Quill jewelry

-These striking porcupine quill earrings are made from shed South African Porcupine Quills and natural turquoise stones. -Tips of the quills are capped with brass beads for safety. -They dangle at 4.25" to 5.5" in total length. -Earwires are antique-brass. 14K gold-plated earwires are available by request. -Due to the natural materials used, quills may vary slightly in length and color from the images here. Rest assured that each quill is hand-picked by the designer, and earrings can…

Sometimes gathering natural materials can go horribly, horribly wrong. I suffered for this art. Porcupine Quills, Sterling silver.

Porcupine quills were used by Native people of the Great Lakes area as decorating materials long before the introduction of seed beads by the European traders. This seemed to be true where ever this animal was found in the wooded areas of the northern continent. Quills were dyed colors with natural dyes, used in their round state, or flattened and used as a platting material. The most renowned decorative use of quills in the Great Lakes area was and continues to be on birch bark baskets. %

Handmade with genuine Porcupine quills in Montana! super lightweight

Porcupine Quill / Sterling Quill Pendant

Just received these new ethically sourced African Porcupine quills today. I can’t wait to turn these into earrings for you guys!!! 🖤✨

DIY-Jewelry-Making

Genuine chunks of African Turquoise is sewn on to a genuine leather cuff with two adjustable snaps. Please note, all stones are genuine. They come in a variety of shapes and colors shown in multiple pictures. Entire length of bracelet is 3/4" by 9" Adjusts with snaps from Approx. 7.25" to 7.75" Although your bracelet will resemble the photo, each piece is created by hand, so no two are identical.Thank you for visiting The Jewelry Junkie!