CP Designs earrings use sterling leverback earwires, sterling french ear wires, silverplated french ear wires, gold plated french ear wires and gold plated french ear wires. We also occasionally make our designer earrings with brass oxidized and copper oxidized ear wires to create a vintage look and feel. There are many styles of our handmade earrings and we hand bead them with vintage beads, vintage glass, czech glass, and swarovski crystals. All of our handmade jewelrys uses a variety of semi-precious gemstones. Check back oftern - you never know what you might find! Some gemstones we use in our handmade jewelry, earrings, bracelets and necklaces include: Abalone, Agate, Amazonite, Amazonite, Amber, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Aventurine, Black Onyx, Black Stone, Blue Goldstone, Carnelian, Chalcedony, Citrine, Coral, Fluorite, Fossil Coral, Garnet, Hematite, Iolite, Jade, Jasper, Labradorite, Lapis, Malachite, Moonstone, Mother of Pearl, Obsidian, Opal, Peridot, Pietersite, Rhodonite, Rhyolite, Shells, Silver Leaf, Sodalite, Sunstone, Tiger Eye, Tourmaline, Turquoise Our handmade jewelry and earrings designs also contain a variety of shapes for appeal: round beads, square beads, briolette, cushion cut, faceted coin, faceted nugget, faceted rondell, faceted round, chips, flat oval, leaf, rectangle, rondell, round, tumbled nuggets. Some of our favorite designer jewelry creations include pearls. Pearls come in a variety of shapes and coloars and can add a bit of simles elegance to any outfit. Some of our favorite pearls to create our unique jewelry with include: Freshwater Pearl Coins, Freshwater Pearl Drops, Freshwater Pearl Faceted, Freshwater Pearl Potato, Freshwater Pearl Rice |