Note: The photo makes these earrings look a bit more bold in color than they really are. They're actually more of a sky blue than a bright cyan.

Anyway, that said, I just finished Orochimaru's magatama earrings last Thursday.

They're actually a copper metal base, with several coats of enamel on both sides. So, with all the firing that had to be done, they took a LONG TIME to make (mostly because I'm so insanely anal). You can see a thin line of copper metal at most of the edges; I was worried about that clashing or throwing off the look, but once they were done, I actually kinda liked the faint accent it gave them.

The shafts that the magatama hang from are made of brass. Fine manual twisting and a lot of care involved.

They're clip-ons, considering my ears aren't pierced. They wear pretty well though, once I loosened the clips so that they wouldn't turn my earlobes purple anymore.

I'm really pleased with how these came out, and I think the natural look works well. I love magatama, both the shape and the mythology/symbolism behind them.

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