Snake Drop Earrings with Rose Cut Prehnites in Oxidized Sterling Silver

Mismatched snakes encircle luminous pale seafoam green rose cut prehnites and dangle from handmade ear wires. I sculpted the snakes and bezels out of jeweler's wax, and cast them in sterling silver. I then added the ear wires, oxidized the earrings, and set the stones. I then buffed off the some of the oxidization from the earrings to bring out the details, and then brushed them to a glowing satin finish.

Details:

The earrings have a total length of 2" or 50mm, of which 1 1/2" or 35mm is the snake, and they are 1/2" or 12mm wide.