Butterfly Cross Charm – Psyche
$34.95
Polished 925 sterling silver cross set with clear pavé, its center crossed by a marquise-cut blue butterfly, hung from a heart-stamped bail for daily wear on snake chain bracelets.
More designs:
- Unlike a solid-backed pendant, the settings are open at the rear, so light passes through the blue stones.
- The bail threads on and lifts off in seconds, where a clip charm has to be pried open to move it.
- Four blue stones in two different cuts give the wings depth a single flat stone would not.
- At 1.03 in it hangs below the bead line, so a loaded bracelet will not swallow it.
Our Take
Our team kept tilting this one under the lamp: the two upper wings are marquise cut and throw light in long flashes, while the lower pair are round and sit darker, almost navy. From arm’s length the butterfly reads before the cross does. The bail is chunky next to the thin cross it carries, so on a loose chain it can tip forward and hang slightly askew. A nudge straightens it.
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Description
Two Cuts of Blue Stone, and the Heart Hidden in the Bail
The Butterfly Cross Charm puts a butterfly across the intersection of a slim Latin cross, and the insect is built from four stones in two different cuts. Its upper wings are marquise, long and pointed, in a pale sky blue. The lower pair are round and several shades deeper, closer to navy. Between them sits a small silver body with two beaded antennae. The cross underneath carries a single line of clear cubic zirconia down the shaft and across both arms, set into a darkened channel that keeps the white stones visually separate from the blue. The bail carries a small heart on each face beside the S925 stamp. Total drop is 1.03 in (26.3 mm), and the arms span 0.37 in (9.4 mm).
Will the marquise points catch on knitwear?
The four blue stones stand in prongs that rise above the surface of the cross, and the marquise tips are the highest points on the whole charm. Loose knit pulls at exactly that kind of edge. In practice the wings sit flat enough that a sweater has to be very open to find them, and the pavé line down the cross is set low, so it contributes nothing. If you spend the winter in cable knits, wear the bracelet over the cuff rather than under it. That is the fix for any prong-set charm, not a flaw unique to this one.
Is the butterfly too much for a cross you wear every day?
It depends on what the bracelet is doing. A butterfly laid over a cross reads as decorative first, which suits a charm bracelet built around flowers, hearts and color. Next to plain hammered silver or a men’s stack it looks out of register, and anyone who wants a cross that passes without comment should buy a plain one. There is also the blue. Two tones of it, against clear stones and darkened silver, is a lot of information in a piece 1.03 in tall, and it will fight a second colored charm sitting beside it. Give it space and it holds up. Crowd it and the butterfly stops reading.
How do you clean stones set in a darkened channel?
Warm water, a drop of soap and a soft brush. Nothing here is plated, so there is no finish to lift, but the channel around the clear stones is deliberately darkened and that patina is the reason the pavé reads as a line rather than a blur. Dip solutions strip it, and a polishing cloth reaches only the raised silver anyway. Work the brush along the shaft rather than across it, rinse, then pat dry with a towel before the water sits in the prongs. Ten seconds a month is enough on a charm that spends its life in the open air.
FAQ
Does the butterfly mean something next to the cross?
In Christian imagery the butterfly has long stood for resurrection, which is why the two shapes are often paired. Nothing obliges the wearer to read it that way, and plenty of buyers pick it simply for the blue.
The two blues do not match. Is that a defect?
No, the mismatch is the design. The upper wings are a pale sky blue in a marquise cut, the lower pair a deep navy in a round cut, and the contrast is what separates the wings instead of leaving them as one blue mass.
It looks like it will spin around like any other dangle.
It does. The charm hangs from a loop and turns with the wrist, showing an open reverse where the stone backs are visible. Movement brings it forward again, but no hanging charm stays face out.
Is it a reasonable gift for a young girl?
The scale suits it, and the butterfly softens the cross for a recipient who might not want something overtly devotional. The prongs are the thing to watch, since they need an occasional press to stay tight.
Specifications
| Material | 925 Sterling |
|---|---|
| Metal Color | Silver |
| Hallmark | S925 stamped on bail |
| Stone Type | Cubic Zirconia (CZ) |
| Stone color | Blue and clear |
| Stone cut | Marquise, round |
| Gender | Women |
| Attachment | Threaded bail |
| Motif | Latin cross with butterfly |
| Finish | High-polish with darkened channel |
| Setting | Prong and pavé |
| Total height | 1.03 in (26.3 mm) |
| Cross width | 0.37 in (9.4 mm) |
| Fits bracelet type | Snake chain bracelets, Pandora compatible |
| Bracelet included | No |
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