Fordite Earrings Recycled Corvetteite Fordite in Sterling Silver Minnesota_gift We were able to mostly

We were able to mostly isolate the pink and white in this piece though it does have a like of black/brown that runs across the base of the teardrop and across the back of the piece

I cut the stone from rough -shaping and polishing it in a domed oval

I textured the back of the pendant and antiqued the  silver (intentionally darkened) to bring out the detail in the texturing

It can take hundreds of layers of paint to make a one inch thick piece of fordite

This is a good sized squared shaped shield cabochon which is lightly domed on top with a flat back

Fordite Earrings Recycled Corvetteite Fordite in Sterling Silver Minnesota_gift We were able to mostlyThese beautiful fordite earrings are made with corvetteite fordite from the Bowling Green KY plant where the vette line of sports cars were painted in the early 2000's. It's one of the most valuable and desired fordite types. This is a beautiful set of earrings with round stones set in bezels on teardrop shaped backers. The settings are solid . 925 silver and are lightly antiqued (intentionally darkened) to show the patterns added to the front of the