Feather Earrings

Handmade by Arte Designs

Not all jewelry is created equal. Yes, you can find feather earrings that cost less at other places, but you will get what you pay for. Here are 8 great reasons to buy quality feather earrings from Arte Designs. How I make feather earrings by Kim Lee Ozawa:

1. No birds are harmed and no exotic bird feathers are used (unless they're molted from my own parrot). After a great deal of research, I finally found suppliers that support the ethical treatment of birds. There is no need to harm birds. They naturally molt their feathers to replace old or damaged ones. This can limit my inventory supply, but I prefer to wait than to harm birds. I own a Yellow-naped Amazon Parrot and love birds. I would never harm them or profit from someone else harming them.

2. Collected feathers are professionally cleaned and disinfected.

3. Since natural feathers are one-of-a-kind, there will be slight variations in color, size, and shape. I match them up as close as possible and spend hours sorting through them, discarding the bad ones and matching up the beautiful fluffy ones.

4. Each earring is tied together by hand, tape wrapped, then glued for durability. Quills can bend or break, so skipping this step can cause the feathers to fall out.

5. Final designs are then hand wrapped with tarnish resistant silver or gold wire for a finished look (no crossed wires). No unsightly crimp beads or flying tying are used.

6. All feather earrings are handmade by me, so I am able to offer custom made pieces. You can choose a single earring or a pair, type of metal, and length preference. Average price range is $18 to $25.

7. Arte Designs has been in business since 1999, is one of the first to offer a wide variety of handmade feather earrings online (Made in USA), and has sold to 26 countries and counting. My workmanship has been perfected through experience.

8. Not only are my real feather earrings made with exceptional care, but they have also caught the attention of Hollywood and the fashion elite. Arte Designs feather jewelry has been seen on TV shows, worn on celebrities, fashion designers, fashion magazine editors, and featured in Lucky Magazines.

"Kim, I am so glad I found your site. I bought very, very cheap feather earrings from Etsy and they fell apart after wearing them only once. They looked like fishing lures! Yours are not only so much prettier, but they're quality made and look like real earrings. Thank you!" - New York, NY

"Dear Kim, I only want to inform you that the earrings arrived today. I like all four pairs very much - fantastic feathers! Have a good day, take care - sometime I will need new ones ....best regards." - Hamburg, Germany