Lilac Flower Silver Earrings

Two small lilac blooms — pretty as a spring morning.

A pair of lilac flowers rendered in soft purple vitreous enamel and fine silver — each bloom about 16mm across, small enough to wear every day, pretty enough to notice. The purple tones shift with the light, from pale lilac to deeper violet. A favourite pairing with the matching lilac flower pendant.

Lilac flowers are a gentle symbol of first love and the optimism of spring. In Victorian flower language they stood for the first stirrings of affection; in folklore they mark the turning of the season, bloom rushing through the garden in a matter of days. A thoughtful pair for new beginnings, May birthdays, or anyone who loves something soft and romantic without being loud.

Handmade by Natalia on the Central Coast of Australia using champlevé vitreous enamel. Recesses are hand-engraved into the 999 fine silver flowers before each colour is packed in and fired — the engraving shows subtly through the enamel and gives the blooms depth. Each piece passes through the kiln more than ten times to build up the purple; every firing is unforgiving, so no two pairs are ever identical. The ear wires are 925 sterling for strength where they pass through the ear.

— Custom-made to order over about four weeks so they reach you fresh from Natalia's bench. Wear alone or alongside the matching lilac pendant for an easy garden-in-spring set.

• Materials: 999 fine silver, 925 sterling silver ear wires, vitreous enamel
• Dimensions: Each flower approx. 16 × 16mm (5/8")
• Technique: Hand-engraved champlevé enamel, 10+ kiln firings
• Custom order: Made to order, allow up to 4 weeks
• Includes: NJewellery signature pouch
• Handmade in Australia — slight variations in size and colour are part of the handmade character