{"product_id":"cast-sundial-lupine-earrings","title":"Cast Sundial Lupine Earrings \/ Sterling","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese minimal earrings are cast from a sundial lupine seed collected by Wild Seed Project, a Maine-based nonprofit dedicated to native plant advocacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eLupinus perennis: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ethe lupine native to eastern North America. It is rare in New England as the invasive Western Lupine (\u003cem\u003eLupinus polyphyllus) \u003c\/em\u003edisplaces it. The sundial lupine is the sole host plant to the endangered Karner Blue butterfly and grows ably in tough conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"metafield-rich_text_field\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe genus name derives from the Latin word for wolf, \u003cem\u003elupus\u003c\/em\u003e, because of the previous belief that lupines deplete or \"wolf\" soil nutrients. But the opposite is true: it is a member of the legume family and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eimproves\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe soil around where it grows through nitrogen fixation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMATERIAL: \u003c\/strong\u003esterling silver\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDIMENSIONS: \u003c\/strong\u003e0.12\" x 0.24\" | 3mm x 6mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"feature-row__item feature-row__text feature-row__text--right\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rte featured-row__subtext\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the artist: \u003c\/strong\u003eI started Thicket for fellow lovers of nature - for anyone who has ever picked up a smooth stone or seed pod and slipped it into their pocket as a way to carry a small piece of landscape with them. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI make each piece by hand from castings of botanical samples and natural objects in my sunny Maine studio. My aim is to preserve the small details of the natural world that have always fascinated me. Thicket's entire process is deeply tactile and sustainability is a key focus of Thicket's design and production practices.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/shopthicket.com\/pages\/about\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThicket jewelry is made almost entirely with reclaimed fine metals and is working constantly to move closer to using 100% recycled metals. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eHandcrafted in Portland, ME\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thicket","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56975319498912,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/4234\/files\/thicket-sundial-lupine-sterling-earrings.webp?v=1777579609","url":"https:\/\/sett.onemercantile.com\/products\/cast-sundial-lupine-earrings","provider":"One Mercantile \/ Sett","version":"1.0","type":"link"}