Tumbling Mirth Earrings | Made to Order

" Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth 
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; 
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth 
of sun-split clouds,—and done a hundred things 
You have not dreamed of—wheeled and soared and swung 
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there, 
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung 
My eager craft through footless halls of air .... "
- J. Gillespie Magee

An ode to summer's zenith: earrings made of swallow flight and sun-drenched expanses, worn as a wish to step into the air as burden-less as a swallow.

Tucked into the wings and tail feathers of the swallows are warm hessonite garnets, like berries plucked from the vine, and a single sky blue turquoise.

And trailing behind are tiny little flowers and box chain for movement and a bit of whimsy.

These lightweight earrings are offered in either jewelers brass or sterling silver. 

Suspended from sterling silver earwires.

The earrings measure about 4" from the top of the earwire to the bottom of the lowest chain. 

Keep in mind that red brass is a warm, earthy metal, and though I wax all my jewelry to slow tarnishing, the brass in particular will patina and darken over time. But you can always give it a brush with your usual jewelry polish if you’d like to bring it back to warm glowing gold.

♡ Fabricated in the order of purchase, estimate 6 - 10 week turnaround 
♡ The stones for these earrings will be randomly selected, because I have a handful of oval hessonite garnets and turquoise gemstones in a similar cut and color as the sample earrings.
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♥ All of the pieces in my collections are handmade and hand-finished, and make use of natural and recycled materials. All items will have slight, natural imperfections rendering each piece unique. It is these variations and imperfections which denote their handcrafted nature and individual character, specially made for every wearer.