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First, let me say, I bought these for me. As an anniversary present to myself.
I am not going to tell you how much they cost because my husband occasionally
looks at my blog.
But, it could possibly cause a divorce.
This is why I am giving them to one of you lucky readers, after you pry them from my hands.
I have VERY small earring holes in my ears. It is really hard to find earrings that fit me. I knew that and took a chance with these because I LOVED them sooooo much.
Why do I have small earring holes you ask?
I know you weren’t going to ask, but I am going to tell you.
Because my Mother pierced my ears when I was 12, sitting at our kitchen table. She used a can of cold Coke, a needle, thread and a potato. After she numbed my ears with the cold Coke she put the potato behind my ears and poked the needle through with the thread attached. When the thread was through, she cut it off the needle and tied the thread into a little loop that was an earring of sorts for a few weeks. Every day I would put rubbing alcohol on it and twist the thread around so it wouldn’t grow back over the thread.
This is why I have small holes.
And why I am now giving away these gorgeous earrings that I can’t wear.
So here is the lowdown on what they are made of…
Sterling silver wire,hand formed and wire wrapped with fine
silver.
At the bottom of the hoops,hangs off a combination of garnet,turquoise and carnelian,all tied with sterlig silver
wirework.
The earrings are approx’ 1.7″(4.5cm).
The Metals –
sterling silver 92.5%
fine silver 99.9%
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I was 8 and I have no clue where I went. My mom planned on making me wait until I was older but I had my hair cut short due to gum and was being called a boy at school.
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I was 7 (my birthday gift) and we had them done at a 'jewelery' store. Thankfully it wasn't at home. I do remember that it hurt!!
believe it or not I was 21 when I finally got them pierced. I was scared to whe I was younger and it took me that long to get brave enough. I now reward myself by wearing earrings 😉
I got my ears pierced at the mall when I was in 5th grade. Then in high school I got a second hole. Then after each baby, my holes would close and I would get them repierced. So I have had my ears pierced 10 times.
I got my ears pierced at the mall when I was in 5th grade. Then in high school I got a second hole. Then after each baby, my holes would close and I would get them repierced. So I have had my ears pierced 10 times.
I got my ears pierced at the mall. I was around 8. I don't remember too much about the experience but then I don't remember too much about anything. I do remember that my ears would be perfect for those fabulous earrings!!
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I was 8 and we went to the mall. I remember it was in the middle of mall where everyone could see, so that helped a lot when they did it… I couldn't scream or anything.
I was 8 and I think it was at a Claire's or some similar store.
I got my ears pierced when I was 15, that summer we went to the Grand Canyon, and I fell in love with these perfectly cute turquoise heart earrings. My Step Mom and I talked my Dad into it. She pierced them with ice, rubbing alcohol, and rammed the earring right thru the earlobe. I remember hearing the sound as the earring went thru both sides of the ear lobe…it was wierd, didn't feel much until the ice/numbness wore off then my ears went very hot…very cute earrings.
Your story really makes my ears hurt! Earrings are GORGEOUS though!! I think I was about 10 or 12 and had mine done at Claire's. I have really big holes. Not really wide, but long. Kind of weird, lol.
I was seven and got them done at the doctor's office–my Dad did not trust anyone else to do it:-)
Ouch–I cannot imagine getting my ears pierced like that. I was 12 when I got mine pierced, my mother did not have her ears pierced, so she would not let me get mine done until my grandmother finally begged to take me at 12. We went to a place at the mall. My mom finally got hers done on her 50th birthday–right after she and my dad got divorced!
It was Valentines day and I was fourteen. Katie pierced them, we did ice instead of coke but the potato works really well. Mom almost killed us when she found out. Didn't speak to me for a week.
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I got my ears pierced when I was 7. My Dad took me as a surprise (to my mother as well!!!) to the mall and afterward we went out to dinner together. I remember it being such a special occasion to me and now I can't wait till my daughter turns 7 so I can take her (or maybe she will prefer her Daddy to take her!).
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I got mine pierced when I was 8 (the beginning of third grade). My dad took me to Rich's – a department store that was the best place to shop in ATL in the 1960s and 70s. I had to have the left ear pierced twice – the first piercing was done at a downward angle and I could never get an earring to go in.
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I was 16 (took me that long to get up the nerve) and luckily it was at the Mall! Love your blog—I have six kids also (10 if you count the two cats, the rabbit and the mean little hamster).
My mom made me wait until I was around 8. I'm pretty sure I cried, b/c I'm a wimp!! They eventually closed up. A few years later, I peirced again. Both times I did it at some jewelry store, like Claires.
My mother had my ears pierced when I was a n infant at the mall. The girl that performed the piercing slipped and I had a scratch that was on the back of my ear. An infection took over the scratch and subsequently that piercing. Try as she might my mother couldn't keep my ears clean enough to heal properly with the earrings in so she allowed he holes to close up. She always promised to take me in second grade, but succumbed to cancer the summer after first grade. When I was 14 my father had remarried and my step mother (think Cinderella, no really it helps picture her) allowed me to get my ears pierced only because my step sister had turned 13 and wanted a second hole. We received Claire's gift cards for Christmas. I got another hole my senior year of high school when my then boyfriend now husband got his pierced. Then my freshman year of college I got my third holes that never would stay clean and have since grown closed. Sorry it is so long…I am a talker. Found you through MSM- love your blog.
I got my ear's pierced when I was 5. I begged and begged my mom. So she took me to the mall with my grandma and grandpa. I cried and screamed through the whole process and then my grandpa bought me ice cream. It was the best.
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I got my ears pierced when I was 16, for my birthday. My best friend paid for it and she, I and my mom all went to the jewelry store to get it done. Good memories!
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My mother had my ears pierced when I was a n infant at the mall. The girl that performed the piercing slipped and I had a scratch that was on the back of my ear. An infection took over the scratch and subsequently that piercing. Try as she might my mother couldn't keep my ears clean enough to heal properly with the earrings in so she allowed he holes to close up. She always promised to take me in second grade, but succumbed to cancer the summer after first grade. When I was 14 my father had remarried and my step mother (think Cinderella, no really it helps picture her) allowed me to get my ears pierced only because my step sister had turned 13 and wanted a second hole. We received Claire's gift cards for Christmas. I got another hole my senior year of high school when my then boyfriend now husband got his pierced. Then my freshman year of college I got my third holes that never would stay clean and have since grown closed. Sorry it is so long…I am a talker. Found you through MSM- love your blog.
I was 5 and I got my ears pierced at the mall. I don't remember much, but I do remember being very proud that I didn't cry!
I had to wait till I was 12 – family rule. I got them done at Claire's and just remember that the ear piercing device looked scary!
believe it or not I was 21 when I finally got them pierced. I was scared to whe I was younger and it took me that long to get brave enough. I now reward myself by wearing earrings 😉
i was in 4th grade – so i was 9 years old or so, and i had it done, i believe at the local Ames or Zayre department store jewlery counter
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I think I am among the youngest; I was 2 years old. The reason was my mom got sick of me trying to shove her earrings through my ears. So, her and my grandma took me to the beauty college on Halloween. I remember it because I cried not from the pain, but because I was scared for the black cat and witch that pierced both ears at the same time. It was apparently a life scaring experience.
I was 13yrs old when I got mine pierced.. it was at the BX (base exchange, kinda like your walmart but for the military) in Japan.
I was in 2nd grade, we went to the mall, Claire's, and my mom had my ears and little my sister's ears done on the same day. I later got my upper lobe done at a tattoo parlor when I was 18, then both upper lobes again at the Icing, I have since taken all the top piercings out since I work in an environment not good for earrings.
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I was 16–that was the earliest my parents would let me. I got them done at Claire's Boutique in the mall. I later got 3 more holes in each ear, but now I only wear earrings in one hole 🙂
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I was 12. Mom tried to talk me out of it and said I would regret it the rest of my life. She told me horror stories of friends who wore earrings too big and they had giant slits in their ears. I didn't care. Then she tried to talk me into letting her do it like she did yours-only I was freaked out at the thought and felt somehow it would be easier if I went to Claires. Good thing Mom went with me. I have perfect holes cause she made the lady put the dots on probably a hundred times til they looked perfectly straight. I was slightly embarrassed because the woman was talkin to mom about ears and boobs always being slightly off from each other. 12 years later, I still remember her left boob is bigger.
Whatever.
Then Tiffany Reddit bought me real pearl earrings and the Singermans bought me real gold butterflies. … and I've not regretted a day of earring wearing for 12 years. Booyah.
I was in 7th grade and couldn't wait. I chose the little diamond looking earrings, and I sat and stared at myself in the mirror forever (thinking I looked like a movie star).
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I got my ears pierced at Dahlkampers dept. store (I don't think they even exist anymore) for my 6th birthday
I got my ears pierced at the local mall when I was twelve. I know. Exciting isn't it. But I did have to beg and beg my parents to let me get them pierced then. They were going to let me wait until I was 18 because it was a sign of "rebellion" lol.
I was 12 years old when I got my ears pierced. Old I know compared to today's standards. But It was a very big decision for me to goto the mall and get this done.
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I was such a chicken about getting my ears pierced that I waited until I was 23! Had it done at WalMart.
I was eight and had them done with my little sister who was six at our local mall. We had to hide our ears with our hair from our Dad …needless to say it didn't last long. Opps!
Growing up in my family, the girls could not get our ears pierced until we were twelve. I was so excited. When I turned twelve I also had to get had a root canal. My mom took me to get my ears pierced after the root canal. (It was supposed to be something to look forward to after lots of pain.) We went to the mall and had it done at Claire's. I remember my dad telling me that in one day I had filled in one hole in my head only to make two more.
I was the same age as you, 12. My mom and grandma took me to a department store near our house called Fedco. I remember them looking around at alarm clocks, to stall I think, then walked me over and had me watch them do another girl. They asked if I wanted to do it, I did!
My Mom took me when I was 6 months or so and got mine pierced. Now when me and my husband got married at the J.P. we decided to go goof off that day and I wanted to get a second hole done, so I went for it, I was a month shy of 21. That was th emost painful thing! I cried, and recieved a lolly pop. *lol* My holes ended up rejecting earrings and grew up, so I just have the orginal ones now, and I'm ok with it. *lol*
I'm not ashamed to say that I have never had my ears pierced. I am in my early 30s. I am now considering having them pierced though due to all of the lovely earrings my grandma keeps giving me, since I don't have the heart to tell her they aren't pierced. 🙂
I was 13 and my Mom pierced my ears in our kitchen at home. She used ice, a potato and needle. I guess I should thank her for using straw from the broom instead of thread as I don't have small holes. But boy was it embarrassing to have straws sticking out of each ear lobe. Atleast I had long hair to cover them my sister didn't. I used to pull the ends of my hair to the front and hold them. I didn't want a wind to come up and everyone see. And of course she didn't wait until a break from school. I wanted them pierced so bad that I didn't think of what was going to happen after. lol
I can wear any size earrings (she picked the biggest straw out of the broom lol) but I'm alergic to earrings that don't use silver or real gold. I get an infection in my ears after wearing a pair of cheap ones for 3 hrs. I'd love to win these, sounds like they'd be perfect and I could wear them for as long as I wanted. :o)
Thank you for this opportunity and sharing your story! I'm glad I'm not alone in the cold, potato home method. :o)
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I got my ears pierced when I was 7. It was with my two older sisters. We all got them pierced at the same time. It was when big hair was really in and I was really trying to sport some big hair and I got my ears pierced. I still have the earings I got them pierced in. My ears where sensitive from the beginning. I can only wear real metals in my ear. I thought it was pretty painful because it was with the gun. Of course the sound probably scared me worse than the pain. Now I'm almost 30 and I have 3 more piercings in my ears. 🙂
I am embarrassed to admit this, but I didn't get my ears pierced until I was 30! I was a scared little ninnie, and thought I'd just wear clamp earrings, like my mom. Turns out they were extremely painful, so I rarely wore anything for a long time. But the piercings let me wear the long dangles I loved…like these. Thanks for making such a generous gesture!
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I had my daughter's ears pierced when she was 6 months old. After the Dr. did the first one and she started crying, so did I. I took her out of his arms and was leaving the office when my husband had to talk me into having the other ear done. She quit crying by the time we got to our car…but not me. I cried the whole day! She is now nineteen and still wears earrings.
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I did my second set of earring holes at home as well…I wasn't allowed, so I snuck it. A needle and an ice cube…what fun. I don't even wear earrrings in those holes anymore. But I sure would love these earrings!
I got my ears pierced at Claire's at the mall about seven weeks ago!! I am 12 now. I am trying to get earrings now and those are beautiful! It is so sad that you can't wear them. My mom and I love your blog!
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Believe it or not…I got my ears pierced when I was 36! I got them the day we took my 6 month old daughter in, so we both got the same ones! This way I would have no problem remembering to clean hers along with mine!
Believe it or not…I got my ears pierced when I was 36! I got them the day we took my 6 month old daughter in, so we both got the same ones! This way I would have no problem remembering to clean hers along with mine!
I had to wait till I was in 7th grade and we went to the fancy jewelry store in the next town. Guess Mom wanted to make sure they were done right. When I was in college I got a second one in my left ear, courtesy of a roommate using an apple!! Love the earrings…
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I had to wait until I was sixteen … and it was at the jewelery store in our small town.
I got mine pierced at 12, by an older neighbor woman. She numbed my ears with ice, used the potato in back and a needle. I had to hide it from my dad for awhile, but mom knew about it, she just didn't have the nerve to pierce them for me. I just found your blog and am enjoying it!
Poke those bad boys in your ears, they will stretch!!!
i was around 9, at claire's in the mall
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This is Evelyn: I was about 74 yr old and went down to the Mall. I think I went with Micheale to get them pierced. I hope I win.
Hmmm, who talked me into that (getting my ears pierced)?
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I was eight years old and we just moved to Houston from Utah. I was in a new school, had new friends and life was great until I got the dreaded head lice. My hair, which was at the top of my bottom was cut out of desperation by my father, who was not a hairdresser by any means. My new haircut looked like something you'd see Dorothy Hamill wear and my Dad was the most devastated. Our family rule was that I could get my ears pierced when I turned twelve. My Dad, who was normally very strict about these things, talked to my Mom and they decided to make an exception to the earring rule.
So, I went to the mall and got them pierced. I don't remember actually getting them pierced, just the fact that the lady who did it told me to count to ten, but she pulled the earring gun trigger at five. I just recall feeling physical shock for the first time in my life.
Beautiful earrings, BTW!
I didn't pierce my ears until I was about 30 and it was at the mall
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I went with my best friend when we were 12 years old.
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I think I was about 10 years old and got them pierced at Wal-mart. I was sick to my stomach the whole way home afterward. My dad still teases me about it and I'm almost 30!
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I was 7- think it was at the mall 🙂
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I was 12, 16, and 20. 🙂 (I have 5 holes total) I had to wait till I was 12 to get my first holes, till I was 16 to get the second set, and till I was married and out of the house to get my cartildge pierced. 🙂 The first two times were at Wal*Mart, got my cartiledge done at the mall.
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im not sure exactly how old I was when I got my first ear piercing… I do remember I was von vacation in New Hampsire and I wanted to chicken out. My first pair of earrings I picked out were litle (fake) gold flowers. =0)
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Pierced when I was in 2nd grade for my 8th birthday at the mall. I was so excited.
So your small holes – can't you just re-pierce them the correct way and the hole will be bigger? Or let them close up and then re-pierce them. Or is that ridiculous and not possible??:)
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