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Small Silver Teardrop Cactus Earrings

Jewelry handmade from prickly pear cactus fiber. Each piece is made using a solid metal copy of dried cactus fiber.

These handmade small teardrop cactus earrings are inspired by the desert and cast from actual skeletons of Prickly Pear cactus (skeleton closeup shown). Using the lost wax casting process, each piece starts with a carefully selected section of Prickly Pear skeleton, which is then hand cast using recycled sterling silver.

Lila Clare Jewelry has been making unique jewelry from the dried cellulose skeleton of the prickly pear cactus since 2010.

Size

The teardrop focals measure 0.5″ wide and 0.75″ long; 1″ total from the top of the earwire.

Materials

These eco - friendly small teardrop cactus skeleton earrings are solid sterling silver , made with 100% recycled silver.

Cactus pendant is lost wax cast from the actual woody skeleton of the prickly pear cactus.

Story

This handmade cactus jewelry is made using actual Prickly Pear cactus skeletons (skeleton closeup shown). Using the lost wax casting process, each piece is a solid metal replica of a section of cactus skeleton.

Lila Clare Jewelry has been making unique jewelry from the dried cellulose skeleton of the prickly pear cactus since 2010.

Returns

In case you're not totally in love with your handmade jewelry, returns and exchanges are accepted within seven (7) days of your receipt of the jewelry. Jewelry must be unworn, in original packaging, and have an approval email from Lila Clare Jewelry. Worn or customized jewelry may not be returned or exchanged.

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  • Timing: Ships in 3 - 5 business days, does not include transit time.

  • Lila Clare's cactus fiber jewelry is handmade in Tucson, Arizona.
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Small Silver Teardrop Cactus Earrings

Jewelry made from the desert

Each cactus piece is handmade using a lost wax casting process.

  1. I choose section of dried prickly pear cactus fiber (yep, the dried cellulose from inside the cactus).
  2. I make a mold of that piece of cactus fiber, then pour silver or gold into the mold.
  3. The result is a solid metal copy of the cactus fiber, which I then made into a unique piece of jewelry.

artisan made

Hi, I'm Clare, owner and maker of Lila Clare Jewelry. I make each piece of jewelry from the actual dried fibrous skeleton of the prickly pear cactus, resulting in artisan jewelry made in and from the southwestern desert. I have been making these unique jewelry pieces from the cactus skeleton since 2010.

Desert jewelry, handmade in Tucson

See the whole collection of pieces made using the intricate patterns of the prickly pear cactus fiber.