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HIMANI SILVER JEWELRY

Earrings Etched Silver And Gold Hearts

Earrings Etched Silver And Gold Hearts

Regular price $145.00 USD
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These lovely heart shaped earrings are inspired by my Indian pattern book. 

Etching is a fun but time consuming process. You start out with sheet silver. You choose your pattern, in this case from my Indian design book. You burnish the design on to the heated metal. The silver sheet is then floated on an acid bath. The exposed metal gets etched with the pattern. The metal is then floated in a neutralizing bath. 

The earrings  were cut away from the surrounding metal using a jeweler's saw. The edges were filed and sanded to make them smooth and soft. The earrings were heated several times to bring the pure silver up to the surface. 24K Gold foil was burnished on. This process is called Keum boo. Patina was painted on for added color and accent. I was pleased to get my favorite blue colors.

These are very pleasing earrings which would be a lovely present at any time. Any day can be Valentine’s Day!

Dimensions : 1 and 1/2 inches X 1 inch. Sterling silver ear wires. These can be switched to comfortable sterling silver clip ons for an additional charge.

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