These earrings are hand-crafted from a mold of a vintage button that is pressed into fine silver clay, formed into shape, and torch-fired. Once fired, they are polished and then oxidized to bring out the beautiful 3-dimensional details. The result is a stunning and versatile pair of earrings that work as well with a t-shirt and jeans as with a special dress.
Metal clay is made from powdered precious metal combined with an organic clay-like binder and water. The clay acts as a binder for the silver and is burned away during firing. This leaves a pendant that is 99.9% pure silver, in contrast to sterling silver, which is 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper. It is hypoallergenic.
Earrings measure 5/8" in diameter. They hang on handformed oxidized sterling silver ear wires. Total length is about 1 1/2". In stock now.