{"product_id":"wild-himalayan-sunflower-petal-hand-sculpted-earrings-2","title":"Wild Himalayan Sunflower Petal Hand-Sculpted Earrings -2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWild Himalayan Sunflowers bloom once a year, for 4 to 6 weeks in November, as wild bushes along the riverside in the Himalayan foothills of Dehradun. Unplanted and unfarmed, they grow where they choose.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMiss the window, and you're waiting until next year or the one after to forage. There's no fallback.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEven once you've found them, they don't press easy. The petals curve instead of lying flat, more irregular than store-bought sunflowers, and the pollen centre is wider and thicker too, resisting the flattening that regular petals give up to easily.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThey're hand-sculpted, petal by petal, into resin, layer after layer, each one poured, cured for about a week, then hand-buffed before the next goes on. 4+ layers, where most mould set pieces settle for 2 or 3. One slip while buffing and the layer is ruined, so every piece that survives is the one that made it through.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdd it up, and a single pair can take a year to make, sometimes 2 years, depending on when the petals were found and how many layers had to be redone! \u003c\/strong\u003eIt can't be rushed and can't be replicated on demand which is why every batch is small, and why there's no version of this you can simply reorder.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat's left is a petal that still holds its wildness: the irregular curve intact, the veins visible in a translucent natural yellow.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does \"hand-sculpted\" mean?\u003c\/strong\u003e Made without a mould, using 4 or more hand-poured resin layers instead of the usual 2–3. Each layer cures for about a week and is hand-buffed before the next goes on, with the botanical hand-positioned throughout. Nothing here is templated, and no two pieces come out the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"13:1-13:91;1331-1421\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreserved botanical:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wild Himalayan Sunflower \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial details\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Pressed flowers\/petals\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- 24K Gold Plated Brass with anti-tarnish coating\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTotal Length : 9.5 cm (approx)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopkuhoo.com\/a\/faqs\" title=\"FAQ\"\u003eWhat does 'RARE' mean? : Refer to the 'About the Products' section in the FAQs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eNOTE : Each piece carries the natural character of the botanical it was born from. Minor colour variations and micro-imperfections are not flaws; they are signatures of authenticity. Please review all photos carefully before ordering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrown over seasons. Made over moons. 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