We explore our found objects and look for innately feminine pieces. For example, anything floral, pastel or pearlized.

Then, we think about how to use additional materials to maintain a sufficiently simple earring that will appear sophisticated and feminine. Of course, a degree of artistry and interpretation is required.

Some of our gold hammered earrings have been made using an interesting type of object — metal tubes from hair salons.

The inside of some metal tubes has a beautiful gold or copper sheen. The metal is light, sturdy, and pliable. After cleaning and careful cutting it, the metal is hammered into various shapes. Then, the hammered shapes are fastened in different ways to create flirty, one-of-a-kind earrings.

Each pair of earrings we craft is one-of-a-kind, and we achieve this mainly by gathering arbitrary and interesting found objects and using them in creative ways. At times, we have to paint, bend or hammer found objects to create something new. Other times, a found object is perfect just as it is.

Some of the found objects we have used in our earrings include:

• Metal pieces from computer motherboards and other electronics
• Metal spirals from ink pen cartridges and notebooks
• Fasteners from clothing
• Pieces from broken necklaces, bracelets or accessories such as belts
• Metal hair color tubes from hair salons
• Stripped wires from cell phone charger cords
• Left over natural reeds from basket weaving materials