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Lilac Tulip Earrings are as feminine and dainty as tulips. The lilac shade is the color of the season, pair them with any outfit and you would be good to go. These earrings are made from recycled glass with crystal beads in myriad of colors and have sterling silver ear wires, in French shepherd hook style. Each pair is delivered with clear tiny stoppers, for extra security.
Approx Length: 1.25'' with the ear hooks.
This piece of stunning Eco Friendly Jewelry is entirely American handcrafted by artists in studios (yes studios and not sweatshops) located on the outer banks of N.C. and in the foothills of Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains.
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About Austin
 "My fascination with sea glass began as a result of a lifelong love affair with the beach. I was fortunate to grow up on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, in the village of Cape Hatteras. My summers were spent pretending to be a dolphin or a mermaid, and hunting the shoreline for treasures. As a little girl, I spent hours collecting driftwood, shells, sand, and suntans ~ but the best discovery of all was always a genuine piece of seaglass. I still have a few of the pictures and mirrors I would decorate on rainy days, carefully placing each shell, each pebble....
The years passed as they always do, and while living on the island of St. Thomas I focused my creative side, and began making jewelry. I sold to my first galleries there, and then began attending retail and wholesale art shows along the East Coast. In 1995 I returned to Hatteras Island, and concentrated on the development of both my jewelry lines, and the business as a whole. Much has changed since this picture was taken in 1973, but sometimes ~ if the sun is just right, and I raise my hands over my head, close my eyes, and listen to the waves .....sometimes I can still believe that I am a mermaid.....
All my jewelry is created from natural sea glass, sterling silver, sand etched glass beads, Recycled Glass, charms with nautical and sea life motifs, and bright crystals. It is a contemporary line, incorporating current fashion trends, semi-precious stones, natural pearls, bohemian glass, and sterling silver."
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