hese little sterling silver studs are shaped like stars, but with a twist—the texture comes from molding the top of a poppy seed pod straight from my garden. Their 5-pointed design gives off a natural, organic vibe, almost like a tiny starfish, too. .65 cm in diameter, they’re the perfect size for your earlobes, adding just a hint of shine. Simple, but with a story behind every pair.
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Star Poppy Top Studs
♢ Solid sterling silver
♢ The poppy top studs are created in Metal clay, which is made up of tiny recycled sterling silver metal particles mixed with and organic clay like binder. It can be sculpted, molded, and formed however I want. For this design I have created a little mold of the seed pod top from my garden to make sure the earrings match. I press the clay into the mold and do some hand finishing. After the designs dry 100% into my kiln they fo for a two-part firing process. The clay reaches 1500℉ for about an hour and the organic binder burns completely away leaving a solid sterling silver mini sculpture in its place.
♢ These are stud earrings, they include solid sterling silver butterfly backing to hold the earrings in place.
