These earrings match the Birds in Flight etched pendant exactly. They are just reduced in size to 3/4". They hang from handmade sterling silver spiral earwires that have been given a liver of sulfur patina.

There are many steps involved in making an etched piece with this incredible amount of detail. Royalty-free graphics are manipulated in an image editing program. They are then printed and copied onto a special heat transfer paper. Copper sheet is cut to shape, the image is applied and etched in a ferric chloride solution. The resist is then removed with acetone and the final shape is cut. All edges are then filed and sanded with three grits of sandpaper to make them silky smooth. Cuff bracelets have to be annealed with a torch and pickled so they can be formed. The pieces then go into the tumbler for polishing. After polishing, a patina is applied with liver of sulfur, and the piece is then rubbed back with fine steel wool to enhance the detail. Finally the holes are drilled.