Earlier this yr, I added second and third lobe piercings and my first cartilage piercing to my ears, and since then… I’ve been obsessive about ear stacks and ear curations. This has additionally led me down a path to a brand new love for jewellery on the whole, however this publish is nearly charms!
I’ve at all times liked the best way charms and chains have seemed on the ears, however I used to be terrified of the ache–I truthfully don’t know why I used to be THAT scared. I lastly determined to do it and walked-in to an area (respected!) piercing studio and had my second and third lobes carried out on each ears and an higher helix piercing on my proper ear. After getting these piercings and having little or no ache–and a really uneventful therapeutic course of (which isn’t full)–I subsequently had a number of extra piercings added since then. I’m at the moment on a self-imposed piercing ban till 2024!
For my birthday/marriage ceremony anniversary, I commissioned two, customized charms with Earth’s Treasury, which is the corporate that redesigned my marriage ceremony ring set in addition to created my pendant to commemorate Magellan after he handed (utilizing the diamond solitaire from my authentic engagement ring). I wished one appeal that performed off of Magellan’s pendant, whereas the opposite was primarily based on a shocking magenta-purple sapphire I fell in love with.
The primary appeal includes a 0.53 ct. Colombian emerald in an emerald reduce complemented by a 0.79 ct. tanzanite (Magellan’s birthstone) in a “Helena” reduce and a 0.12 ct. blue sapphire in a trillion reduce all set with basic prongs. There are two smaller diamonds in bezel settings to tie the three bigger stones collectively, and all the things was carried out in 14K yellow gold.
I like the cascading impact and the way the totally different shapes and cuts replicate mild. I additionally are likely to gravitate to this colour palette. This one is especially pretty as each an earring appeal but additionally as a necklace appeal! Whereas one of many bigger charms, it doesn’t really feel notably heft on my ear. I often put it on a plain gold huggie or a diamond-pave huggie in my first lobe.
The second appeal options an unheated, purple sapphire in a Serendipity reduce with a crescent of diamond melee stones. All the pieces is ready with basic prong settings in 14K yellow gold. She is petite however impactful with that vivid magenta-purple!
One of many causes I like working with Earth’s Treasury is the standard of their stones and that extends to even smaller, melee diamonds. It may be tough to search out the readability and colour of smaller diamonds at retailers, so I admire the transparency of Earth’s Treasury. They’re additionally the most effective sources for sapphires on the whole, that are nice, sturdy stones for on a regular basis purposes and are available quite a lot of colours. Lauryn, who’s their jewellery designer, at all times will get my imaginative and prescient and by no means makes me really feel rushed or that I’m driving her up the wall with tweaks. It’s such a consolation realizing that she has a watch on each stone going into a bit and that I’ll by no means be disenchanted by those used.
After these two charms arrived, I used to be so impressed that once I noticed some attractive daith jewellery, I used to be impressed to get the “look” however in charms. I don’t have a daith piercing, am not completely certain I’ve the anatomy for it, however I’ve a conch piercing in every ear and a few fairly stellar items in them… so daith feels a methods away, if in any respect. These are my Christmas presents, which did arrive a bit early however who am I to say no?
The third appeal in my suite of charms options vivid tsavorites complemented by lighter blue and vivid purple stones and heavier gold work. I wished one thing extra geometric with using bezels and prongs. There are two, sq. tsavorites (0.43 ct. complete weight) set in a extra bezel-like setting with pyramid-like spikes coming off of the edges. Between the pyramids, there are blue and purple color-treated diamonds that encompass the tsavorites.
I wasn’t overly conversant in tsavorite as a stone till I began perusing threadless ends (for my ears) and noticed it utilized by totally different manufacturers. Surprising nobody, I like a very good inexperienced, whether or not that be emerald, tsavorite, or chrysoprase (additionally a new-to-me stone I fell in love with whereas beginning to curate my ears!). Tsavorite is such a vivid and impactful stone; it has a lot brightness, sparkle, and depth.
My fourth appeal is totally different tackle one thing extra outlined, geometric, and using bezel settings. I’ve lots of cooler-toned charms, so I wished one thing hotter and extra sunset-inspired in colour scheme.
That is additionally a narrower, however longer, appeal. It options two, princess reduce Montana sapphires and two, straight baguette Madagascar sapphires complemented by 5 small, spherical diamonds in-between. I like this one as each an earring appeal in addition to a necklace appeal!
As at all times, Lauryn and Earth’s Treasury did a implausible job taking a mish-mash of inspiration and tips and creating items that I like dearly and put on usually. I like that they’re versatile sufficient to work as earring charms in addition to pendants, so I can get much more use out of them.
