These hoops are the real deal; cold forged from a continuous, seamless piece of sterling silver wire, hammered with a raw silk or texture of your choice. The other is smooth from the anvil. Choose your favorite finish to customize your look. Size shown in first photos, and on hand, is 1 1/4"
These earrings are created one at a time by hand, with a special process called cold forging that stretches and moves metal with hammers, anvils and other traditional silversmithing tools, enabling me to work a thick gauge of silver into a hoop with a lovely thin earwire.
Opening like a spring, they close with a solid click; the earwire fitting neatly into the nesting latch; the earwires are approx 20 gauge while the body of the earring is much thicker. The hoops shown here are texture: raw, Finish: Matte
DETAILS:
outside diameter: 1 1/4" 1 1/2", 1 3/4", 2", 2 1/2" or 3"
widest span at crescent: 3/16" or 3.5mm
20 gauge earwire
solid sterling silver
other hoops in this weight:
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2 trick pony jewelry is created one at a time by my own hand in a solar powered studio using recycled metals. visit 2trickpony.etsy.com to see more
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