Heart Reef Necklaces

Sparking Heart Reef Charm™, Dianmante 18K Gold Plated Heart & Necklace

To introduce this this unique charm we are giving you a free 18K gold plated necklace. The charm is inspired by Heart Reef, a naturally formed coral reef shaped like a heart located on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

Heart Reef is a living animal made up of trillions of tiny polyps whose lives are threatened by rising water temperatures caused by Climate Change. Taking over 200 million years to form, this iconic Australian reef is a symbol of enduring love. See our blog 'Heart Reef, an iconic symbol of enduring love'. 

- Heart Reef Charm™ & Necklace: Recycled 18ct Gold plated (1 micron)

- Encrusted with Cubic Zirconias  

- Tarnish resistant

- Design inspired by Heart Reef, there is no coral in this charm!

- Sustainably and ethically handmade

- Plants 10 trees recycling 480 lbs (220kgs)  of CO2 for your life

- includes story card of Heart Reef, and 10 tree planting certificate  

- Original Design, copyrighted by Bands of Courage, Design Application pending, Trademark pending

Sizes

Charm sizes: Classic - 15mm x 14mm x 2mm; Petite - 10mm x 9.5mm x 2mm. 

- Necklace length: 16 inches (38cm) extends to 17 inches (43cm), 18 inches (45cm)

Care Guide

Your charm will hold its colors in water although it should not be exposed to perfumes, chemicals, cosmetics etc and not to be worn swimming in the sea. 

Shipping

Your order will be processed within 2 business days of receipt. Shipments are tracked and details for the delivery service you choose are shown on checkout. Conformations sent by email.

La Petite Great Barrier Reef Necklace & Bracelet

Population: 9% Unbleached

Sustainably & Ethically Handmade

Your Great Barrier Reef Bracelet & Necklace are handmade by artisans using tempered glass beads with 18K gold plated clasp and fittings and an E-coating for a premium finish and protection. 

The necklace measures 38 cm (15 inches) with a 5 cm (2 inch) extension chain with a total length of up to 43 cm (17 inches). 

The bracelet measures 15cm / 6 inches with extensions to 17cm / 6.7 inches and 19cm / 7.5 inches. 

Your two bands together plant 20 Mangrove Trees to provide a home for marine and land animals & recycle 6.16 tonnes of CO2, enough to make a person Carbon Neutral for a year.

Your Personalised Gift Cards

Care

The tempered glass beads will hold their colours in freshwater (not saltwater, please), and should not be exposed to perfumes, chemicals, cosmetics and the like. 

Gift packaging - A Gift that gives back

Every band comes in its own drawstring fabric pouch together with a planting certificate for your 10 trees. You address your certificate personally (by hand) which explains how your trees combat global warming to help people and animals alike. There is also a gift card on which you can write a personal message, the back of which tells you all about The Great Barrier Reef and why it is disappearing before our eyes.  

Shipping

Shipments are processed within 2 business days. Options for shipping domestically and internationally are shown at checkout and all shipments are tracked and your tracking number will be sent by email confirming posting of your order.

The Great Barrier Reef

Coral reefs are the rainforests of the seas and Australia's Great Barrier Reef is the Amazon of the Seas. Over 2,300 kms long, it is the largest living thing on earth and home to 600 species of coral, 6 species of turtles, 215 species of birds, 17 species of sea snakes and more than 1,500 species of fish. Like the Amazon it is being destroyed by a combination of of human beings and global warming with over a third of it's coral now destroyed.

Three-quarters of the world’s coral species can be found on the Reef thriving on a massive colony of tiny polyps, trillions of living creatures we collectively call coral which also absorb CO2 from the atmosphere. Rising sea temperatures are bleaching (killing the coral) rather like cutting down trees, and destroying this marine habitat and the animals with it including the Phytoplankton, the small animals which absorb more than half the world's carbon dioxide and produce more than half its oxygen. Humans are as dependent on Reef as the animals that live there, so the Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest marine rainforest.

See - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/22/world/australia/unesco-great-barrier-reef-danger.html 

The Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Necklace

Population: 800,000 (down from 10 million)

Sustainably & Ethically Handmade

The Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Necklace is handmade by artisans using glass and 24K gold plated beads with 14K gold plated clasp and fittings. The extension chain with our Leopard logo are both gold plated.

The necklace measures 38 cm (15 inches) with a 5 cm (2 inch) extension chain with a total length of up to 44 cm (17.5 inches). 

Shipping

Shipments are processed within 2 business days. Options for shipping domestically and internationally are shown at checkout and all shipments are tracked and your tracking number will be sent by email confirming posting of your order.

Gift packaging - A Gift that gives back

Every band comes in its own drawstring fabric pouch together with a planting certificate for your 10 trees. You address your certificate personally (by hand) which explains how your trees combat global warming to help people and animals alike. There is also a gift card on which you can write a personal message, the back of which tells you all about The Great Barrier Reef and why it is disappearing before our eyes.  

Olive Ridley Sea Turtles

It’s estimated there are around 800,000 Olive Ridley Sea Turtles which sounds a lot, but they are still endangered on the Pacific Coast of Mexico and vulnerable elsewhere. There used to be over 10 million! That gives you an idea of the dangers they face, ghost or discarded fishing nets, plastic bags which they think are food, climate change disrupting their breeding patterns with warmer beaches producing more females and, of course, people. Olive Ridley’s are the second smallest of the Sea Turtles and their shells are Olive coloured fused bone. Sea Turtles wear their bones on the outside! They have beaks, not teeth, made of Keratin, same as our nails, and Rhino horns. Sea Turtles have been around for over 100 million years and we’ve lost over 90% of them in the last 50.