No, we are an online store only. We are based in a small town called Mullumbimby in northern NSW and we send all earrings from that location.

All our earrings are made from solid sterling silver. Sterling silver will stand the test of time. There’s nothing worse than buying a piece of jewellery to find out later on that it’s actually silver plated. We believe there's no point in purchasing earrings like this if you want something that will last. We want you to have your pair of earrings for as long as possible. All you’ll need to do is take care of them and keep them clean.

Yes, all of our gemstones in The Gemstone Treasures Collection are authentic and natural. Gemstones are made within the earth over millennia. We are truly blessed that the earth produces these little beauties that we can then wear in our ears. 

We have some earrings that have synthetic stones and this is clearly indicated in the title and in the product description.

We measure the width by taking the longest distance from left to right on the earring. We measure the height from the top of the earring (including the hook) to the bottom of the earring. We use a digital scale to measure the weights.

Our collections are made by our artisans and silversmiths using either handcrafted or casted methods. Handcrafted means that earrings are made by hand using simple tools and machinery. Casting means that the earrings are made by pouring molten metal into a mold. 

Both methods require immense experience and skill to create the beautiful earrings we have on our website.

Sterling silver is an alloy made from a minimum of 92.5% silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Pure silver is extremely soft and very difficult to use to make jewellery on its own. It is combined with a little bit of copper to increase the hardness and enable durable jewellery items to be created.

Yes, sterling silver can scratch but not that easily. The copper component of sterling silver increases the hardness but sterling silver is still prone to being scratched so it is important to look after your pair of earrings properly.

Silver reacts with suplur-containing compounds in the air and produces silver sulphide which is black in colour. This is a natural process that produces tarnish on the silver. It is very easy to remove the black colour by using a jewellery cloth or liquid jewellery cleaner.

Oxidation of silver is a natural process that occurs slowly over time when silver is exposed to the sulphides in air. It produces a black tarnished layer over the top of the silver. However, if you want your silver to have a more permanent blackened effect, the oxidation process can be sped up by purposefully exposing the silver to sulphides. The black colour on oxidised silver is hard to remove while natural tarnished silver is easy to clean. Some of our earrings contain oxidised silver and will be clearly labelled as such.

At this stage, we are only selling earrings. We are a very small business and have decided to specialise in earrings only.