Stalactites Fine Silver Earrings

The earrings and necklace are inspired by the Stalactites in a cave. :)

Many who have crawled through a cave have noticed crystal like formations hanging from the ceiling, similar to icicles we see in the winter.

To me, these remind me of the stalactites from a cave and preserved in fine silver. Fine Silver is more pure than sterling and is 99.9% Pure silver.

I made these earrings by melting the metal, at such a high temperature, to liquid form and poured it into a (wet) broom called 'broom casting'.
As the metal falls into the broom and cools, may interesting formations occur. Sometimes, the metal stays close together. Other times, the metal falls into tiny crevices within the broom giving many different forms. It is always exciting taking apart the broom and searching for the silver. Almost like opening a present because you never know what you may find! :)

I found several interesting formations and soldered them together to make both the OOAK (One Of a Kind) necklace and earrings.

I soldered the earring formations to fine silver and made the ear wires in a nice delicate shape for easy wear. I tumbled them for several hours to give added strength and shine to the piece.

Thanks for looking!