Name: Ethiopian Opal Stud Earrings
Brand: Off on a Whim
Price: 4100.0 JPY
Availability: InStock

¥4,100 JPY

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Eco friendly packaging

Stone list included

HIDDEN FIRE

Beautiful and mysterious, these Ethiopian opal studs set into silver are understated gems full of hidden fire and depth. These translucent milky white gemstones reveal their true beauty when they come into the light, with a flash of sparkle here and there.

FOSSILIZED WATER

Ethiopian opals were discovered in the 90s, and have grown in popularity year over year. Sometimes referred to as fossilized water, these stones are like a sponge and will soak in water, sometimes causing them to lose their vivacity. If this happens, let them naturally air dry for a few days and they should return to their original beautiful selves. We recommend you remove your opal jewelry for any type of water activities including dishwashing, swimming, showers, baths.

OCTOBER BIRTHSTONE

Opals are traditionally the birthstone for October, and make a wonderful gift for your Libra friend.

POWER STONE

6mm Ethiopian opal/October: encourages freedom and independence, stimulates originality and creativity, helps release anger and claim self worth

NOTE: Ethiopian opals can lose color when they get wet, which is normal for this stone, and as they dry out, the color returns

NOTES

All natural and genuine materials purchased either in Japan, or directly from the country of origin, no plastics or glass (unless specified).

Caution

Off on a Whim products may be addictive. Customers have been seen coming back for more.

Our artisan products are handcrafted in our Japanese studio with time and attention given to detail and style. We are happy to make small customizations to colors/size to help customers achieve their dream piece.

SHIPPING

Domestic (within Japan) | ¥250 (free for orders over ¥3,500)
Domestic packages are shipped via Japan Post. These take 2-4 days on average to arrive.

International:
USA | ¥1,400 (approx $10) for orders up to ¥19,999 (approx $175), free for orders 20,000 and up
Orders to the US are shipped via express post once a month and forwarded via USPS once they arrive in America.
Orders between the 1st and 27th are shipped around the 30th. Once shipped, it should take about 10 days to arrive.

If you want your order sooner, let us know and we can work out a faster method.

Other International | ¥3,200 (approx $25) for orders up to ¥19,999 (approx $175), free for orders 20,000 and up

For now, all other international orders will be shipped by Express post as soon as they are finished. These should take between 5-7 days to arrive once shipped. This doesn't include time to make your order.

DELIVERY

All packages are shipped from Japan via Japan Post.

We are unable to guarantee delivery speeds, this is dependent on local carriers.

PACKAGING

Our packaging is as simple and eco friendly as possible, avoiding plastic or bubble wrap. Occasionally an especially delicate item may need to be shipped in bubble wrap, which is always recycled.

We may reuse shipping envelopes in order to reduce waste.

WHY UNDERSTAND GEMSTONE MEANINGS?

Having a better understanding of what these beautiful stones and gemstones symbolize empowers you to choose out ones that resonate with you.

When creating your custom pieces, this is the start of the journey: deciding what stones to include. Many people begin with a longer list than will be used, to give some versatility in the color theme as well as the empowerment theme.

BEGIN

Begin with thinking what you would like your jewelry to support:
- Are you having problems with love?
- Are you depressed at work?
- Are you afraid to face the day?
- Are you working through trauma?
- Are you starting a new adventure in life?

Next think about some positive aspects to the situation.
For instance:

Problems with love: perhaps you need to love yourself more first? Need more confidence, want to face the world boldly, want to be yourself first and foremost?

Depressed at work: you need more courage and resilience, you want to be more creative to find solutions, need to communicate better with co-workers?

COLORS

Think about the main color or colors that make you happy when you see them. Color has a bit influence on our hearts and souls. Do you have a beautiful article of clothing in the closet that you never wear cause every time you put it on the color just doesn't mesh? Or an expensive lipstick that's been used just once cause the color is just a little bit off?

If you don't love the color, you won't love the piece no matter how expensive it is, but if you love the color, you'll love the piece no matter how inexpensive it is.

FINALLY

Browse through the stones looking first for the colors that call to you, then check their meanings, and list down the ones that match your list.

You may find others that you are drawn too as well, list those too because there is probably some reason your heart has said 'Hey, that stone rocks!'

Once you have your list created, send it to me and we'll start working together on a design and finalizing all the details.

My power stone collection is always growing and evolving, if there's a stone you don't see here but you want to use, list it too, I might be able to get it for you.

The meanings listed for each stone is also no comprehensive, if you like a stone that doesn't match your list of needs, look it up online and you may find other purposes for it that I didn't put down.

NOTE:
Not all stones are available in all sizes, but most are available in 4mm and 6mm size.