{"product_id":"gold-vermeil-micro-ruby-bead-hoop-earrings","title":"Gold Vermeil Wire Wrapped Ruby Bead Hoop Earrings","description":"\u003cp\u003eRuby is a variety of corundum, its colour the result of chromium present during crystallisation; a red that ranges from pale rose to the deep, vivid crimson of the finest Burmese stones, known in the trade as pigeon's blood. It is one of the hardest gemstones in existence, second only to diamond, and has been among the most prized stones in the world for thousands of years. Found primarily in Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Mozambique, and Thailand, ruby has been associated with royalty, power, and passion across virtually every culture that has encountered it. Faceted into micro beads, it retains all of its colour and brilliance in miniature, each tiny stone a point of deep red light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRuby is associated with the root chakra and the heart chakra, a combination that makes it one of the most energetically potent of the red stones. It is said to bring vitality, courage, and a passionate engagement with life, to energise and motivate, to support those who need to act with confidence and conviction. It has long been associated with love and devotion, with the kind of feeling that is not passive but active, not quiet but present. A stone of fire and intention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese earrings feature 20mm gold vermeil hoops with tiny faceted micro ruby beads wrapped by hand along the length of the hoop in gold vermeil wire; sterling silver with a layer of solid 24K gold. The effect is one of continuous, glittering colour: the deep red of the ruby running half of the circumference of the hoop, the gold wire holding each bead in place with a precision that can only be achieved by hand. The warm gold tone of the wire and hoop draws out the warmth in the ruby, the two complementing each other in a pairing that is both striking and refined. These are earrings that catch the light with every movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hoop is one of the oldest and most enduring forms in jewellery, worn across cultures and centuries, from ancient Egypt to the present day. Unbroken and continuous, it carries a quiet symbolism of wholeness and return, a resonance that feels particularly apt for a stone as ancient and as enduring as ruby. It is also simply one of the most flattering shapes an earring can take, framing the face without demanding attention and working as well with a simple white shirt as it does with an evening dress. Some forms never go out of style because they were never really in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHandcrafted at Rachel Hartley Atelier. Arrives gift-ready.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rachel Hartley Atelier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64730528383325,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1061\/2909\/7053\/files\/image1_2c0b8a22-2400-43b3-95ad-2df7fa32eafd.jpg?v=1779119268","url":"https:\/\/rachelhartley.co.uk\/products\/gold-vermeil-micro-ruby-bead-hoop-earrings","provider":"Rachel Hartley Atelier","version":"1.0","type":"link"}