We have an abundance of restaurant plastics in our studio - they're not reccylable where we live (or in many places), so we're turning them into more jewelry.
One of my happier memories from childhood involves a yard full of ginkgo leaves. As an adult, walking under beautiful ginkgo trees was part of my healing process while navigating a health crisis. Ginkgo leaves always make me feel better, and I love that I'm able to recreate them in this way. Each leaf is hand cut and hand etched before heat manipulating them into pendants.
These earrings are very lightweight, measure approximately 1" long, and come on 15mm sterling silver earwires.
In many cases, there is no current method of recycling the plastics I use via traditional means. The plastics used for these earrings are currently not recyclable where I live. All plastics are cleaned and sanitized before use. And if you ever decide that you've had your jewelry long enough, you can send it back to us and we'll recycle it again!
Due to the handmade nature of these earrings and the materials used to create them, slight differences should be expected from pair to pair, and from the image shown to illustrate the earrings. Colors may look different in person than they appear on screen. This listing is for one pair of earrings, only. All other photos are included for size and material reference.
Ghost Ginkgo Leaves on 15 mm Sterling Silver Hoops
These are considered costume jewelry and should be kept in dry areas when not being worn (so don't keep them in the bathroom or kitchen, don't go swimming in them, don't wear them while dancing in the rain, etc.). Spraying chemicals on or near costume jewelry may speed up the "antiquing" of metal - for instance, perfumes, hair spray, make-up setting sprays.
A portion of our proceeds are donated to environmental conservation efforts. We donate a minimum of $1,000 per year to Ocean Conservancy as part of their Business Champions for Sea Change Program. We also donate $1 to Mangrove Action Project for each package we ship. The sale of these pieces also helps to fund the direct clean-up of thousands of pieces and pounds of plastic trash, as well as helping to fund environmental education efforts.
Please see our page on sustainability for information on how you can return your old or worn out Hey Lola jewelry to us for recycling.
