The oak leaves are officially unfurling here in our neck of the woods! Larkin models these silver hair/clothing pins after individual leaves from the forest surrounding our southern Oregon home. Each leaf is hand shaped and textured from sheet metal and wire. The wire base is bent and shaped into waves like a bobby pin for greater staying power. Each leaf is unique, just like their wild counterparts!
These solid 0.925 sterling silver hair decorations can be used in a variety of ways to dress up a style! A pin can be used alone for a small amount of hair (it will hold slightly more than a bobby pin and less than most barrettes) or added as decoration to a hair tie. We also like wearing them as decoration in a knit cap, scarf, sweater, or shawl.
I was feeling rather guilty for breaking off a growing tip from an oak branch while trying to get a photo... then Larkin reminded me that between gusts of wind, browsing deer, and rampaging squirrels, I was probably the least of these trees' worries.
