Silver Beetle Earring

Sterling silver beetles with swirly curly antenna and a vertically striped carapace. I carved these out of jeweler's wax, cast them in sterling silver, soldered on their antenna and curled them up, added their little legs, and cast the whole thing agin to produce these adorable little beetles.

Details:

They are 5/8" wide by 1/2" long, with sterling silver posts and sterling silver earring backs.

I polished the castings, oxidized them, then rubbed them down with a mild abrasive to bring out all their stripey details, and finally brushed them to a bright satin finish.