Dangling Hearts Orange and Pink Earrings

These earrings were hand dyed and imprinted with local wildflowers in Glenbrittle at the foot of the Cuillin Mountains. The loops are sterling silver. As each wildflower is unique, the earrings are similar to each other but not exactly the same. These earrings feature Meadowsweet, Wild Angelica and Yarrow.

Meadowsweet is an ancient herb with the sweet smell of marzipan. Traditionally used to flavour mead and decrease inflammation. The Gaelic name of the plant “Lus Cuchulainn, reflects its legendary use to treat the great warrior Cuchulainn in a meadowsweet bath. In many parts of the Highlands, it was used medicinally to treat fever, and the scent of the blossom was said to cure headaches. 

Yarrow is also known as Devils Nettle. Used since ancient times to heal wounds and stop bleeding. It is also said to ward away evil.

Wild Angelica is a bittersweet herb that can be used as an aid to digestion. It was used as a vegetable until the 20th century.