About this Product
A stainless steel moth on a pin that comes with two locking backs and has been colored using fire and the flame painting technique. It is decorated with flowers and leaves in the wings, and a little heart on the back of the abdomen. It measures a tiny bit under 1 and 3/4 inches wide. The pins are attached behind the sides, and the whole thing has been polished to be as shiny and colorful as possible.
No, really. I polished this far too much. I polished it to ridiculous exhaustion. I polished it until I could polish no more. It's gorgeous and I'm never doing it again.
That said, the price increase on this one is based on the cost of the steel cut-out. These are much more expensive for me.
Mind Your Monsters
Meet the Maker
Scientist turned disabled artisan.
Narcoleptic lover of monsters.
Caretaker of the uncharismatic.
She'll tell you everything about bugs if given half a chance.
She/Her
How it’s Made
These are made from stainless steel shapes that I hammer, trim, and extensively shape with soft curves so they look dynamic instead of being flat. Then I thoughtfully attach pins depending on what the design is. Those pins are carefully sharpened by hand so that they don't catch on or damage clothes like a lot of the pins in less fancy pins.
These were then hand-sanded and polished selectively based on the design, and I am never doing that again because it took so many hours. There's no way I can charge for the amount of work that it takes, so this pin drop is going to be a special one.
After all that, I use fire to paint the steel and make it rainbow. Steel reacts with heat and oxygen to change colors and form durable oxidized layers of color. The colors show up from 410F up to about 800F with the best colors all from around 500 degrees to 580 degrees, so the process of getting a bunch of colors is one of precision.
Lastly, after all of that, I give them the same locking backs that I use on any pin I ever wear, so you won't ever risk losing a pin.
Shop Policies
Cancellations
I accept order cancellations anytime before the item has shipped.
Returns
I accept returns for 45 days. Buyer is responsible for return shipping costs and any loss in value if an item isn't returned in original condition.
Repairs
All this jewelry is repairable if something happens. I charge way too little for repair, and do it for free if the jewelry is under a month old.
