Hammered Silver Stars on Silver Hoops Dangly Earrings

Hand crafted using traditional methods. Two hoops were created from sterling silver wire, the ends soldered, shaped on a mandrel and texture applied by hammering and jump rings soldered to the tops. They were placed in a warm pickling solution to remove the fire scale caused by the blow torch, followed by lots of cleaning and polishing to give them earrings their lovely sheen. The stars, cut from sheets of sterling silver, were hammered and attached with jump rings and each one hung on a sterling silver hook wire.