Amethyst Faceted Freeform Silver Dangly Earrings

Hand crafted using traditional methods. The stone settings were created by fitting a thin strip of fine silver around each stone to fit the individual shape of the freeform stones, which were then soldered to sheet sterling silver and then cut round, filed and sanded. The pieces were then 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 the earrings their lovely sheen. The amethysts were then placed in the settings and the silver bezel pushed in to hold them in place and the settings were burnished before hanging each one on a hook wire.