{"title":"Pressed to Impress","description":"\u003cp\u003ePattern pressed into the metal. Not printed on it, not coated over it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery cuff in this collection starts flat. A sheet of 99.9% recycled copper goes through under pressure until the pattern is sunk down into the surface itself, which is why there's nothing here to peel, flake or wear thin at the edges. Run your thumb across one and you can feel it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen the color, which is the part people don't expect from copper. It's darkened by hand and stopped early, so instead of going flat brown the surface keeps shifting through rose, green, gold and violet depending on how the light hits it. Nobody can aim that process precisely. That's why no two come out alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne rule for all of them: wash, don't polish.\u003c\/strong\u003e The color is a thin layer sitting in the bare metal with no seal over the top, so water is no threat at all. A soft toothbrush, a drop of Dawn dish soap and warm water, rinsed well and dried completely. What undoes it is abrasion, so keep polishing cloths, metal polish, jewelry dip and steel wool away from these. That one doesn't come back. More in our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/copper-care\"\u003ecopper care guide\u003c\/a\u003e, or see \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/jewelry-care\"\u003ecare by material\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHandforged by The Swanky Dale in Ball Ground, Georgia. Small batch, by hand, start to finish.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"petal-to-the-metal-cuff-handforged-recycled-copper-floral-bracelet","title":"Petal to the Metal Cuff – Handforged Recycled Copper Floral Bracelet","description":"\u003cp\u003eFlowers pressed into copper. Then set on fire, more or less.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe pattern comes first. A flat sheet of 99.9% recycled copper goes through under pressure until the blossoms and feathered scrollwork sit down into the metal itself, not laid on as a print and not coated on afterward. Run your thumb across it and you can feel every petal. There's nothing on the surface to chip, because there's nothing on the surface at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen the color. This is where it stops looking like anything else in the shop. The copper is darkened by hand, and taken light rather than all the way to black, which leaves the surface running through rose, green, gold and violet depending on how you turn it. Oil on water. We can press these flowers again. We can't make this cuff again, because the color goes where it wants and nobody tells it otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn inch and a half tall, edge to edge in pattern. This is a statement cuff, not a quiet band, and it's handforged by The Swanky Dale in Ball Ground, Georgia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e99.9% recycled copper, handforged in Ball Ground, Georgia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFloral pattern pressed into the metal, not printed or coated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-applied iridescent finish, rose and green and gold, left unsealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApprox. 1.5\" tall, shaped from 6.5\" of copper with a 1\" opening at the back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade to fit a 7\" wrist, adjustable with gentle pressure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe pattern we can press again. The coloring we can't, so no two are alike\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSizing.\u003c\/strong\u003e For a cuff, measure your wrist rather than your hand. It opens at the back and goes on sideways, so your wrist bone is the number that counts. Like all our cuffs, this one is made to fit a 7\" wrist, and because it's open you can ease it a little wider or narrower with your hands. That range covers most people comfortably. Work the whole curve rather than bending one spot. Our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/sizing-information\"\u003esizing guide\u003c\/a\u003e walks through it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare Instructions.\u003c\/strong\u003e Washing is fine. Polishing is not. That's the whole rule, and here's why it matters more on this cuff than on most. The color is a thin layer sitting right in the surface of the bare metal, with no seal over it. Water won't hurt it, so clean it with a soft toothbrush, a drop of Dawn dish soap and warm water, rinse well and dry completely. But polishing cloths, metal polish, jewelry dip, steel wool and scouring pads will take the rose and the green straight off and leave you with plain copper. That doesn't come back. Expect the high points to mellow a little with wear while the color holds in the pressed lines, which is the piece settling in rather than wearing out. More in our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/copper-care\"\u003ecopper care guide\u003c\/a\u003e, or see \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/jewelry-care\"\u003ecare by material\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWear it alone. It doesn't need help. Good with a sundress in July and just as good over a pushed-up flannel sleeve in November, and it goes with more than you'd think because copper sits warm against almost everything. A gift for someone who'd rather own one piece people ask about than five nobody notices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHandforged in the USA. Small batch, by hand, start to finish.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Belle and Southern","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43848737849405,"sku":"BBTSD1881","price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/9419\/6029\/files\/shot_20261018183215-2.jpg?v=1792377045"},{"product_id":"pressed-for-paisley-cuff-handforged-recycled-copper-paisley-bracelet","title":"Pressed for Paisley Cuff – Handforged Recycled Copper Paisley Bracelet","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaisley, pressed into the copper. Not printed on top of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA flat sheet of 99.9% recycled copper goes through under pressure until the teardrops, swirls and little starbursts are sunk into the metal itself. The pattern runs edge to edge with nothing left plain, and because it's in the surface rather than on it, there's no print to wear thin and no coating to peel at the corners. It will still be there in thirty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe color is the part that surprises people. Darkened by hand and stopped early, so instead of going flat brown the surface keeps shifting. Teal, lavender, copper rose, a little green where the light catches. Turn your wrist and it changes. We can press this paisley again. We can't make this cuff again, because the color lands where it lands and we don't get a vote.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn inch and a half tall, and handforged by The Swanky Dale in Ball Ground, Georgia. It is not a subtle bracelet and it isn't trying to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e99.9% recycled copper, handforged in Ball Ground, Georgia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaisley pressed into the metal, not printed or coated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-applied iridescent finish, teal and lavender and rose, left unsealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApprox. 1.5\" tall, shaped from 6.5\" of copper with a 1\" opening at the back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade to fit a 7\" wrist, adjustable with gentle pressure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe pattern we can press again. The coloring we can't, so no two are alike\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSizing.\u003c\/strong\u003e Cuffs are measured at the wrist, not the hand, because they go on sideways and bend to fit. Like all our cuffs, this one is made to fit a 7\" wrist, and since it's open at the back you can ease it a little wider or narrower with your hands. That range covers most people comfortably. Work the whole curve rather than bending one spot. Full instructions are in our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/sizing-information\"\u003esizing guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare Instructions.\u003c\/strong\u003e Wash it, don't polish it. The color here is a thin layer living in the surface of the bare metal with no seal over the top, so water is no threat at all. Use a soft toothbrush, a drop of Dawn dish soap and warm water, rinse thoroughly and dry completely, because water left sitting on copper is what starts the next round of tarnish. What will undo it is abrasion. Polishing cloths, metal polish, jewelry dip, steel wool and scouring pads strip the teal and the lavender off the raised paisley and leave plain copper behind, and that one is permanent. The high points will soften a little as you wear it while the color stays down in the pressed lines. That's the pattern getting deeper, not fading. More in our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/copper-care\"\u003ecopper care guide\u003c\/a\u003e, or see \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/jewelry-care\"\u003ecare by material\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePaisley reads dressed up or dressed down depending on what it's sitting next to, which is most of why we like it. Wear it on its own and let it do the talking, or stack it with the Copper Bangle Set if you want a fuller wrist. A good gift for anyone who leans toward pattern over plain, or who's been after real metal instead of plated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHandforged in the USA. Small batch, by hand, start to finish.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Belle and Southern","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43848742338621,"sku":"BBTSD1882","price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/9419\/6029\/files\/Paisley_Stamped_on_Wood.jpg?v=1792375935"}],"url":"https:\/\/belleandsouthern.com\/collections\/pressed-to-impress.oembed","provider":"Belle \u0026 Southern","version":"1.0","type":"link"}