Mint Leaf Fine Silver Drop Earrings

There is something quietly extraordinary about holding a real leaf in silver. These drop earrings begin life as genuine mint leaves — each coated in layers of fine silver clay paste, built up carefully by hand until the leaf is encased in metal. When fired in the kiln, the organic leaf burns away entirely, leaving behind a perfect silver cast: every vein, every serrated edge, every subtle curl of the original leaf, preserved in fine silver.

The result is a pair of earrings that carry the memory of something living — delicate in appearance, but made to last. Each leaf has its own character, its own slight asymmetry, its own record of the natural world from which it came. No two pairs are identical.

Hung from sterling silver shepherd hook ear wires with a small polished ball detail, these earrings sit lightly on the ear and move with a gentle, organic sway.

Details:

• Materials: Fine silver (999), formed over a genuine mint leaf
• Ear wires: Sterling silver shepherd hooks with ball detail
• Drop length: approx. 30–35mm including ear wire
• Technique: Silver clay paste layered over a real leaf, kiln-fired — the leaf burns away during firing, leaving a perfect silver impression
• Finish: Burnished and polished allowing the fine vein detail to show.

Each pair is unique. Slight variations in leaf shape, vein pattern, and surface are an inherent part of the handmaking process and a reflection of the natural world.