Brief Summary…

• Recycled vintage fruit spoon
• Hand carved feather style
• Hand cut from the spoon with traditional jewellers piercing saw.
• Presented with donor spoon.
• Free engraving on spoon handle
• Hairy Growler sterling silver earring wires
• Size :  40mm * 20mm
• Symbolism : Freedom and Beauty
• Handcrafted & Recycled in Cambridge
• made with Love

A little more detail…

Recycled spoon earrings.

Each pair of these lovely swallow earrings is lovingly hand pierced using a traditional hand saw, mini drill and a couple of small jewellers files. The birds themselves are cut from the ‘bowl’ of an old English vintage dessert spoon.

The actual ‘donor’ spoon is included with these earrings which beautifully demonstrates the green, ethical origins of the earrings whilst simultaneously connecting the wearer to their wonderful prior history.

Handmade and completely recycled in Cambridge, UK. Complete with the finest sterling silver earwires. Size : Approx 40 mm * 20 mm

The swallow’s rich history and presence in diverse cultures have solidified its place as a cherished and versatile symbol in poetry, evoking a range of emotions and experiences.  This is matched with wonderful cultural implications and meaning attached to the lucky silver sixpence.  The combo of swallow and sixpence is powerful and beautiful.

Hope and Renewal: Swallows are migratory birds, and their return each spring signifies the end of winter and the arrival of a warmer, more vibrant season. This makes them a powerful symbol of hope, new beginnings, and renewal after difficult times.

Freedom and Adaptability: The swallow’s ability to navigate the vast distances of migration and adapt to shifting winds embodies freedom and resilience in the face of life’s challenges. Poets can use this aspect to explore themes of wanderlust and the human longing for escape.

Love, Loyalty, and Fidelity: Swallows are known to mate for life and return to the same nesting spots year after year. This behavior translates into poetic symbolism representing enduring love, loyalty, and fidelity in relationships and family bonds. In Portuguese culture, for instance, the swallow represents family, love, and fidelity.

Travel and Homecoming: The swallow’s long journeys and eventual return to its home base can symbolize both physical and spiritual voyages. It can be a poignant reminder of the importance of roots and finding solace in the warmth of home and loved ones after experiencing adventures or overcoming challenges.

Good Luck and Good Tidings: Swallows have been widely regarded as good omens in many cultures, associated with happiness, prosperity, and the arrival of good fortune.

Charles Sangster’s “The Swallows” features a conversation between the speaker and a swallow, exploring the speaker’s yearning for freedom and the end of winter’s hardships. In Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s “Paraphrase on Anacreon: Ode to the Swallow” uses the swallow as a metaphor for love, depicting it as an unshakeable force that takes root and multiplies within the speaker’s heart, bringing both joy and sorrow.

Emily Dickinson’s “Hope is the thing with feathers” uses a bird, which some connect to the swallow, as an extended metaphor for the enduring nature of hope.