The Anatomy Collection: Artisan Handmade Jewelry Inspired by the Human Body and Medical Science

Find the anatomical heart necklace with garnet blood drop, DNA strand double helix earrings, brain friendship necklace set, and uterus necklace in our newest collection of artisan, handmade jewelry inspired by human anatomy and medical science.

It’s easy to live life forgetting about the teeming world within our own skin. While we quietly read a book or watch television, our bodies are ceaselessly pulsating—a cyclical rhythm pounding loudly and fiercely if we press a stethoscope to our chests. Even our silent bones are alive with marrow. My Anatomy Collection is inspired by what’s beneath the surface—the thriving web of organs, bones and tissues that gently comprise us. This hand-sculpted collection of artisan anatomy jewelry brings the inside outside. See the entire collection of artisan, handmade anatomy jewelry here.

Wear your heart on the outside with this 3-dimensional anatomical heart necklace complete with faceted teardrop garnet. This anatomical heart pendant was carved completely by hand and measures approximately 1 inch from top to bottom. The stylish paperclip chain measures 18 inches. This heart necklace is available as a bronze pendant on a 14k gold-filled chain or a sterling silver pendant on a sterling silver chain. You can add an extender to your heart necklace here if you like.

Your DNA is the carrier of genetic information, which makes this necklace especially meaningful as a symbol of family connections. The DNA charm was completely hand carved and measures approximately 1 inch long. The DNA strand double helix necklace measures approximately 16 inches and is available as a bronze DNA pendant on a 14k gold-filled paperclip chain or as a sterling silver DNA pendant on a sterling silver paperclip chain. You can add an extender to your DNA necklace here if you like and we’ll divide to either side of your necklace to make it even. Find our matching DNA Strand Earrings here.

Your DNA is the carrier of genetic information, which makes this necklace especially meaningful as a symbol of family connections. The DNA charm was completely hand carved and measures approximately 1 inch long. The DNA Strand Double Helix Earrings are available as bronze charms on 14k gold-filled ear wires or as sterling silver DNA charms on sterling silver ear wires. Find our matching DNA Strand Necklace here.

Whether you’re a doctor, nurse, or just a needle enthusiast, these syringe earrings are the perfect, clever design to go with any hairdo. The syringe earrings are styled to look like the syringe is sticking directly into your ear. Syringe earrings come in solid bronze or solid sterling silver and measure approximately 1.75 inches from the bottom to the curve at the top. I completely hand carved this design, including the little measurement details on the body of the syringe.

Boobs! This playful Breast Necklace was completely carved by hand. It’s nearly impossible to frown while wearing this unconventional necklace. The breast pendant measures approximately 1.25 inches across, and the entire necklace is about 17 inches total. This necklace is available as a bronze breast pendant on a 14k gold-filled chain or a sterling silver pendant on a sterling silver chain. You can add an extender to your necklace here if you like and we’ll divide it to either side of your necklace so it’s centered.

Bone jewelry is the only kind of bone I have to pick. The 3-dimensional bones of this bone bracelet were carved by hand and join with a matching toggle style clasp with a tiny bone of its own. Each bracelet measures approximately 8 inches in standard size but is available shorter or longer by one bone’s length (1.5 inches) if you message me for custom sizing. These bracelets are available in solid bronze with 14k gold-filled jump ring connectors or in solid sterling silver. Find our matching bone necklace here.

Bone jewelry is the only kind of bone I have to pick. The 3-dimensional bones of this bone necklace were carved by hand and join with a matching toggle style clasp with a tiny bone of its own. These bone necklaces are made with 3 solid bronze or sterling silver bones finished with 14k gold-filled or sterling silver paperclip chain and a matching toggle clasp. These bone necklace measure approximately 19 inches and can be made longer by extenders available here (we’ll divide them and affix them behind the toggle clasp) or shortened by request if you email us. Find our matching bone bracelet with bone toggle here.

Bone jewelry is the only kind of bone I have to pick. These bone hoop earrings were carved by hand then cast in solid bronze and sterling silver. The end of each hoop is a post shape and completed with a hard rubber ear nut. 3-dimensional bone hoop earrings measure approximately 1.75 inches from top to bottom. If you love the bone earrings, be sure to check out our matching bone necklace and bone bracelet.

Kiss the ring. This hand-carved ring features a mouth affixed with a lip ring on a hammered band. This Lip Pericing Mouth Ring is available in solid bronze or sterling silver, and we can size it slightly in house from a size 5.5 to a size 7.

This uterus pendant was an absolute delight to carve by hand and took me several days of work to finish the details in it. The Uterus Necklace is available as a bronze pendant on a 14k gold-filled paperclip style chain or a sterling silver uterus pendant on a sterling silver paperclip style chain. The uterus attaches to the chain perfectly by the Fallopian tubes. The Uterus Necklace measures approximately 17 inches. If you’d like a longer chain, you can add an extender here and we’ll divide it on either side of the necklace to keep the pendant centered. Find our matching Uterus Earrings here.

Let these uterus earrings wander with you wherever you go. This uterus pendant was an absolute delight to carve by hand and took me several days of work to finish the details in it. The uterus measures approximately 1 1/3 inches across. Uterus earrings are available in solid sterling silver or solid bronze on 14k gold-filled ear wires. Find our matching Uterus Necklace here.

I’ve rereleased our original IUD pendant on a thicker chain in this collection as I felt it fit so well with the rest of my Anatomy Collection. I made this IUD pendant by molding an actual IUD and casting it in bronze. The bronze IUD pendant measures approximately 1 inch across and hangs from a 14k gold-filled chain. You may add an extender to lengthen your necklace here.

When the skull speaks… If you’re a fidgeter, you’ll love playing with this skull pendant that has a mobile jaw attached. The skull pendant including the lower jaw measures approximately 1.25 inches from top to bottom. This skull necklace is available as a solid bronze pendant on a 14k gold-filled chain or a sterling silver pendant on a sterling silver chain. The entire skull necklace measures approximately 17 inches long and can be made longer by adding an extender here (we’ll divide it to either side of the necklace to keep the skull centered). If you like this skull necklace, be sure to check out our Catacomb Cuff Bracelet.

Our Catacomb Cuff Bracelet was inspired by the Parisian catacombs, underground tunnels meticulously and artfully stacked with human bones. I’ve stacked bronze bones and skulls to mimic the hauntingly beautiful structures of the ancient underground tombs. This catacomb cuff is a substantial piece of solid bronze that is slightly sizable; you can go ahead and give it a very strong tug at each end to widen it or a very firm push at each end to make it smaller. As with all cuffs, we recommend getting it to the size you prefer then wriggling it on and off. The inside measurements of the cuff from end to end are approximately 6 inches not including the opening. If you like the catacomb bracelet, be sure to check out our skull necklace with mobile jaw.

Who is the left brain and who is the right brain? It’s fun to decide who is who with these matching brain friendship necklaces. Or if you’d rather just have a half brain for yourself, you can buy one necklace for you. The brain pendants were completely carved by hand, including interior details on the dissection. It’s not anatomically correct, but it is still pretty dang detailed. The charms are solid bronze, and the chains are 14k gold-filled and 18 inches long. You may add an extender here if you like a longer necklace. The set includes two opposite halves of a brain that match up when placed together.

Made in Arkansas Jewelry That's Perfect for Valentine's Day (Even If You're Not That Into Valentine's Day)

Whether your Valentine is sweet, salty or a little of both, there’s probably most definitely a piece of handmade jewelry at Bang-Up Betty that will make their heart throb.

Whether your Valentine is sweet, salty or a little of both, there’s probably most definitely a piece of handmade jewelry at Bang-Up Betty that will make their heart throb. Since the big VD is just one month away (or less if you’re reading this after January 14), I’ve added a handful of new, lovey-dovey handmade designs and rounded up a few of my (and your!) favorite picks for lovers this holiday. From simple, dainty earrings to bold, beautiful necklaces, here’s a list of jewels that’ll give you heart eyes. And the icing on the heart-shaped lil Debbie is that all of this jewelry is made in Arkansas.

This clever heart necklace is a throwback to the romantic symbolism of Celtic knots, made with just one rope, and the playful macramé knot work made popular in the 1970s (inspired by 13th Century Arabian weaving and passed down over centuries until it blew up massively in the ‘70s). The rope heart pendant was made using a single piece of rope, then cast in bronze. It’s a substantial, meaningful piece of handmade jewelry that would make a perfect Valentine’s Day, anniversary or wedding gift for a love bird. Find the bronze Macramé Heart knot Necklace here.

Sometimes “love” (and the perfect pair of earrings) is all you need…

These sweet, simple, hand-crafted matching half heart earrings are hand-cast in bronze and pressed with the word “love” onto each heart half. They’re dainty, lightweight, and go with absolutely everything. The ear wires are 14K gold-filled, so they’re hypoallergenic. Get the Love Matching Heart Bronze Earrings here.

It's almost Valentine's Day, and I've got a tragic love story for the holiday. One of the most beautiful stories of Greek Mythology is that of Orpheus and Eurydice, a tale of true love and devotion willing to face fear and death. The greatest mortal musician, Orpheus, fell deeply in love with the maiden Eurydice and married her. Soon after the wedding, Eurydice and her bridesmaids were walking in a field and she was bitten by a viper. So much for “happily ever after.”

Beyond distraught in his mourning, Orpheus took his lyre to the underworld, braving the terrible three-headed dog Cerberus and lulling it and the many terrifying characters in Hades with his beautiful music. He pleaded for the life of his bride with his song, and so moved the goddess Persephone and even Hades himself to give him back his new wife, but with one condition: Orpheus couldn’t look at Eurydice until they both emerged from the underworld.

Grabbing Eurydice’s hand, Orpheus led her joyously back to the realm of the living, but in his excitement as he exited the underworld, he glanced back at her, only to have looked just too soon, seeing her disappear into the mouth of the cave, stolen back to Hades for Orpheus’s eagerness. He rushed to follow her, but was not allowed to enter the underworld a second time. Doomed to life without his true love, he wandered the earth mournfully and alone until a band of Maenads discovered him and tore him limb from limb. We can only hope he was delivered from the living world into the arms of his lover at last.

Depicted in solid bronze on the medallion of the Orpheus and Eurydice necklace is a pair of lovers, one holding a lyre, the other leaning over a column to swoon at the musician. In this piece of handmade jewelry, I imagine the couple in the happy hours of their union, before the viper struck, and how I hope their eternity looked in the underworld together. The obsidian bead above the lovers and on the matching 14K gold-filled hoop earrings has a marbled effect, echoing ancient Greek sculpture.

Get the Orpheus and Eurydice Necklace here.

A simple, beautiful bronze necklace that says “forever” without speaking a word…

This handmade necklace features an oval charm pressed with the infinity symbol. The solid bronze charm measures about an inch across and hangs from a 16- or 18-inch 14K gold-filled chain; you can select the length at checkout. Mega hint: This necklace is great for an 8th anniversary — It’s the bronze wedding anniversary! Get the Bronze Infinity Symbol Necklace here.

Didn’t expect it to get this dirty, did you??? With custom keychains it can get as nasty as you want. Or as funny. Or as sweet. Custom keychains are also great go-to unisex gifts! Check out my collection of key tag phrases or let me stamp a custom phrase onto a keychain for you here.

A little something for you, a little something for your person…

These hand-cast broken heart charms are hand-stamped with the words MY PERSON on each charm. Handmade bronze charms measure approximately 5/8 inch from top to bottom and are hung from 18-inch gold-filled chains. Each heart charm will vary slightly from the rest, as is the nature of handmade jewelry. This listing is for a set of TWO matching friendship (or loveship!) necklaces. Get the My Person Bronze Heart Necklace Set here.

By far the most beautiful of all the gods was Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty. She was completely irresistible and fun-loving. Her power over men is often considered destructive. 

Aphrodite is famously portrayed rising from the waves on a clam shell (as in Sandro Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus”), for she was born from sea foam. 

The Aphrodite Necklace tells the story of Aphrodite’s birth. It features a handmade bronze seashell pendant, cast using an actual shell that I plucked from a beach in Indonesia on my honeymoon. Atop the bronze shell is a single cultured pearl. Pearls have been incredibly symbolic throughout history, associated with love, perfection, purity and the moon. In Aja Raden’s Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World, she says that “In parts of the ancient Near East, the belief that pearls were a product of tears shed by a goddess under the moonlight persisted for millennia.” There is just so much goddess energy in this necklace. 

Get the Aphrodite Pearl and Shell Necklace here.

Birthstone jewelry is a beautiful gift for any occasion, and being able to personalize it even more with a monogram makes it even more special. My Birthstone Cluster Collection allows you to do just that and comes in these gorgeous handmade pendants or in simple, streamlined strands of birthstones that are great for layering with another favorite necklace. Check out my birthstone jewelry here.

Keep those you love close to your heart, figuratively and literally with this sweet, classic custom name necklace stamped by hand. I had to personalize mine with the names of my cats since I’m a loving cat mom, but of course these custom stamped necklaces are great for kids’ names, significant others and anyone else you hold close to your heart. Find my Personalized Name Necklaces here.

What do you get the person who hung the moon to you? Moon jewelry! The bronze full moon necklace in this handful of handmade jewelry is my Artemis Moon Necklace with Crossed Arrows, representing the goddess Artemis in my Greek mythology jewelry collection. Find the Hammered Crescent Moon Earrings with iridescent beads of moonstone here. The Witchy Woman stamped crescent moon necklace in silver is here, and I’ve got a larger version in brass here.

Think of these hand-stamped custom Mantra Cuff Bracelets as your Wonder Woman cuffs. (Cuffs don't come with super powers, but you do!)

Keep yourself motivated to keep being the badass you are with these stamped mantra bracelets. Cuffs are solid brass or solid aluminum, polished so there are no sharp edges, durable and adjustable. Each cuff is hand stamped letter by letter with the mantra of your choice. Get your custom mantra cuffs here.

What? You thought I was going to get to the end of this jewelry blog without another dirty joke? WRONG. These custom cast bronze heart necklaces are great for short, sweet notes, but I prefer to make them say funny things. Funny things you might just heart… Get them here.

Speaking of big hearts and big boobs… We’ve got HUGE HEARTS for Dolly Parton over at Bang-Up Betty. I made this necklace in honor of the queen herself, because we could all stand to model our ways a little more after her and her big heart. Get the What Would Dolly Do heart necklace here.

Are you absolutely BATTY over your valentine? This tiny bat necklace will make your heart and their heart flutter…

Tiny handmade bronze bat charm dangles from an approximately 16-inch gold-filled chain that ends in a spring clasp. The bat itself measures approximately 3/4 inch across the wings.

Do yours and your Valentine’s stars align? Maybe your zodiac signs do, too? Wear your zodiac sign proudly and cleverly with a celestial astrology necklace that displays your sign’s name alongside the constellation of your zodiac sign. Each constellation and zodiac sign is stamped by hand, letter by letter and star by star. Get the Hand-Stamped Astrology Constellation Necklace here.

Want to add a card to your gift without even having to go into a store? Want to mail your gift directly to your Valentine with a sweet note? We’ve got you covered! Add one of these illustrated greeting cards by Lee Lee Arts and Design to your order, and we’ll hand write whatever you like inside of it to send to someone special. You can take your pick from the “Love You To Death” or the “Get Your Happy On” card, and you’ll be prompted at checkout to tell us what you’d like your note to say. Find the greeting cards here.