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turquoise and brown earrings, sterling silver - LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE

turquoise and brown earrings, sterling silver - LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE

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"Each of us is born with a box of matches inside us but we can't strike them all by ourselves."

The "Like Water For Chocolate" earrings were titled after the incredible book (and movie) by Laura Esquivel. These one of a kind earrings (1-1/8 inches long [3cm] excluding earwires) are created with stabilized turquoise* roundelles and my own hand-crafted chocolate brown polymer clay beads. The marbling of the barrel-shaped beads reminds me of steaming, swirling hot chocolate and combines beautifully with the turquoise. The earrings are perfectly finished with sterling silver spacers, jump rings and small hoop earwires handmade in Arizona by Rocki’s Supplies (do check out her shop!).

*Much turquoise is rather soft, and only a small percentage of it is actually used as "natural" turquoise. "Stabilized" turquoise simply means that a stabilizing compound (usually a resin) has been added to the stone; it is drawn into the stone's pores and makes it harder; it can then be successfully cut and shaped into beads, etc. Stabilized turquoise is a high-quality stone that is not color-treated, and because the stone's pores are sealed, it will not change color over years of contact with the skin's oils.

Added on Oct 25, 2009