Hand made one of a kind quality earrings. Sterling silver through out, the earwires are sturdy and made to stay on your ears. Don't you hate a list earring? I do! That why as long as you have these closed you will keep your earrings - with each pair of earrings I make I wear them overnight and through a day to make sure they stay on. Detailed earwires with the New Mexico Zia that has meaning and depth, along with the beautiful Turquoise and the peek a boo hearts cut outs on the back. If you see irregularities of the silver it's because I recycle and hand roll /Mill all my scrap silver. I added twistey wire to the turquoise drops and used twisty wire for the earwires as well. These are cowpersonality earrings ALl THE WAY BABEE.