Flowers happily for nature and the humans that admire them, come in all shapes and forms. The petals on these flower earrings are almost feathery.
The pattern was etched onto sterling silver.
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 deliberately gave the earrings a point at the lower end to follow the design of the flower. I filed and smoothed the edges. I then painted patina onto the etched surface to accentuate the design.
These are very festive earrings for special occasions or daily wear.
Dimensions : 1 and 1/2 inches long X 1 and 1/4 inches across
Sterling silver ear wires. These can be switched to comfortable sterling silver clip ons for an additional charge.