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More Ukraine fundraiser earrings
Mar. 7th, 2022 09:02 am14k gold filled hoop earrings with 12 Swarovski crystals each in the colors of the Ukrainian flag
I had these for sale in silver, too, but I only had one pair of silver ones made and it sold out almost immediately. The silver ones were $42, the gold-filled ones are $52, and $40 from the sale of silver ones/$50 from the sale of gold-filled ones goes to World Central Kitchen's feeding efforts in the region. (I'm willing to do the International Committee of the Red Cross, HIAS, or Catholic Relief Services instead if the buyer would rather, but right now my default charity is WCK.)
I'll see if I have the supplies to make more silver ones tonight- I think I'm running low on one of the wires involved and I haven't gotten a confirmation from Rio Grande yet on my resupply purchase. I'll be able to offer them in 14k rose gold fill as well when that comes in.
(For the record, gold-filled is like gold-plated, but the layer of gold is twenty times thicker and lasts a hell of a lot longer. I am not a professional jeweler. I'm not dealing with the price of solid gold wire, kthx. I'll do solid Argentium silver wire, but that's because I can't recall seeing Argentium filled wire for sale.)
(Argentium silver is a form of sterling silver. It has a slightly higher percentage of silver to the alloy- 93.5 percent rather than 92.5- but the remaining alloy metal includes germanium rather than copper, and is nickel free. The result is much, much, much slower to tarnish, and is less likely to provoke skin allergies.)
I had these for sale in silver, too, but I only had one pair of silver ones made and it sold out almost immediately. The silver ones were $42, the gold-filled ones are $52, and $40 from the sale of silver ones/$50 from the sale of gold-filled ones goes to World Central Kitchen's feeding efforts in the region. (I'm willing to do the International Committee of the Red Cross, HIAS, or Catholic Relief Services instead if the buyer would rather, but right now my default charity is WCK.)
I'll see if I have the supplies to make more silver ones tonight- I think I'm running low on one of the wires involved and I haven't gotten a confirmation from Rio Grande yet on my resupply purchase. I'll be able to offer them in 14k rose gold fill as well when that comes in.
(For the record, gold-filled is like gold-plated, but the layer of gold is twenty times thicker and lasts a hell of a lot longer. I am not a professional jeweler. I'm not dealing with the price of solid gold wire, kthx. I'll do solid Argentium silver wire, but that's because I can't recall seeing Argentium filled wire for sale.)
(Argentium silver is a form of sterling silver. It has a slightly higher percentage of silver to the alloy- 93.5 percent rather than 92.5- but the remaining alloy metal includes germanium rather than copper, and is nickel free. The result is much, much, much slower to tarnish, and is less likely to provoke skin allergies.)
