The breed at earring scale
The breed at earring scale
Chihuahua earrings are harder to get right than a pendant, because everything has to survive being shrunk. The ears, the chest, the tucked front paws - all of it is still there at true earring scale, hand-set in pave stones on a polished silhouette that sits upright rather than flopping forward. The matching pendants are in the chihuahua necklace collection.
Upright on a slim French hook
Upright on a slim French hook
They hang from a slim French hook, which is the reason they turn and catch light with your head rather than hanging dead. Small enough for a Tuesday, sharp enough for dinner, and quiet enough that nobody has to ask what they are until they get close. The rest of our women's earrings sit at the same scale.
What they are, and what they are not
What they are, and what they are not
Polished zinc alloy base, hand-set rhinestone pave laid stone by stone, gold-tone or black finish. Not sterling silver, not solid gold, not diamond - and we have not measured the drop length, so we are not printing one. Every piece in our pet jewelry is described on the same terms.
They are half of a set
They are half of a set
These were designed against the pendant rather than on their own, so the face, the finish and the stone density all match. Worn alone they read as a small novelty; worn together they read as something someone chose deliberately, and that distinction is most of the gift. The other half is the Coco pave pendant.
Looking after pave earrings
Looking after pave earrings
Earrings take more hairspray and more perfume than a necklace does, and both work at the stone setting. On last, off first, wiped with a soft dry cloth, stored dry and flat. If you are building the whole breed gift, the other faces live under dog lover gifts by breed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are these for me, or are they something for my dog?
For you. These are pierced earrings on a French hook, worn by the owner - the chihuahua is the subject of the design, not the wearer. Nothing here goes on the dog.
Are they sterling silver, or plated?
Plated. A polished zinc alloy base with hand-set rhinestone pave, finished gold-tone or black. Not sterling silver, not solid gold, not diamond. The chihuahua earrings you will find in sterling are around three to ten times this price.
Will they turn my earlobes green?
It can, and it is not a reaction to your skin. Copper in an alloy meets sweat, lotion or perfume and leaves a green mark that washes straight off - harmless, but annoying. Earlobes get more of it than a neckline does, because hairspray and perfume land there first. Put them in after lotion and perfume, take them out before you shower, swim or work out, and keep them dry. We are not going to promise it never happens, because we do not have plating-thickness data to back that promise.
How do I keep the pave from dulling?
Take them out before showering, swimming and the gym. In last, after perfume, lotion and hairspray - solvents work at the setting, not the stone. Wipe them with a soft dry cloth after wearing and store them dry and flat, away from other pieces that can knock the stones.
How big are they, and how far do they drop?
We have not measured them, so we are not going to publish a figure. They are earring-scale - the full breed shape sized down, sitting upright on a slim French hook rather than dangling. Competitors on this search do publish exact dimensions; when we have measured ours, we will print them here.
