These earrings are a little bit ridiculous.
In the best possible way.
Turquoise and pale marbled clay, layered shapes, gold details and enough going on to make a plain outfit suddenly look like you actually had a plan.
You didn't.
But nobody needs to know that.
These are handmade polymer clay statement earrings for when “I'll just wear something simple” turns into “hang on, where are my good earrings?”
𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦
Material/components: Polymer clay, surgical steel and gold-toned
Made in: Australia
Location: Earlobe
Closure: Push back
Drop length: 3cm
Width: 3cm
Length: 4cm
𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦
These are made by hand from polymer clay, one pair at a time.
The clay is shaped into the individual pieces, then layered and assembled to create the finished design. The turquoise and pale tones are marbled through the clay, so the pattern has that lovely “how did you get that bit to do that?” sort of thing going on.
The gold details are added at the top to finish everything off.
There is no giant factory machine involved.
Just clay, tools, hands, and me deciding when I've finally stopped fiddling with them. I'm joking! They put their own jump rings on and left.
𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡
Turquoise is doing the heavy lifting here.
The marbled pattern moves through the clay in swirls of turquoise and pale tones, while the layered shapes give the earrings a slightly sculptural feel.
They're not perfectly flat little discs. There's shape, dimension and texture happening across the design, which is exactly why they look interesting from more than one angle.
And then we add the gold.
Because turquoise and gold together have never really needed much convincing.
The finished shape is bold enough to be noticed without needing to be enormous.
Which is convenient.
Your ears have things to do.
𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗞
I have a theory.
If you put on an outfit and something feels wrong, don't immediately change the outfit.
Put earrings on first.
Because nine times out of ten, the outfit wasn't boring.
Your ears were just unemployed.
These are for the days when you want a bit of colour, a bit of “ooh, where did you get those?” and a very small amount of responsible decision-making.
And if somebody asks what the occasion is?
Tell them it's Wednesday.
Or don't.
Honestly, we need to stop acting like jewellery requires a permission slip.
𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗧𝗢 𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗠
Wear them with white, cream, black or denim and let the turquoise be the thing people notice first.
Or go completely the other direction and wear them with more colour.
The marbling means you don't have to match them perfectly. Pick out the turquoise, work with the pale tones, add gold somewhere else or just put them on and leave the house.
That's allowed too.
They're statement earrings.
You don't need to build an entire outfit around them.
Although, if you want to, I fully support the drama.
𝗚𝗜𝗙𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚
For the person who likes their jewellery with a bit of colour and absolutely no interest in being forgettable.
Someone who sees turquoise, marbling and sculptural shapes and thinks, “Yep. I'll have those.”
Or, obviously, yourself.
Because buying your own earrings is still legal.
I've checked.
𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘
Avoid bending or dropping your earrings.
Keep away from perfumes, chemicals and prolonged moisture.
Store in a cool, dry place.
Clean gently with a soft, damp cloth.
𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘
These are handmade individually, so the marbled pattern and placement of the clay details will vary naturally from pair to pair.
That's the point of handmade.
You're not buying something that has been produced 4,000 times until every single piece looks suspiciously identical.
You're buying the one somebody actually made.
oh & don't forget;
It is a fashion parade, actually.
