Ishtar Star of Venus Earrings, Travertine Czech Beads Handmade Jewelry

The unique "Ishtar" handmade earrings feature Czech glass nine pointed star coins, Swarovski crystals, copper and sterling silver - goddess jewelry for women.

Do you love unique jewelry with ancient symbolism built right in? The ISHTAR handmade earrings are for you! The earthy, one of a kind beauties feature earthy travertine style Czech glass beads with an eight-pointed star, rich orange Czech glass beads, copper and sterling silver. The two-sided coin shaped Czech glass beads were created from orange glass with a stone like travertine finish in browns, dark gray, minty green and misty blue. While the glass was still molten, an eight-pointed star within a circle was impressed into each side. A gold Picasso finish was added to bring out the details of the star and the circle Since the Czech star beads are two sided, the earrings look wonderful from any angle. *** This particular star is a symbol of the ancient Sumerian goddess Inanna which was later worshipped by the Babylonians, Assyrians and others under the name Ishtar, the Queen of Heaven. She was the goddess of love, beauty, fertility, war, justice, and political power. Because Ishtar was associated with the planet Venus, the star is also known as the Star of Venus.  To add a rich copper glow, intricate filigree flower petal bead caps were placed on the top and bottom of the star beads. Since all stars need sparkle and to perfectly complement the orange travertine look of the beads, a single faceted Swarovski crystal bicone bead, in an eye catching color called “Indian red,” caps each star bead.  Carefully designed and handmade by Catherine of Shadow Dog Designs, the one of a kind ISHTAR earrings are a perfect gift for the woman who loves to wear artisan created jewelry with ancient symbolism.

The beautiful Czech beads have an earthy travertine finish and gold Picasso finish with a nine pointed star in a circle impressed on each side.

 

Here's the important information for the ISHTAR handmade star earrings:

• Two-sided Czech glass star beads:  app. 14 mm x 6 mm (0.55” x 0.24”)
• Swarovski crystals:  faceted 4 mm Indian red bicones
• Metal:  copper and sterling silver
• Earwires:  sterling silver French hooks with copper bead accents
• Length:  just a bit over 1.5” / 3.8 cm measured from the top curve of the earwires

The earthy "Ishtar" earrings shown with a dime for size comparison.

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Feather Moon Star Earrings, Boho Turquoise Purple Handmade Jewelry

The "Celestial Feathers" handmade earrings feature artisan polymer clay feather dangles with a moon and star, Czech glass roller beads and Swarovski crystals - unique jewelry for women.

Created from long, colorful feather shaped polymer clay dangles, one with a moon and one with a star, these boho inspired handmade earrings just had to be named CELESTIAL FEATHERS. Designed with lightweight feather drops, premium Czech glass roller beads and Swarovski crystals, the one of a kind earrings will feed your inner gypsy. The feather dangles were individual artisan handmade from white polymer clay with a moon, a star, dots and lines impressed into the clay. The feathers were hand painted with a background of a greenish-blue turquoise polymer clay ink. Then more inks in shades of grass green, pale green, purple and fuchsia pink were brushed on creating two mini watercolor look paintings - art for the ears!  As you can see, the feathers are each one of a kind. The backs of the feathers are smooth and painted with turquoise inks. Copper wire wraps the top of the feathers. Because the feathers are made from polymer clay, the earrings are VERY lightweight to wear.

To perfectly complement the colorful feathers, premium quality Czech glass roller beads and Swarovski crystals top the feathers. The color of the Czech roller beads is called “royalty with their mix of blue, purple and green translucent glass with a shiny fire polished finish and facets. They have a metallic silver finish with a bit of the silver here and here on the exterior for a rustic look. The roller beads absolutely glow when the earrings are worn and have a single sparkle because of the faceting. To add mega sparkle, a faceted Swarovski crystal bicone sits on top of each roller bead, separated by a copper daisy spacer. The color of the crystals is called “medium vitrail.” A permanent multicolor foil was added to half of the faceted bicone. As the light travels through the crystal and strikes the foil, a breathtaking rainbow of colors can be seen: greens, purples, pinks, blues and golds. A single copper bead tops each crystal. Sterling silver French hook earwires with the addition of a small “medium vitrail” crystal finishes the unique earrings. Carefully designed and handmade by Catherine of Shadow Dog Designs, the CELESTIAL FEATHERS earrings are a perfect boho jewelry gift for the woman who loves wearing the moon and stars on unique artisan feather jewelry! 

The colorful polymer clay feather dangles were individually artisan created and hand painted.

Here's the important information for the CELESTIAL FEATHERS handmade earrings:

• Polymer clay feather dangles:  app. 51 mm x 14 mm at widest x 4 mm (2.0” x 0.6”); artisan handmade by Nicole St. Laurent
• Czech glass roller beads:  app. 8 mm x 6 mm (0.31” x 0.24”)
• Swarovski crystals:  faceted 6 mm and 4 mm “medium vitrail” bicones
• Metal:  copper and sterling silver
• Earwires:  sterling silver French hook earwires with “medium vitrail” Swarovski crystal accents
• Length:  app. 3.5” / 8.9 cm measured from the top curve of the earwires

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