I am Proud to Offer You this Contemporary "Gifts from the Sea"™ Line of Exclusive Designs Created by Hawaiian Jewelry Artist Marta Howell®. Contemporary and Bold, Not for the Timid.Ever Know That Feeling When You See Something at a Moment's Glance and You do a Double-take Second Look...
I am Proud to Offer You this Contemporary "Gifts from the Sea"™ Line of Exclusive Designs Created by Hawaiian Jewelry Artist Marta Howell®. Contemporary and Bold, Not for the Timid.Ever Know That Feeling When You See Something at a Moment's Glance and You do a Double-take Second Look, Because Your Eyes Just Didn't Believe What they Saw. This Was the Exact Effect Felt When I Came Across Marta's Gorgeous Collection of Unique and Superbly Crafted Art Pieces! Exquisitely Beautiful, Each and Every Piece is a Show Stopper! From Her Heart to Yours Comes This Beautiful Gift from the Sea! I Truly Apologize to Her as My Pictures Do Not Best Reflect the True Appearance and Beauty of Her Wonderful Treasures as a Gifted Artist. All of Marta's Shell Pieces Are Geographically-Selected as She Possesses a Keen Understanding of How Each Region's Shell Can Display Certain Qualities With Respect to Their Luster, Colors and Iridescent Characteristics. All of Marta's Calibrated and Uniform-Sized Semi-Precious Gemstones are "A+" Grade or Better as She Pursues to Achieve the Highest Quality of Standards in Each of Her Art Pieces Made. The Tradename, Trademark, Logo, and Exclusive Jewelry Designs Are All Copyright Properties of Marta Howell Studio®.
NOTES: The Item is Much Better Than Pictured and Does Not Reflect the True Beauty of the Brilliant Mother of Pearl Shell's Iridescent Hues, Shades, and Color Reflections or the Sparkling Brilliance of the Topaz Gemstones. Brand New, Never Used Hawaiian-Designed Silver Shell and Gemstone Clip Earrings. 100% Solid .925 Sterling Silver (Not Plated, Not Bonded, Not Filled) Clip-On Earrings With Natural Australian Black-Lip Mother of Pearl Shells and Brazilian Capão Mines Swiss Blue Topaz Gemstones.
- Symbolism: Blue is the color of the element of Water. It symbolizes the ocean, sleep, the sky, and twilight. Pacifying, peaceful, refreshing and calming, it denotes stability and harmony. Blue is associated with healing, psychism, patience, confidence, happiness and loyalty. Topaz Symbolizes divine goodness, creativity, individuality, self-expression, eager love, fidelity, friendship, gentleness, integrity, and worldly wisdom; believed to bring its wearer recognition and understanding; wealth, and protection against envy and from evil, Assists one in attracting and absorbing that which is needed from the universe. It helps one to enact the things necessary to change one’s physical world by putting them in touch with the higher desires of self. It instills a sense of trust in the universality of all. Allows the user to surrender to the pre-planned destiny that is set-up in the beginning. Imparts strength to quiet wild emotions. Brings increased intuition and long life. To Christians, it has been known as a symbol of uprightness and virtue, and is said to bring blessings of joy and abundance to one’s life. Topaz has been said to be an ideal stone for travelers, protecting them from homesickness and danger. Helps shape your life to your own wishes, Gain wisdom, Encourage openness, self-realization, and confidence, promotes honesty and fulfillment, Stimulates energy flow, and Banishes bad dreams. Because of its hard casing, the Shell is a protective image, protecting life (sheltering pearls for example) and also symbolizes the protective quality love sometimes takes. In Roman mythology, Venus, the goddess of love, was said to be created from the foam carried ashore atop a scallop shell. The Hindu goddess Lakshmi was said to also be created from the grit and pearls within the shell. Also in Hinduism the conch shell is symbolic because it awakens the heart of the faithful and calls to those who live with heart-filled love.
- Design: Contemporary Rectangle Shells With Oval Topaz Gemstones #3; Cutout, Bezel-Set Shells and Gemstones, Hand-Cut and Hand-Shaped Shells, Subtle Convex (Dome) Shaped Shell Surfaces, Oval Brilliant-Cut Topaz Gemstones, Surface Polished Shells, Smooth Silver High Polish Finish, Sterling Silver Clip-On Settings.
- Designer: Marta Howell Studio®, O`ahu, Hawai`i. All Designs Are Copyrighted.
- Color/s: Black-Lip Mother of Pearl: These Lustrous Shell Pieces Display a Creamy Light-Brownish Tan, Silver and Light Gray Background Color With Iridescent Flashes of Pink, Rose, Green, Orange, Yellow, Violet, Laveder, Purple, and Subtle Navy and Royal Blue Overtones Along With the Horizontal Black-Lipped Edge of the Oyster Shell...Just Gorgeous! The Shell's Satin Patina Have a 3-Dimensional Quality, and at Every Turn of These Piece You See a Rainbow of Colors Traversing Across its Face; Gemstones: Swiss Blue Topaz.
- Measures: Overall Incl. Gemstone Approx. 11/16" Widest X Just Over 1.0" Long Incl. Hidden Clip-On Settings.
- Swiss Blue Topaz Gemstones: Oval: Approx. Just Over 3/16" Widest X Just Over 1/4" Long X Just Under 3/16" Deep; Gem Grade: A+/AA; Total Carat Weight: Approx. 1.94 Cts Swiss Blue Topaz; Location/Notes: Mined From the Capão Mines, Brazil. These Gemstones Were Intricately Cut and Polished in Jaipur, India Where Cutting and Polishing Are Predominantly Done by Hand, Which Requires an Immense Degree of Skill and Years of Experience. In Jaipur, the Gem Manufacturing Industry is Over 300 Years Old, Which Also Happens to be the World’s Largest Center For Gemstone Cutting and Polishing.
- Weight: Approx. 14.0 grams Total.
- Features: These Beautiful Pair of Hand-Made Hawaiian Designed Sterling Silver Clip Earrings Are Superbly Hand-Crafted. This Labor-Intensive Design Features Two Gorgeous, Rectangle-Cut Pieces of Natural (Not Treated, Not Color Enhanced) Australian Black-Lip Mother of Pearl Shells. The Shells Are High Detailed With Enhanced Polishing Techniques to Bring Out the Best Luster, Patterns, and Colors. The Focal Point is a Gorgeous, Oval Shaped Brilliant-Cut Swiss Blue Topaz Gemstone Anchored at the Bottom Center of Each Setting. The Shells and Topaz Gems Are Encased in Hand-Shaped Solid .925 Sterling Silver Frames Conforming to the Exact Cut, Shape, and Sides of the Pieces Using a Very Strong 40-Strand Sterling Silver Wire. The Earrings Are Constructed With Clip-On Settings For Non-Pierced or Pierced Ears. A Unique, One of a Kind Piece that Exudes Pride of Ownership! Retails for $260 and Higher in Fine Waikiki Shops, and Inter-Island Boutiques and Shopping Mall Jewelry Stores.
About Marta: Staff Writer, Honolulu Advertiser - "A mollusk is not a pretty thing. At least from the outside. They are usually gray and craggy and covered with little craters that look like out-of-control warts. Of all the creatures in the ocean, a mollusk seems unlikely to be the one that would normally inspire art...until its shell is opened. Opening a mollusk can be like prying open a treasure box long hidden in the depths of the ocean. Iridescent colors explode from the shell, from pale gray-blues and soft golden tones to brilliant pinks, purples and greens. Now these Gifts from the Sea™ are being used to create one-of-a-kind wearable art by one of Hawai`i's jewelry designers Marta Howell of Kailua, on the Island of Oahu, Hawai`i." She begins with Mother-of-pearl, sometimes combining it with Corals and Semi-precious Stones such as Tourmaline, Peridot, Amethyst, Blue Topaz, Citrine and Garnet, as the muses move Her. David, her husband taught her silversmithing, and she uses silver to bind the pieces together. The effect is often of a silver frame around the shells and stones. Marta stated, "I see art in every piece of shell. It's a never-ending adventure. Taking layers from the shells was like finding a new world within the shell." Howell said the temperature of the ocean, age of the mollusk and algae and seaweed they eat help determine the colors the shells take on. Those from Sumatra have a golden hue; from Norway, blue-pink; and New Zealand's are green-blue. Howell said one of the properties she likes best about working with mother-of-pearl is that there is a shade that works with every skin color. When she is designing, she has six muses in mind, each is based on a woman she has known in real life. They range from a graceful, feminine Hawaiian woman to a businesswoman "with attitude."="">Topaz Care and Cleaning Tips: Do not use an ultrasonic cleaner on your garnet jewelry. Put your jewelry on last and take it off first. Always complete your makeup before putting on your jewelry so that the chemicals in hairspray and makeup won't damage it and you will have to clean it less often. Remove your jewelry before doing any housework or yard work to prevent the possibility of breaking a clasp or the gemstone itself. Topaz, like diamond, has perfect basal cleavage; a sharp blow from the right direction will split it perfectly along its cleavage line. Avoid exposing your topaz to harsh chemicals, particularly acids. Keep topaz out of direct sunlight and extreme temperatures because the sun and heat can potentially alter its color. To keep your Topaz looking sparkly and bright, use warm water and add mild dishwashing liquid to the water, clean the stones with a soft cloth or toothbrush. Rinse the jewelry with warm water and pat it dry. To Store your Garnet Jewelry, Wrap each piece of garnet jewelry in its own cloth to keep it from touching other pieces. Place each piece in its own compartment in your jewelry box, separate from other gemstones because harder stones will scratch softer ones. Diamonds, corundum (rubies and sapphires) and alexandrite are harder than topaz, while aquamarines, emeralds and garnets are softer. Store your jewelry in a cool place out of direct sunlight. Jewelry Handling: It is Not Recommended to Use Harsh Cleaners, Detergents, Soaps, Shampoos, Jewelry Cloths or Jewelry Liquids, Chemicals, Chlorine, Body or Tanning Lotions, Ultrasonic Cleaners, Tarnish Creams, Showering, Swimming in Pools or Hot Tubs or the Ocean With Natural Larimar and Gemstone Adorned Silver Jewelry. Australian ="">Black-Lip Oyster (Pteria Penguin):Pteria is a genus of winged oyster closely related to Pinctata that also produces commercial quantities of pearls. Winged oysters are edible but unpalatable, and seldom produce precious pearls. It is a tropical species, with pearly interiors and long, wing-like projections of the hinge, have fragile shells. Winged oysters are found naturally on rocks and coral near channels and capes where the current runs fast and they attach themselves to the ocean bottom and to wharf pilings. Pteria Penguin is a major source of Mabe Pearl production. Mabe pearls have a characteristic semispherical shape and unique rainbow-like luster and are a cultured half pearl, formed by inserting a half-sphere between the mantle and the shell. Since Mabe pearl oysters do not clump and their population is small, it is difficult to obtain a lot of mother of pearl material from these oysters. The Mabe pearl oyster, Pteria Penguin that grows up to 20-30 cm in diameter is also called “the penguin wing oyster” from its shape like a wing. They commonly display a silver color under the oyster muscle with a rich mauve, gold banding towards the black/brown outer-lip. All semispherical “half-pearls” used to be called “Mabe”, however, only pearls come from the Pteria penguin are called “Mabe pearls” now. The Mabe oyster produces a brilliant nacre with a rainbow-like spectrum of hues, and the Mabe pearls produced from this nacre, which sizes are 12-20mm in diameter, possess a uniquely penetrating brilliance, with hues ranging from light pink through deep rose-red to a "rainbow" pink. Habitat It can be found from the Red Sea in the east to the western tropical Pacific and from the southern islands of Japan in the north to the southern waters of Australia. The Black Lip Oysters’ “mother of pearl” inner shell has beautiful iridescent qualities. The Mother of Pearl shell is surface polished to display a beautiful shine along with its natural rainbow colored hues and iridescence. Gorgeous and radiant in appearance! Mother of Pearl Care: Use mild soaps and water on mother of pearl to clean it, and avoid storing it with jewelry which may scratch it and wear away the luminous layers of nacre. Purchase Assurance of Quality: As Each of These Pair of Earrings Are Intricately Hand-made, With High Attention-to-Detail, Using Natural Mother of Pearl Shells and Semi-Precious Gemstones, ="">Each is a One-of-a-kind, Unique Design That You Will Cherish for Your Very Own! There Are Unique Variations in the Shell's Iridescent Background Colors, Patterns, and Shape Appearances, Which Are Approximately Represented in the Item's Picture/s. The Item's Picture Provides All the Main Appearance Characteristics in Each Pair of Earrings Purchased. Makes a Great Gift or Treat Yourself to Start or Add to Your Collection of Fine Gemstone Designs. Stamped .925 With Artist's Hallmark For Assurance Marks of Solid .925 Sterling Silver Purity and Quality Jewelry Art Created by Marta Howell. Hand-made with "aloha". 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