These earrings feature beautiful California Bay Laurel leaves completely encased in recycled copper and hung from our handmade 14 Karat Rose Gold Fill ear wires.
From National Wildlife federation: California bay laurels are broad-leaved evergreen trees with rounded, oblong, or pyramidal (pyramid-shaped) crowns. They are in the same family as avocados—the Lauraceae. Young trees have smooth bark, but as they age, the bark turns flaky and scaly. The most noticeable feature of this tree isn’t its looks, but its aroma. The early settlers of the West gave this species the nickname “pepperwood,” because when the thick, dark green leaves are crushed, they give off a scent like pepper. In fact, parts of California bay laurels have been used by American Indian tribes for hundreds of years as food seasoning. Dried leaves are still used today to add flavor to meals, although some people are severely allergic to the spicy oils in the leaves. Read the whole article here.
Electroforming is a process where we essentially take copper from an anode and deposit it onto our organic material using an electrical current. There really is a leaf in this pendant.
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Due to the natural form of leaves, each pendant is different. All of our items are almost completely handmade and look slightly different. Any imperfections are not to be seen as defects, but unique qualities of using natural leaves, recycled or reclaimed metals and buying handmade.
Keep jewelry in a safe place like a jewelry box or on a shelf when not wearing it. Do not throw it in a drawer or purse, as that can cause jewelry to break or become tangled. Jewelry can be fragile. Please treat it with care.
