· Gemstone earrings including, diamond accent earrings, pearl earrings, garnet earrings, topaz earrings, peridot earrings, amber earrings, onyx earrings, emerald earrings, amethyst earrings, sapphire earrings, mother-of-pearl earrings, lapis earrings, opal earrings, abalone earrings

· Teardrop earrings, dangle earrings, silver hoop earrings, post earrings, fashion earrings, ethnic earrings, silver drop earrings

· Earrings for guys, men’s earrings, square earrings, post earrings, pierced earrings

· Fish earrings, lion earrings, lighthouse earrings, ladybug earrings, cat earrings, Christmas earrings, holiday earrings

· Two-tone sterling earrings, marcasite earring and many more styles of sterling silver earrings

Bali Hoop Earrings - The distinguishing characteristics of bali earrings includes:

· antiqued finish

· tightly looped wave pattern design

· rope-like trim detail

· often incorporates a high polish bead as a center piece

· generally fashioned as hinged hoops or less frequently on French wires.

· frequently sports lenticular or tubular beads with signature tightly looped wave pattern

The name reflects the country of origin for the initial crafting of the bali earring style, however they are generally manufactured in Thailand today.

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Dangle Earrings & Post Earrings - A gross or macro means of classifying earrings considers how the earring is attached to the ear. Post earrings are attached by a relatively short silver post, which passes through the ear and clenches the earring close to the ear by means of earrings back or ear nuts. Dangle earrings pass thought the pierced hole and may be fashioned by question mark-shaped French wires or possibly by the post method with an elongated specialty design, which falls or dangles from the ear. Most earrings fall into one or these two classes of sterling silver earrings and we will further divide them here at Plum Island Silver by their form and fashion.

· Marcasite earrings made from small flakes and chips from the iron sulfide mineral

· Vermeil or sterling silver and gold overlay consisting of many high fashion dangle, pierced earrings, and drop earrings

· Gemstone earrings and cubic zirconia earrings concern those articles of sterling earrings for which a gemstone or a cz is the focus of the earring, and not merely for secondary accent. Some samples include pearl earrings, topaz earrings, turquoise earrings, and onyx earrings

· Celtic earring deigns include traditional and more contemporary post earrings and wire earrings honing in on the essence of Celtic or ethnic earrings

· Geometric and filigree patterns which include squares, rounds, triangles, disks, ovals and finely woven filigree styles.

· Motifs and novelty earrings consisting of animal earrings such as fish earrings and cat earrings, thematic earrings such as peanuts earrings from the cartoon character, assorted flower species, and dozens more

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Fancy Silver Hoop Earrings - Opulent and yet affordable, Plum Island Silver’s fancy hoop earring assortment consists of several types of earrings, which have transcend time as their styles have not been altered for hundreds of years. Hoop earrings are one of the first manufactured varieties of earrings and they still remain a popular commodity year round. Of our tubular earrings, most are constructed of silver tubing, a few of which also house floating sterling silver charms on the earring itself. Some of the charms as well as the earrings take on a three dimensional of “puffed” style, in striking contrast, the wire shapes which are ready for you to attach pierced French wires or finished with an alternate style of piercing hook. Other types of sterling silver jewelry have influenced the hoop designs and even incorporated pieces of sterling silver chains within the architecture of the individual earring.

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Mini Silver Post Earrings - Small pierced posts showcasing small motifs are known as stud earrings or mini post earrings. Typically relatively small in size, these posts can be worn solo, as a second pair of earrings, or even mixed and matched. Our ensemble of stud earrings is further subdivided into smaller, more specific classes, namely:

· Animal theme including cat earrings, penguin earrings, fish earrings, turtle earrings, moose earrings and giraffe earrings

· Ball earrings whereby a sterling silver ball is soldered onto a sterling silver post to create a simple earring design. Sizes range from 3mm through 16mm

· Fantasy grouping with a sampling of dragon earrings, fairy earrings, wizard earrings and the like

· Religious Earrings- many representatives of this variety of stud earrings are cross earrings, crucifix earrings, and stars of David earrings

· Enamel posts in which colored enamel is applied to the surface of the sterling silver. The turquoise butterfly earring, ladybug earring, and smiley face earring display the vibrant colors of the enameling process

· Sports and recreation- include winter sports such as skiing and skating, summer sports like golf earrings and tennis earrings and musical notes and sheet music earrings are immortalized in silver

· CZ’s and gemstone earrings- round and square stud earrings and mini posts of varying sizes and shapes are represented

· Nature in the form of snowflake earrings, acorns, and flower earrings just to name a few

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Plain Silver Hoop Earrings - The simplest and most fundamental earrings are often the most elegant and so is the case with sterling silver plain hoop earrings. There are four basic deviations from the original, plain, continuous or endless hoop style:

· Tubular hoop earrings with “u” wire closures with sizes ranging from 10mm-38mm

· Thicker tube stock with French closure bars with varying shapes and sizes

· Flat stock hoop earrings, the majority of which close by means of the French lock earrings, however a few of these earrings are made as sterling silver post earrings

· Round wire hoop earrings whose lowermost portion is rolled thin and flat

All of these styles sport both circular and oval varieties.

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Silver CZ Earrings & Crystal Earrings – One of our most robust sub-groups of silver earrings at Plum Island Silver is our CZ (cubic zirconia earrings) and crystal earring section. Consisting of over 220 members, this family of sterling silver earrings offers the gamut of simple and modest round posts through ostentatious, savoir-faire chandelier earrings. The only qualifying criterion for this section of earrings is that there be a stone, either a crystal, glass, or cz, which is the central focus of the sterling earring. Here is a scan of what each sub-category is comprised of:

• Alphabetic earrings all 26 letters are represented in stunning clear cz post sterling earrings
• Cz’s on posts either clear, colored, round, or emerald cut , these colored cz’s which closely mimic the true birthstone color, could only be verified a cz by an expert
• The newly-popular lever back earrings with cz’s and the revolutionary “banana post” whereby a curved arc of silver passes through the pierced hole and dons a cz both on the top of the arc as well as the bottom
• Hoops may be enveloped in a stream of cz’s or the hoop my be a plain sterling silver hoop with a cz charm dangle
• Motifs and novelty section includes cz martini earrings, crosses, butterfly earrings, and heart earrings cloaked in cz’s
• Fancies, chandelier, and evening earrings round out the remainder of this category

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Sterling Silver Stone Earrings- As varied as the mind can imagine, characterizes the final classification of sterling silver earrings on the Plum Island website. The only qualifying criterion for this section of earrings is that there be a stone, either a man-made or natural gemstone or gem material that is the central focus of the sterling earring. Listed below are the gemstones earrings which are found within the earrings of this collection:

• Diamond earrings, sapphire earrings, and emerald earrings are all represented within this grouping, while the diamonds generally play a supporting role.
• Turquoise and Lapis Earrings –both of these opaque blue stones are seen in traditional southwest sterling earrings or utilized in more contemporary pieces
• Amber and Pineapple Jasper Earrings highlight the yellow gemstone contingent
• Marine gem materials such as abalone earrings, paua shell, man-made and natural pearls, and mother-of-pearl earrings
• Quartz in the form of amethyst earrings, aventurine, and citrine representing the colors of purple, green and yellow, respectively
• Marcasite Earrings which is the tiny platy, metallic mineral which is also a class of jewelry bearing the same name
• Miscellaneous stones used to a lesser extent such as sugilite, tiger-eye, gaspeite, peridot, malachite earrings and opal earrings

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