Eleanor's Artisanal Copper Cuff
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Eleanor's Artisanal Copper Cuff
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I'm closing my workshop this year. My hands are finally telling me it's time to stop.
Thirty years of handcraft. Every piece left, priced to find a home. When the last one ships, I'm done.
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A Tradition That Predates Medicine
From Egyptian queens to Roman soldiers to Ayurvedic healers, copper has been worn against the skin for over 3,000 years, long before pharmacies existed.
Made for Daily Wear
Light enough to forget, heavy enough to feel. Every cuff is hammered to be worn every day, in the shower, in the garden, while you sleep, without ever taking it off.
Develops Your Patina
Real copper changes with you. Within weeks, your bracelet develops a patina unique to your skin, a quiet record of every day you've worn it. No two pieces ever look the same.
Heirloom by Hand
Two pieces a day. 99.9% pure copper, the same purity worn for centuries. No machines. No coatings.
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I made this one with the days in mind when your joints won't let you forget they've been carrying you. The feather is hand-engraved, every barb traced individually with a tool that's been in my hands for thirty years now.
People have worn copper against their skin for thousands of years, back when a body needed its joints to keep pace with a hard life. The ones who come back to tell me anything always say some version of the same thing, that they simply stopped noticing what used to bother them in their wrists.
This is one of the last pieces I'll ever make before the workshop closes for good. I hope it ends up on the wrist that needs it most.
How can you tell if it's really copper?
Real copper won't respond to a magnet at all. A lot of what gets sold as copper jewelry online is either a thin copper coating over a cheaper metal underneath like steel or brass, or it's mixed with enough iron or nickel that it quietly turns magnetic, which is the fastest way to catch a fake.
Here's the test, and it takes about ten seconds:
- Find any magnet, a fridge magnet works fine
- Hold it up against your cuff, ring, or necklace
- Any pull at all, even a slight one, means it isn't pure copper
- No pull whatsoever means you're holding the real thing
Everything I make is 99.9% pure copper, nothing plated on top, nothing mixed in to cut cost. Test yours the moment it shows up. If it ever fails that test, I'll refund you, no questions asked.
How do I clean it without damaging?
Copper darkens over time, and some people love that aged look. If you'd rather keep it bright, a soft cloth with a little lemon juice and salt brings the shine back in about a minute, just don't scrub hard over the engraved lines, they're hand cut and shallower than you'd think.
I'd rather you clean it too gently twice than once too hard.
Shipping Details
Orders are dispatched within 24 hours (Monday–Friday).
Is it safe for sensitive skin?
Pure copper is one of the more skin friendly metals out there, no nickel, no coating to flake off, nothing hiding underneath. That said, everyone's skin is different, and if you know you react to metals generally, I'd start by wearing it for shorter stretches the first week rather than sleeping in it right away.
About Eleanor's Copper
I never set out to build a brand. I set out to fix one bracelet for one friend, decades ago, with a hammer and a piece of copper wire, because I couldn't afford to buy her something and didn't want to show up empty handed.
That was the beginning of a small workshop that's now been running for over thirty years. No factories. No machines stamping out identical pieces by the thousand. Just a workbench, a set of tools I've had since the start, and two pieces finished on a good day.
Every cuff, ring, and band that leaves this workshop is 99.9% pure copper, hammered and engraved by hand, the same way it was done the very first time. Nothing plated. Nothing rushed. If a piece isn't right, it doesn't go out the door.
I'm closing the workshop soon. Not because the work stopped meaning something to me, but because thirty years at a bench asks a lot of a pair of hands. What's left is a small, final run of pieces, made the same slow way they've always been made, going out to whoever needs them most before the doors close for good.
With gratitude for every wrist that's worn one, Eleanor.