*Production Time is 2-4 Business Days*
"Traveler's Earrings" - Mixed Metal

INSPIRATION:
"Be a true traveler, don't be a temporary tourist." Amit Kalantri
Hiking has played a large part in my life. I walked a lot in Alaska, as well as Great Britain. Bears and whales were plentiful in Alaska, and castles and gardens awakened my sense of grandeur in Great Britain. Walking is slow. But the pace means you get to see the details of a place, and it's the best way I know of to spend time in a distracted wonder.

HOW ITS MADE:
Bronze sheet metal discs have been textured and distorted and attached with argentium silver pins to two "legs". These are attached to another 'leg' made from sterling with a pin and attached to my handcrafted earwires. These earrings have been oxidized. The earwires are handmade by me and I finish the ends with a burr so that they will be very smooth as they enter your piercing.

MEASUREMENTS:
Total length is 2 inches. Dangle length is 1 1/4 of an inch.
Width is 1/2 inch. .
All of my earwires are approximately 3/4 of an inch.


ADDITIONAL INFO:
This design is made to order. Currently my turnaround time is 2-4 Business Days after the order is placed. I do not work in my studio on weekends, so please take that into account to estimate ship time.

Your order arrives in a box ready for gifting. If I ship a large order to one person and they are to be used as gifts to individuals, please let me know at the time of ordering so I can adjust my packaging accordingly. Usually, if one person order a few pairs of earrings for personal use, I will package a couple of items, wrapped in cellophane envelopes in each box to reduce my carbon footprint with packaging materials.

I stamp my jewelry with my makers mark "sflorer" depending on whether or not there is room on the design, and if it is 100% sterling silver it will be stamped with a .925 stamp if I can. Some designs that are made from all wire or very narrow I am unable to stamp.

Everything is made by hand by me in my studio in downtown Roanoke, Virginia. I use traditional metalsmithing techniques along with a few techniques I've discovered in my polishing process. My finishing technique gives the high quality sterling silver a soft, semi-matte look that is very comfortable and strikingly organic to wear.
These are polished and then tumbled lightly with a matte medium I love to use...they are stamped with my name on the backside.