Brief Summary…
- Recycled silver Victorian shilling
- Hand carved hare fur and micro details
- Unique and original Hairy Growler 3 stud set.
- Hand cut from the shilling with traditional jewellers piercing saw.
- Hairy Growler sterling silver ear posts and backs
- Size : 10mm
- Symbolism : intuition, curiosity, adventure, lovingness, wonderlust, luck, vigilance, and adaptability
- Handcrafted & Recycled in Cambridge
- made with Love
A little more detail…
Moon Gazing Hare Stud Earrings
Handmade from a 120 Year Old Sterling Silver Shilling
There’s something timeless about a hare beneath the moon. A quiet woodland moment. A pause in the night. A creature that feels half-real, half-myth — as if it belongs to the old stories more than the modern world.
These Moon Gazing Hare Stud Earrings were born from that feeling.
Hand cut and engraved from a 120 year old sterling silver shilling, this unique set captures the stillness of moonlit fields and the gentle magic of folklore. Every line of fur, every glint of moonlight, is carved slowly by hand — not cast, not stamped, not mass produced. Just metal, patience, and story.
A Unique Set of Three Earrings
This is not a standard pair of studs.
This is a set of three, created for those who love to wear jewellery their own way.
Included in the set are:
So you can choose to wear them:
🌙🐇 asymmetrically (hare + moon)
🐇🐇 as two matching hares
or mix them depending on your mood, the season, or the phase of your own inner sky.
It’s a small detail — but it makes the piece feel personal, playful, and quietly enchanting.
The Coin and the Craft
These earrings begin life as a worn, old sterling silver shilling, far too full of character to be melted down and forgotten. Instead, the coin is reclaimed and transformed using traditional silversmith techniques.
Each hare is pierced by hand, shaped with fine tools, then engraved to bring the fur to life. The moon is polished smooth and clean, a soft contrast to the textured engraving of the hares.
The result is a set of earrings that feels alive in the light — shimmering with movement, depth, and detail.
Hand Engraved Fur & Traditional Detail
The engraving is where the magic truly happens.
Fine, controlled cuts build the hare’s coat one strand at a time, catching light as you move. Subtle darkened shadows settle into the engraved lines, giving contrast and depth — like moonlight falling across a sleeping landscape.
This is slow craft. The kind you can feel.
If you love traditional engraving and old-world flourish work, you may enjoy this deeper article: Hand Engraving & English Scrollwork
Folklore Meaning: The Hare and the Moon
The hare has long been a creature of mystery — linked to the moon, fertility, intuition, and transformation. In folklore, the hare appears at thresholds: between day and night, wild and domestic, seen and unseen.
Paired with the crescent moon, the meaning becomes even stronger:
a symbol of cycles, growth, and quiet strength.
This is jewellery for those who feel most themselves under moonlight.
A Small Story to Wear
These earrings are for the wanderers, the moon watchers, the quiet romantics.
For those who see magic in old coins and meaning in small symbols.
Not jewellery made for trends…
but jewellery made for people who feel stories.
Explore the Craft Behind the Work
If you’d like to step deeper into the Hairy Growler world, these pages connect directly to the heart of what I do:
Our Craft & Inspiration
How Saw-Pierced Silver Pendants Are Made
Woodland Symbolism
Moon Gazing Hare Stud Earrings
A century-old silver coin.
A crescent moon.
Two hares frozen in a quiet moment of wonder.
Handmade for those who still believe the night sky is trying to tell us something.
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