Joie de Vivre jewelry

••
o o r t   c l o u d 

The Oort cloud is the most distant region of our solar system, a loose spherical shell of icy mountain sized objects that is thought to be the source of most comets that zoom by the Earth on their long eccentric orbit around the Sun. The loosely overlapping lines of the hypotrochoid "spirodoodle" in these 3" long dangling earrings reminded me of these varied and sparse objects than occasionally tumble into our view on their geometric orbits. Designs on the patina brass teardrops are between sterling silver chains with small Swarovski crystals for sparkle. Sterling silver earwires.

Cost: $35.00 USD

o r : 

•••

m a k e   i t   a   g i f t   s h i p m e n t :

Looking to ship this item separately as a gift? Gift shipment includes gift boxing and an occasion specific card sent to the recipient via USPS Priority Mail. Fill out the fields below including this jewelry item name, the recipient name and address, and occasion and this item will be sent to the recipient with a card and note. See the gift box section for samples of shipments with different occasion specific cards.

Cost of gift shipment (domestic shipping only): $5.95 USD

Occasion:
Jewelry item:
Recipient name & address:

c a t e g o r i e s :

••
M a t e r i a l s  &  C a r e 

Length: earrings - 3"

Materials:

  • patina brass drops with watercolor paper and glaze
  • Swarovski crystal beads
  • sterling silver chain
  • sterling silver earwires

Care & cleaning: Clean with warm soapy washcloth (do not submerge) and avoid chemical or abrasive cleaners. Use a soft jewelry polishing cloth to clean tarnish appearing on metal.

Hard tugging on the drops is likely to warp or break the thin chain so I recommend keeping these out of the reach of children. As with all beaded jewelry: do not let young toddlers chew on it.

••
W h a t  t o  W e a r 

These are longer earrings that can be worn as statement pieces.