Chaney

You can't buy this kind of story anywhere else. Chaney are fragments of antique china found on the beaches and in the soil of St. Croix. These pieces of 19th-century pottery have been tumbling through the island's earth and surf for more than a hundred years. Island children once found them, rounded them out by pounding them against stones, and used them as play money in their games. That's how the word "Chaney" grew out of "china money." After hurricanes, heavy rains, or a quiet beach walk, new Chaney appears. Whealan Massicott handcrafts each piece into jewelry that honors where it came from, available as pendants, earrings, rings, and bracelets in sterling silver or 14k gold. Every piece is one of a kind, because it is.