The Sunrise Shell earrings are handmade treasure, created with a real sunrise shell from Hawaii. The shell charms are suspended from 14 mm gold fill huggie style hoops. Sunrise shells carry lots of meaning, and have classic mermaid vibes. I would call this summertime jewelry... except that it's shell jewelry season all year long if you're a mermaid... The shell charms are removable from their hoops, and arrive with a pouch to store them during your adventures... you can keep the hoops in! They are comfortable to wear underneath most helmets and while sleeping. The original shell was molded, then a wax copy made. The wax copy is used to create a complete wax model of the ring- molded again, and cast in fine jeweler's bronze. After casting, is cleanup! Lots of love and steps go into the creation of Last Resort Jewelry, all in my home studio in the woods.