I didn't plan on falling for Monarch opals. I ordered these stones on a whim — curious, a little skeptical — and the moment they arrived, I couldn't put them down. Each one holds a completely different world inside it: shifting blues, electric teals, flashes of violet that appear and disappear depending on the light. No two are the same. That's the thing about these stones — you think you understand them, and then the light changes and you're starting over. I'm officially addicted. These earrings are where that obsession began.
I set these extraordinary Monarch opals in a bold rectangular sterling silver bezel — the kind of setting that lets the stone do the talking. The opals themselves are a study in contradiction: deep teal and aqua shifting into flashes of violet and green, like looking into shallow water over a mosaic floor. No two are alike, and that's exactly the point.
The lever-back loops are 14k gold-filled, chosen deliberately to warm up the cool silver and let the opal's full color range breathe. Despite their presence, these earrings are surprisingly light — comfortable enough to wear from morning coffee to a late dinner without a second thought.
D E T A I L S
- Stone: Monarch boulder opals, 14k gold prong-set
- Metal: Sterling silver rectangular backplate
- Ear wire: 14k gold-filled lever-back
- Length: 1.75 inches long x .75 inches wide
- Lightweight and comfortable for all-day wear
- One of a kind — handcrafted by me, never repeated
A B O U T T H I S P I E C E
Art In Motion Jewelry is handcrafted by artist Cheryl Whitney-Huebner. Every piece is entirely hand fabricated — created, photographed, and shipped by my hands alone. I do not mass produce. I use only the highest-quality materials, and you can expect slight natural variations in the raw metal. These are not imperfections — they are the soul of the piece.
S H I P P I N G
Carefully packaged and shipped via tracked mail.
Peace, Love, and Creativity — Cheryl
