Recall the scent of sugar cookies baking in the oven -that sweet-buttery aroma wafting through the house. The warmth of memory is illuminated by these delicate dollops of porcelain. With a velvety texture of meringue cookies, their dainty size and soft pastels speak of refreshing after-dinner mints. These graceful earrings are a lovely size, perfect for adding a gentle touch of color around your face, with a texture that begs close inspection, while not throwing off the balance of your ensemble. Roughly the size of a penny, their ¼ inch thickness makes them an ideal light-weight earring for daily wear. • Made from white and tinted porcelains and .925 sterling silver • Soft color palette. Pale pastel pink, lavender, and warm gold swirled into crisp white base. • All materials manufactured in the USA, including the porcelain, sterling silver, and recycled gift boxes. • This item will last for decades and generations when properly cared for. (Care instructions included with every purchase). • Each item is made by hand in small batches in my Los Angeles studio PRODUCT DIMENSIONS Porcelain: 0.5" L x 0.5" W, 0.25" thickness. Earwire: 0.5" Overall Length: 1.0" L AVAILABLE SIZES: Small Drop (featured), and Stud AVAILABLE COLORS: Pastel Pink Swirl (featured), Lavender Pastel Swirl, Lavender Crème Swirl, Sky Blue Crème Swirl, Sea Foam Crème Swirl, and Crisp Crème Swirl.
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Sweet Mud Wares + Wearables are handcrafted from translucent porcelain, and decorated with vibrant, durable glazes. The designs and textures are elegant, chic, and playful to convey the modern woman’s distinctive tastes.
• Every product in the Sweet Mud Clay Works repertoire is individually handcrafted from scratch by Cara Long, in her Los Angeles studio.
• Each pair of drop earrings is fitted with handwrought sterling silver earwires, while stud earrings are attached to sterling silver posts.
• All glazes are certified lead-free and food-safe.
• All of the materials used in the production of these products are acquired or created in the USA.
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An instinctive passion for pastries, porcelain, and all-things-pretty has guided Cara Long through a multifaceted career as a pastry chef, jeweler, and entrepreneur. After graduating from the Kansas City Art Institute, Cara pursued a career as a professional studio artist, exhibiting her translucent porcelain installations throughout the country.
A nagging desire to escape the comforts of the Midwest led Cara to Philadelphia in 2011 to pursue a Master of Fine Arts degree in Ceramics at Temple University’s Tyler School of Art. Upon graduating, Cara hit the road for the opposite coast, with her fiancé, cat, and pottery wheel in tow.
Cara currently creates every product in the Sweet Mud Clay Works repertoire from scratch in her Los Angeles studio.
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