{"product_id":"rust-filigree-earrings","title":"Rust Filigree Earrings","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA little context before the listing: Everything I’m selling right now is helping fund two upcoming trips. In September, I’m traveling to Portugal for work and staying an extra four days on my own. Then in December, I’ll be spending about a month in Palestine volunteering with an organization that works to help protect Palestinian families from Israeli settler violence.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThat second trip isn’t paid work. I need to cover the cost of getting there, but I also need to prepare for nearly a month of lost wages while I’m gone. So every sale genuinely helps get me there and makes it possible for me to take that time away from paid work.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRust Patina Filigree Teardrop Earrings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI hand-painted a rust patina onto these filigree teardrops and then sealed them for protection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe patina is a several-day process. I paint a variety of layers using primers, metal paints, and an accelerator that reacts with the metal paint to create an actual patina. It isn't simply a rust-colored paint or finish. The patina develops as part of the process, which means I never know exactly what I'm going to get.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd that's part of what I love about making them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause of the way the patina develops, no two pieces are exactly the same. Some areas may be darker, some more heavily rusted, and the color and texture will vary from pair to pair. Each one is completely unique.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe teardrops are approximately 2.5\" long and finished with silver-plated ear wires.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Hand-painted rust patina\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Several-day patina process\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Sealed for protection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Silver-plated ear wires\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Approximately 2.5\" long\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Each pair is one of a kind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rage Gems \u0026 Jewelry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44319666208902,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/7133\/7862\/files\/31B2950D-810F-4E21-8888-497E1A1A9903.jpg?v=1788034009","url":"https:\/\/ragegemsandjewelry.com\/products\/rust-filigree-earrings","provider":"Rage Gems \u0026 Jewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}