It was a real pleasure to make the clay beads by hand to create these dangle and drop earrings. The earring hooks are gold plated and are complimented in the earring body with gold coloured decorative metal accents. The clay was softened, measured, combined, cut and then shaped and placed on a soft oven proof bedding ready to be baked to achieve the desired hardness required to make the beads durable. When adorned, they compliment the wearer's face with a subtle and pretty elegance.