collection - Chocolate and Steel
Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful | Quote Necklace | Pride Collection - Chocolate and Steel
Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful | Quote Necklace | Pride Collection - Chocolate and Steel

Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful | Quote Necklace | Pride Collection


$68.99 Sale Save
Style
Material

 Accepting trans and queer beauty is a revolutionary act. Remind yourself of your unique beauty with this quote necklace from our Pride Collection.


This inspirational quote necklace from our Pride Collection encourages us to be our own kind of beautiful, and for those within the LGBTQ community we know that beauty takes a multitude of different forms. Each of these is unique, wonderful, and revolutionary.

Many gay, trans, and queer people labor under the standards of beauty enforced by society. These standards are more often than not based on straight, cisgender views of the world. In the LGBTQ community, the definition of beauty has expanded to include radical self-expression. Part of this change has been accelerated by the rise of queer communities on social media. There’s real freedom in that change; freedom that we all need and deserve.

Wearing your orientation or gender right on your sleeve (or in this case, your neck!) is an act of bravery. 

This quote necklace bears the words “be your own kind of beautiful” hand stamped on two delicate bars in your choice of sterling silver or gold vermeil. The necklace also includes a bar of beads in the colors of the Pride rainbow, a reminder of the struggle those in the LGBTQ community have faced just to be themselves.

If you have a different quote in mind that has more personal meaning to you, contact us and we can customize this necklace for you!

This hand-crafted quote necklace also comes with your choice of chain length, to make sure the entire piece is perfect for you or your loved one.

Carry your beauty and your pride with you every day.
20% of sales are donated to the Trevor Project, the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25, so this purchase helps queer youth who are struggling, and it’s a purchase that you, whether you’re a member of the LGBTQ community, or an LGBTQ ally, can feel good about.
--

Bead Bar - approx 1" Long 

2 bar quote necklace,  pendants measure approx 3/4" x 1/8"  

 

To reduce tarnishing, when you aren’t wearing your jewelry, store your pieces individually in small bags, removing as much air as possible. You may also want to put a small strip of anti-tarnish paper in each bag with the jewelry.

For more info, see our care instructions here.

At Chocolate and Steel, we're committed to making business choices that contribute to a healthy environment, support the local economy, and make the world a better place.

Read about our commitment here.

Your satisfaction is our biggest concern.  

Do not hesitate to contact us if there is an issue with your purchase. 

Returns/Exchanges are accepted within 30 days of purchase. Email us for return instructions at retail@chocolateandsteel.com

Custom orders are not returnable/exchangeable.

Your purchase is guaranteed for 1 year.  Any repairs will be done free of charge. If an item cannot be repaired or is out of stock, you will be offered an exchange.

After 1 year from purchase, repairs are available for a small fee.

We also offer cleaning and resizing of your jewelry.  

When you buy from us, you are in for a treat. We have beautiful “ready to gift” packages. Every piece of jewelry comes carded on a custom chocolate and steel card that is then put in a jewelry box. The jewelry box is gift wrapped with dried flowers and a unique letterpress gift card, tucked on top of every box so you are instantly ready to gift it. Our first series of letterpress cards feature a quote by Mr. Rogers. Stay tuned to see the next collection of letterpress cards and collect them all.


Jewelry packaging from Chocolate and Steel

From the moment your jewelry arrives in the mail you glimpse the original art of golden and blush poppies, then are nudged to "never forget how wildly capable you are", to an unboxing like never before. You will smile once you receive your piece of handmade jewelry in our super pretty mailers. You will love your unique unboxing experience.

Our packaging is made from sustainably sourced materials and is 100% recyclable. The flowers are compostable. There is so much waste generated in commerce and we are committed to reduce it.


Jewelry packaging from Chocolate and Steel

Necklaces are worn at different lengths depending on the style of the necklace but also what you are wearing it with. The same style necklace looks VERY different if you wear it as a choker versus worn longer down the front of your dress.

These images shows where necklaces fall around an average woman's neck.  The model is a size small for shirts, is 5'4" and a bust size B.  Women with larger necks and/or busts should typically go up one size for a similar fit.


 bust with chain lengths

14” - “Collar” necklace.  This size is good for children, young adults and petite women as a collar/choker.

15” - This is the most common size for a choker necklace for most adults.  Our tiny mantra necklaces are typically this length.

16” For most adults this length falls just above the collarbone.  A small pendant would nestle in the hollow of your neck.  This necklace is common for pieces that don’t have a focal point, like our layering chainsThis length is standard length for a petite sized woman.

18” The most common length.  For the average woman this falls just below the collarbone.  For more petite women it will fit lower.  This length is the standard length for an average sized woman.  This length is popular for adding pendants which will hang over a crew neck.

*All of our necklaces that come on standard chains have the capability to be both 16" and 18" - see picture below.

 

20” This length is a good option for pendants.  This falls between your collarbone and your bust. This is another great every day wear option.  Perfect for a low, plunging neckline or if you want to wear it over a turtleneck.

22” / 24” These lengths fall somewhere on/in your bust.  These lengths are the standard size for a plus size woman

30” A longer necklace, you can slip a 30" over your head and wear with evening wear

Love to layer with different lengths, but hate the tangles?   Try our "Detangling Clasps" that hold 3 necklaces at a time.  

Here's some ways to layer with different length chains.