Turtle Earrings — Abalone Shell Swimmers

About this piece

Turtle medicine is slow-down medicine, and these earrings are here to remind you. Each one features a gold-toned sea turtle charm inlaid with genuine abalone shell — the kind that shifts from deep plum to sage green to ocean teal depending on how the light hits you. The beaded chain above each turtle carries small cube-cut abalone beads separated by gold metallic accent beads, giving the whole piece movement and shimmer as you turn your head. Approximately 3 inches total length from the top of the gold fish hook ear wire to the bottom of the turtle. Sold as a pair. Lightweight enough to wear all day, pretty enough that people will stop you to ask about them. Handmade by an Indigenous artist — each piece is unique and will never be replicated. I sat with these ones for a while. The abalone kept catching the evening light through my window and I almost kept them. Almost. They're yours now — if you're quick.

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Care: Keep away from water and perfume. Seed beads are durable but the thread that holds them is not invincible — treat gently.