Etched Floral Hearts Earrings Silver And Gold

 Etched Floral Hearts Earrings Silver And Gold

This beautiful design is an Indian pattern. Almost each row of petals of the flower is heart shaped. They remind me of lotus floating in a pond.

Etching is a fun but time consuming process. You start out with sheet silver. You choose your pattern, and print it on special paper. You burnish the design on to the heated metal and then peel off the paper. The silver sheet is then floated on an acid bath. The exposed metal gets etched with the selected pattern. The silver is neutralized in a bath and the special blue paper for the design is scrubbed off with a solvent.

I cut out the earrings from the silver sheet using a jewelers saw. I filed and smoothed the edges. I depletion gilded the silver and then burnished 24K Gold foil onto portions of it. This is an ancient Korean technique called KeumBoo. I then painted patina onto the etched surface to accentuate the design and make it pop. The lovely blues and copper colors look stunning with the silver and gold.

These earrings are an elegant statement piece and will enhance any outfit.

Dimensions: 1 and 1/2 inches diameter.

Sterling silver ear wires. These can be switched to comfortable sterling silver clip ons for an additional charge.