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Past Piece / Closed

The Honey Knife Lariat

Bolivian ametrine, honey tones, smoky depth, and a brass edge come together as a line for dinner light.

$295 Bolivia / Anahi-mine ametrine story Closed and no longer available
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Past Piece / Closed

The Honey Knife Lariat

Guided by Marina Merfi and Ira Copel — artists, curators and guides.

It is The Honey Knife Lariat. Bolivian ametrine, honey tones, smoky depth, and a brass edge come together as a line for dinner light. This archive page records the materials, intended making plan, and story behind the closed design.

Private Origin Dossier

The Honey Knife Lariat

Honey warmth, smoky depth, and a brass edge through the sweetness. A long lariat made for dinner light.

Honey-colored stones could easily become cozy. The Honey Knife Lariat refuses to stop there. It keeps the warmth, then cuts it with smoke and a blade-like brass mark.

The romance is in the contrast: gold against shadow, softness interrupted by edge, and a long line that changes with the neckline underneath it. It is warm, but it still knows how to make the room look twice.

The Honey Knife Lariat design story layout
The Honey Knife Lariat material-origin image with Bolivian ametrine context

Origin Trace

BO Bolivia Anahi-mine ametrine story

Ametrine or honey citrine focal

The Bolivian Anahi ametrine idea gives the lariat its honey-violet split; smoky quartz and brass sharpen the sweetness.

The Material Story

Found. Chosen. Made.

Found As

Bolivian ametrine warmth, honey tones, smoky depth, and a brass edge that could have gone soft unless the line was made sharper.

Chosen Because

The material line needs warmth, but Rare By Me does not let warmth become sleepy. The smoke and brass make the sweetness worth looking at twice.

Comes Together As

A long lariat that changes with the neckline and catches low dinner light.

The Honey Knife Lariat material portrait

Material Story

Honey light with a blade in it.

The warmth makes the piece inviting. The smoke and brass keep it from becoming soft. Together, they turn sweetness into length, shadow, and edge.

The guided making plan builds the lariat fall, places the warm and smoky stones, sets the brass edge, and completes the chain through clear checkpoints.

The Honey Knife Lariat material macro

Material loupe

The Honey Knife Lariat

Material identity
Bolivian Anahi-mine ametrine, honey citrine tones, smoky depth, a brass edge, and a long chain
Where the materials came from
Bolivian Anahi-mine ametrine gives the piece its honey-violet secret. Citrine warmth, smoky quartz, and a knife-like brass shard keep the composition from turning too sweet.
Treatment notes
Treatment and care notes remain part of the archived specification.
Archive status
Closed design. No longer available.
Allergy note
Metal and skin-contact considerations remain part of the design record.
Care note
Care requirements remain part of the design record.

When they ask

It is The Honey Knife Lariat. Bolivian ametrine, honey tones, smoky depth, and a brass edge come together as a line for dinner light.

The First Time Someone Asks

The point is the answer.

The question should happen when the line falls cleanly against dark fabric and the brass edge interrupts the warmth.

Black knits, open jackets, silk blouses, old coats, and dinner tables with low light.

Past Piece / Closed

The piece at a glance

$295

  • Neckline: 48–56 cm
  • Terminal: 110 mm ±5 mm
  • Drop: 11–19 cm
  • Open length: about 67 cm
  • Target weight: 18 g ±3 g
  • Front 12 mm nickel-free 14k gold-filled lobster clasp on 8 cm adjustment
  • 1.6–1.8 mm gold-filled chain and wire

What you’ll receive

The closed design specification called for:

Prepared piece materials

  • One 24 × 18 mm ametrine
  • Ten 5 mm smoky stones
  • Five 5 mm citrines
  • One 48 × 9 × about 1 mm sealed brass blade

Findings and closure components

  • Front 12 mm nickel-free 14k gold-filled lobster clasp on 8 cm adjustment
  • 1.6–1.8 mm gold-filled chain and wire

Included tools

  • Round-nose pliers, included
  • Chain-nose pliers, included

Origin Note

  • Origin Note with material provenance and notes

Care Card

  • Care Card with treatment and wear guidance

Live Workshop

  • Google Meet Live Workshop access

Downloadable recording

  • Downloadable workshop recording

Support until complete

  • Email and WhatsApp support until your piece is complete

What you’ll make

The closed making plan was designed for one adjustable lariat necklace, made from the prepared materials with the included tool pair.

Fixed by Rare By Me

  • Focal
  • Blade
  • Terminal
  • Stone counts
  • Fit

The choices you’ll make

  • Distribution of eight remaining smoky stones and four citrines within two 55 mm zones

What happens next

Past Piece / Closed. This design is no longer available, and there is no pre-order form on this page.

See What’s Coming Next

Where the materials came from

Bolivian Anahi-mine ametrine gives the piece its honey-violet secret. Citrine warmth, smoky quartz, and a knife-like brass shard keep the composition from turning too sweet.

See every angle

This closed design record shows The Honey Knife Lariat on the body, in material detail, through its planned making sequence, and in its package specification.

01 / Finished Piece

See it on the body and up close.

Start with the finished piece: how it looks on the body, how it moves, how it closes, and what the materials look like up close.

  1. The Honey Knife Lariat On the body
    Finished Piece On the body How the finished piece sits on the body.
  2. The Honey Knife Lariat Ready piece
    Finished Piece Ready piece The completed piece shown by itself.
  3. The Honey Knife Lariat On-body close crop
    Finished Piece On-body close crop Close scale and body relationship.
  4. The Honey Knife Lariat In motion
    Finished Piece In motion How the piece moves with the wearer.
  5. The Honey Knife Lariat Material close-up
    Finished Piece Material close-up Surface, finish, and material detail.
  6. The Honey Knife Lariat Closure and back detail
    Finished Piece Closure and back detail The practical finish and back view.
  7. The Honey Knife Lariat Scale reference
    Finished Piece Scale reference A grounded size cue for the piece.

02 / Materials + Origin

The materials before the room.

See the limited materials, where they came from, the planned layout, and the components that explain why each detail was chosen.

  1. The Honey Knife Lariat Raw materials
    Materials + Origin Raw materials The starting material selection.
  2. The Honey Knife Lariat Origin context
    Materials + Origin Origin context Place mood around where the materials came from.
  3. The Honey Knife Lariat Material portrait
    Materials + Origin Material portrait The main material photographed as character.
  4. The Honey Knife Lariat Material close-up
    Materials + Origin Material close-up Texture and color seen up close.
  5. The Honey Knife Lariat Why this material
    Materials + Origin Why this material A visual argument for the material choice.
  6. The Honey Knife Lariat Full component flat lay
    Materials + Origin Full component flat lay All visible piece elements together.
  7. The Honey Knife Lariat Labeled component grid
    Materials + Origin Labeled component grid The component set organized for inspection.
  8. The Honey Knife Lariat Design story layout
    Materials + Origin Design story layout The design map before assembly.
  9. The Honey Knife Lariat Origin map
    Materials + Origin Origin map The origin made geographic.
  10. The Honey Knife Lariat Origin place
    Materials + Origin Origin place The origin marker image.
  11. The Honey Knife Lariat Origin human scale
    Materials + Origin Origin human scale The origin held at human scale.

03 / Making + Live Room

The piece becoming yours.

This section shows the guided work instead of hiding it: sorting, technique, mid-build checkpoints, the live room, and the before-after moment that makes the finish believable.

  1. The Honey Knife Lariat Hands sorting materials
    Making + Live Room Hands sorting materials The prepared materials entering the work surface.
  2. The Honey Knife Lariat Hands technique
    Making + Live Room Hands technique The key live-room move.
  3. The Honey Knife Lariat Live Workshop
    Making + Live Room Live Workshop What the guided session looks like.
  4. The Honey Knife Lariat Mid-build progress
    Making + Live Room Mid-build progress A checkpoint before the final finish.
  5. The Honey Knife Lariat Before and after
    Making + Live Room Before and after The transformation from material to piece.

04 / Story + Wearing

How the piece enters the world.

See the Origin Note, the host's choices, the piece in a real setting, and the images that help its story travel.

  1. The Honey Knife Lariat Social reveal crop
    Story + Wearing Social reveal crop A crop ready for public reveal.
  2. The Honey Knife Lariat Release frame
    Story + Wearing Release frame The piece, materials, and guidance in one offer frame.
  3. The Honey Knife Lariat Starting a conversation
    Story + Wearing Starting a conversation The piece in a real social setting.
  4. The Honey Knife Lariat Refusal tray
    Story + Wearing Refusal tray The edited source decision made visible.
  5. The Honey Knife Lariat Host's choice
    Story + Wearing Host's choice The design decision the host made.
  6. The Honey Knife Lariat Design record
    Story + Wearing Design record The finished design recorded for the archive.
  7. The Honey Knife Lariat Piece history
    Story + Wearing Piece history The piece shown in sequence.

05 / Package + Arrival

What arrives before the Live Workshop.

The final chapter makes delivery concrete: closed package, open package, tool pair, unwrap sequence, and package detail so the full experience feels visible before payment.

  1. The Honey Knife Lariat Closed package
    Package + Arrival Closed package The piece package before opening.
  2. The Honey Knife Lariat Open package
    Package + Arrival Open package Everything visible on arrival.
  3. The Honey Knife Lariat Tool pair
    Package + Arrival Tool pair The included tools for the live room.
  4. The Honey Knife Lariat Unwrap sequence
    Package + Arrival Unwrap sequence The layered arrival moment.
  5. The Honey Knife Lariat Package detail
    Package + Arrival Package detail The piece-specific package cue.