Five Petal Flower Silver and Copper Stud Earrings

Hand made using traditional methods. The flower shapes drawn freehand and cut from sheet sterling silver using a piercing saw. They were filed then sanded with abrasive paper to smooth the edges and remove scratches. Next they were heated to soften the metal before doming them. Tiny pieces of copper were melted to create the little balls and these were soldered to the centre of the flowers and then posts were soldered onto the backs. The pieces were pickled to remove the fire scale caused by the blow torch, and then they were cleaned up and polished to give them their lovely sheen.