Moonwater Pearl Earrings | Swarovski Crystal Pearls & Sterling Silver
Handcrafted with Intention: Emily makes each pair in our Medford, Oregon studio on or near a full moon, then sets them out that night to absorb its light. We usually have a pair ready to ship. If they're sold out when you order, yours waits for the next full moon, so allow 3 to 5 weeks. The moon sets the schedule, not us. Made near a full moon. Finished by one. On full moon nights, the windowsill of our Medford studio holds a small, strange harvest: finished pairs of these earrings, laid out to spend the night under the light. It's the same idea as moon water, the old practice of leaving water out to catch the full moon, except nothing here needs to stay dry-cleaned of the poetry. Moonlight only. No water required. The pearls themselves are 12mm Swarovski crystal pearls, and we'll tell you exactly what that means: a crystal core with a lustrous pearl coating, made by Swarovski, not pulled from an oyster. Emily chose them on purpose. They bring a smooth, creamy glow and a perfectly round, light-catching consistency that natural pearls at this size can't match without a very different price tag. Each pearl is hand-wrapped in solid sterling silver and hung from a solid sterling ear wire. At 12 millimeters these read as statement earrings, real presence at the ear, but the design stays clean and simple so the pearl and its glow do all the talking. Wear them as a small reminder to trust your intuition and keep your own rhythms. And when they feel like they've given all their light away, the fix is on the care card: set them back out under the next full moon. Each pair arrives in a velour pouch, which works for safekeeping, gifting, or transporting them to the windowsill. "I time these to the moon on purpose. I do the wrapping in the days leading up to it, and on the night it's full, every finished pair goes outside to sit in the light. In the morning they come back in, and I swear they feel done in a way they didn't the night before. You can decide how much of that is real. I've stopped deciding. It makes me pay attention to the sky, and the earrings have never once complained." — Emily Whitlock, Co-Founder & Designer-Maker The Artistry in the Details Moonlit before you meet them: Every pair is made on or near a full moon and spends that night outside under it. Yours arrives pre-charged. Honest pearls: 12mm Swarovski crystal pearls, crystal-core and coated for a deep, even luster. We say what they are because that's how we do things here. Solid sterling throughout: Hand-wrapped sterling silver settings and sterling ear wires. No plating, nothing hiding. Statement without the fuss: Big enough to notice from across the room, simple enough to wear with a t-shirt. The next full moon is coming either way. You may as well have something to show for it. Key Elements Swarovski Crystal Pearls Large 12mm crystal-core pearls with a smooth, creamy coating and radiant, uniform luster. Crafted pearls, stated plainly, and chosen for exactly that consistency and glow. Solid Sterling Silver Each pearl is hand-wrapped in sterling wire and suspended from a solid sterling ear wire. Real silver, front to back. Full Moonlight The finishing element. Every pair spends the night of a full moon outside the studio, absorbing the light before it ships. Refills available monthly, from your own windowsill.