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Ubuntu Signature Crystal Peace Charm Earrings
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Start a LOVE IN with our Swarovski crystal studded peace sign charm earrings! Convey an endearing message from the 60’s that still rings out loud and clear across the land~unity and harmony for one and all! Refreshing.
Earrings come in three finishes, 14K matte gold, matte sterling silver and oxidized sterling silver. Cast pewter is dipped in 14K gold or sterling silver to get these fab finishes. The gold and silver earrings are a little brighter than the oxidized silver which has a bit more depth.
The pewter used is recycled from the waste of much larger casting jobs. The content is 95% tin with tiny amounts of copper, antimony, bismuth and silver. Lead content is well under the 300ppm required by law at 100ppm. Dipping or plating is a process that coats the cast pewter in a layer of sterling silver, 14K gold or brass.
When the jewelry is oxidized (aged~giving it more depth), regardless of what it is plated in, pieces are put into a ceramic tumbler with a liquid made up of a small amount of nitric acid blended with water, a formula the artist has developed over her 23 years designing jewelry. True to her mission of doing good, Nancy recycles the oxidizing liquid first neutralizing it, then sending it through a water purification unit before returning it to the system.
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Overall earring drop is 1 1/8” long
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Peace sign charm is 7/16” in diameter
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Oxidized sterling silver flattened hinged ear wire on both the silver matte & oxidized sets
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Gold filled flattened hinged ear wire on matte gold set
Nancy Epstein is the California-based designer behind Ubuntu Jewelry. All of the pendants, centerpieces and peace signs are handmade in Southern California. Silver chains are rhodium plated sterling silver to keep the silver from tarnishing. Gold chains are 14K gold filled and brass chains are oxidized brass plated. Chains and cork straps are made in Asia, Italy and the United States. All findings (clasps, rings, closures) are either sterling silver or 14K gold filled. Final jewelry assembly is in Long Beach, California. USA
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