Jewelry Bonanza

The great thing about star earrings is that they are appropriate at any age. Many little girls may remember their very first pair of earrings having been sterling silver star studs with a rhinestone center, and even the very old chose star earrings as wedding anniversary jewelry. Found in a wide range of prices and styles, star earrings can be a wonderful gift for a loved one, or for oneself. Because there are so many different kinds of stars, an added benefit is that star earrings can have symbolic meaning, as well.

Entering “star earrings” into a Google search field yields over one million links. These links offer an unexpected array of star earrings, from sterling silver star studs from Tiffany’s to free crochet patterns for making your own star earrings on various blogs and personal sites like Crochet Memories. Prices vary from under ten dollars to hundreds, or even thousands of dollars, depending on the material and manufacturer of your earrings. Standard sterling silver star earring studs, for example, range from $15 with a little-known retailer, to over $40 from a store like Tiffany’s. Alternatively, having diamond star earrings will certainly put you on an entirely different shopping trip. Overstock.com may have diamond star earrings for just $28.99, but be ready to move your decimal point over twice if you choose a high-grade diamond or are shopping from a distributor that deals primarily in fine gems.

If you would like your star earrings to have symbolic value, consider the different kinds of stars that hold special meaning, like the Star of David, a Pagan Pentacle, or a variety of politically symbolic stars. The Star of David, also known as a hexagram, is associated most frequently with Judaism, although it shows up in both Christian and Muslim symbolism, too. The Star of David is formed by two interlaced triangles so that it has six outward-pointing angles and six inward-pointing angles. The 12 points of the hexagram are said to symbolize the 12 patriarchs or tribes of Judaism. Many different retailers offer Star of David earrings. You may also like to consider that there are 12 different stones associated with the 12 tribes of Judaism, so you may enjoy incorporating some of those gems into your earrings.

A Pagan Star, or Pentacle, may also have symbolic value for many shoppers looking for star earrings. Whether you are a serious Wiccan, or a youngster dabbling in spells. A pentacle is a five-pointed star with the connecting lines visibly drawn. The pentacle ought not to be confused with an upside-down five-pointed star, which is characteristically associated with Satanism, but is not related at all to the pentacle. The pentacle has its roots in pagan earth-worship religion, and actually symbolizes the Earth Goddess. Even if you do not consider yourself Pagan or Wiccan, you may find the idea of an Earth goddess fun, or compelling and may therefore choose to find star earrings that feature pentacles!

You can also buy star earrings that have nationalistic significance. If you are American, a tricolor, red-, white-, and blue- star earring would clearly evoke the image and sentiments of the American flag, or if you chose a yellow five-pointed star, many will recognize that this particular star is associated with military service. You could honor your loved one who is serving in the military by wearing this kind of star on your earrings. Searching “patriotic star earrings” yields a bounty of options. Both the Australian and Iraqi flags have seven-pointed stars on them. Therefore, if you are a nationalistic Aussie, who is sick and tired of people mistaking her accent for a British one, you can wear seven-pointed star earrings as an added show of disgruntle-ness, for the next time you have to explain that you are not, in fact, from the UK.

Following is a list of links for retailers that offer a variety of different star earrings, in both cost and style:

www.zulumoon.com is a site that specializes in sterling silver jewelry. They have a wide variety of star earrings in different sizes and styles. Their star earrings come as studs, hoops, dangling hook earrings, and even with precious stones and in different colors. They also have Star of David earrings.

www.nezumiworld.com is a personal site that has patterns for making your own jewelry, beaded and crocheted star earrings, included.

www.glimpse.com and www.amazon.com are both sites that do not specialize in jewelry, but which allow you to find most anything your heart desires—star earrings, included.

There truly is something for everyone when it comes to star earrings. A design that has made it through many faddish eras, like the poodles of the fifties and the butterflies of the mid nineties, the star seems to be here for good.