Evil Eye Talisman Key Ring | Elephant with Gems

Description
The larger elephant, set with stones as well as eye beads. Worth saying why a protective charm gets decorated at all, because it looks like decoration and it is not.

The nazar works by attracting attention. The theory behind it is that an envious look lands on the brightest thing in view, so the charm is built to be the brightest thing you have on: glass, gems, movement, color. A dull talisman is a badly made one. That is the same logic behind the mirrored embroidery on Rajasthani cloth and the brass on a cart horse's harness.

So the sparkle here is functional in its own terms. Add the elephant, which in Hindu practice is what you address before beginning anything difficult, and you have a piece meant for the start of something.

What You're Getting

• Design: Elephant charm with gem accents and glass evil eye beads
• Symbols: Nazar for warding, elephant for luck and obstacle clearing
• Carry: Keys, bag or backpack

How to Use It

• Hang it where it catches light. That is not vanity, it is how the charm works.
• Carry it at the start of a project rather than in the middle.
• Replace a cracked eye rather than mending it.

Wear It With
See the plainer elephant key ring and browse protection and warding.

Clips to a keyring, a bag strap or a zip pull. Handmade glass and metal, so small variations in the beadwork and the eye are part of the piece rather than faults in it.