Sterling and Copper Artisan Made Earrings

These earrings are a real work of art. The hand hammered and cut sterling silver plate is punctured to allow a copper hoop to pass through it. At the base of the hoop is an almond shaped piece of copper. Every bit of these earrings is hand made and the slight inconsistencies show the hand of the maker throughout. They are stamped "sterling" on the back.

1950's Copper Necklace

This necklace has been polished to such a high shine it almost looks like rose gold to me. Beautifully made copper chain with copper beads every few inches- look at the way they are linked into the chain. It is extremely long and can be worn doubled (possibly even tripled) or long. Depending on your height it will probably land below the belt line. This is the kind of modern copper jewelry that looks fresh and new right now.

YSL Copper Earrings

While I'm definitely still feeling gold tone jewelry, I've been grabbing copper as well because I feel it coming on the horizon. In part because of the price of gold but also because, when done well, it looks fresh to me. For the past few seasons everyone has been doing rose gold as an alternative to gold and gold tone, but I think copper has the potential to emerge as a huge trend in the coming seasons.. we'll see.