A photograph, set inside the stone

Nobody can see it. That is the point.

A photograph you love, set inside the stone in the pendant. In daylight it is just a small dark stone. Hold a phone torch behind it and their face appears in the palm of your hand.

From $59.99 · made to order · free shipping on every order

A woman holding the gold Hidden Photo pendant at her collarbone, the projection stone set in the heart
Inside the stone Set into it, not printed on it
Only you know In daylight it is just a dark stone
Free shipping On every order, no minimum
Wrong photo? Our mistake, we remake it free

How it works

Three steps, then it's yours

Send us the photograph

A face, a pet, a whole family. The one taken in bad light that you have never been able to delete works too. Add it when you order, or send it to us straight afterwards.

We make it and post it

Your photograph is set inside the stone itself. Not printed on it. Inside it. Then it is posted to you from our production partner overseas, and most orders arrive within two to three weeks.

You hold it to a light

Any phone torch behind the stone, and the photograph appears on whatever is in front of it.

Who it's for

One photograph. Many reasons.

Completely different pictures, for completely different reasons. Here are some of them.

Someone you lost

Grief goes quiet when it has somewhere to sit, and this is somewhere for it to sit that nobody else has to see.

Your children

The one where they are small and will never be that small again. You will still be able to put a light behind it in twenty years.

A pet

People are strange about admitting this one out loud, which is exactly why a photograph nobody else can see suits it.

The two of you

Order two and keep one. It is the only matching jewellery that does not look like matching jewellery.

A grandparent

A scanned print, slightly out of focus, and sometimes the only one that exists.

Yourself, before

A photograph of a version of you that got through something. Nobody has to know that is what it is.

Your photograph

Whichever reason is yours

Send us the picture and we set it inside the stone. Nothing is made until you order, because every piece has one particular person's photograph in it.

Make yours

From $59.99 · free shipping · made to order

In daylight it is a small dark stone. That is the point.

What it actually is

We'd rather tell you than have you find out

The photograph is set inside the stone in the pendant. It is not printed on the surface, and this is not a locket — it does not open. You see it by putting a light behind it, which is the whole point: nobody else notices it.

The pendant is a plated finish over a base metal, in gold, rose gold or silver. It is not solid gold and we will never suggest otherwise.

The photograph Inside the stone, not printed
Finish Plated — gold, rose gold or silver
Pendant Open heart with a projection stone
Chain Fine cable chain
To see it Any phone torch
Made To order, nothing held in stock

If any of this turns out to be wrong about the piece you receive, that is our mistake to fix, not yours to live with.

Before you order

The questions we actually get

How do I actually see the photograph?

You hold a phone torch against the back of the stone and point the pendant at something pale — a wall, a ceiling, the inside of your hand. The photograph appears there.

Plainly, so there are no surprises: the projected picture is about the size of your palm, soft at the edges and dim. It looks like a small slide projection in a dark room, not a sharp photograph on a screen — faces read clearly, fine detail does not, and it washes out in bright daylight. In ordinary light the stone just looks like a small dark stone, which is the point.

Is it a locket? Does it open?

No. Nothing opens and there is no paper photograph inside. The image is in the stone itself, so there is no paper to fall out and nothing on the surface to rub off.

What kind of photograph works best?

A clear one where the face is reasonably large in frame. Group photos work but everyone ends up small. If yours will not read well we email you before we make anything rather than sending you something disappointing.

How long does it take?

Each one is made to order by our production partner overseas and then posted to you. Most orders arrive within two to three weeks of being placed. If you send the photograph after ordering, count from the day you approve it, because nothing is made before then. We would rather tell you that plainly than promise a few days and miss it.

Can I return it if I change my mind?

Not for a change of mind — it has one person's photograph in it and cannot be sold to anybody else. What we do cover: if we set the wrong photograph, or it arrives damaged, we remake it free. You approve your photograph before we make anything, either when you order or from the proof we email you afterwards, and that step exists to protect you.

Can I pay with a card?

Yes. You can pay by card at checkout, and PayPal is available as well if you would rather use it.

What if I did not upload a photograph?

That is fine, and it is why the upload is optional. Order first and we email you straight afterwards to collect the photograph. Nothing goes into production until you have sent it and approved it, so nothing is lost by ordering before you have chosen the picture.

Ready when you are

Choose a finish and add your photograph, or order first and send it to us straight afterwards. Nothing is made until you have approved it. If we set the wrong one, we remake it free.

Make yours

Silver $59.99 · Rose Gold $59.99 · Gold $59.99 — free shipping on every order