Your eyes are not deceiving you-- thar's gold in them thar earrings! ✨
Larkin added a verrrrry small, verrrrrry precious bit of gold wire as part of their last supply order.
I went ahead and zoomed right in on the baggie in case you couldn't see it in the full sized image. 😅 In case you're wondering, that is what over💲30 of 14k gold wire looks like. 😳
Larkin decided to go with this tried and true, oft-practiced (in silver), popular design for shaped ribbon earrings to get a feel for the hardness and workability of gold compared to sterling silver. And they said it was practically identical!
An exciting discovery! The in-ear photo shows the same design in sterling.
Larkin would like to start using gold as an accent metal, but investing in all the shapes and gauges they regularly use in their work is a bit out of reach at the moment. So in the meantime, we will have to enjoy the occasional golden glow when it pops up!