Painting Roses

These shaded green onyx earrings remind me of the scene in Alice in Wonderland where the cards are painting white roses red, as if an invisible paint brust is painting the green color onto the green onyx beads. 

Seven flung down his brush, and had just begin "Well of all the unjust things--" when his eye chanced to fall upon Alice, as she stood watching them, and he checked himself suddenly: the others looked round also, and all of them bowed low.  

"Would you tell me, please," said Alice, a little timidly, "why you are painting those roses?"  

Five and Seven said nothing, but looked at Two.  Two began, in a low voice, "Why, the fact is, you see, Miss, this here ought to have been a red rose-tree, and we put a white one in by mistake; and if the Queen was to find out, we should all have our heads cut off, you know.  So you see, Miss, we're doing our best, afore she comes, to--"

At this moment, Five, who had been anxiously looking across the garden, called out "The Queen! The Queen!" and the three gardeners instantly threw themselves flat upon their faces.  There was a sound of many footsteps, and Alice looked round, eager to see the Queen.  

- Chapter 8, The Queen's Croquet-Ground, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.

These Shaded green onyx earrings are made of Micro-faceted Ombre Green Onyx Rondelle beads, dangling on sterling silver head pin and sterling silver ear wires.  Perfect for everyday wear, because they are light weight, and onyx is a very sturdy mineral, resistant to scratches and damage from every day wear and tear. 

• Wear:  Every day wear
• Metal:  Sterling silver
• Stone: Green Onyx
• Mohs Hardness: 6.5 - 7
• Dimensions: 1 1/4 inches in length, 2.5 - 3 mm beads
• Shape: Rondelle
• Cut: Micro-faceted
• Clarity: transparent to semi-transparent
• Treatment: None