NEW Resin Niobium Post Earrings for Sensitive Ears

I am listing today something brand NEW and totally unique!  Resin Niobium post earrings which we are thrilled about.  These are beautiful, solid, and so completely comfortable for sensitive ears.  Niobium is nickel free and is 100% hypoallergenic.  In this first round I have made several upcycled styles which reuse items otherwise headed for trash.  The result is truly one of a kind jewelry that is helping out the reduce/reuse/recycle cause!  These new styles are available in our Pretty Sensitive Ears' Etsy shop under the section titled "Other Niobium Posts" for sale until they are gone!  Remember they are all one of a kind sets of earrings, so if you see some you like, get them before someone else does!

These two kanji meaning "Scorpio" are from a Japanese magazine.

These are snippets from an old playing card.

Playing card snippets have red on the backside from the 2 of Hearts.  The red reflects on the back surface of the resin when viewed from the side.  So cool!

Double sided paper from an old Japanese calendar.

The back pattern reflects off the back surface of the resin.  Cool effect!  That's what I call a happy accident!

Holographic holly paper from an old gift bag.

Clear resin roses with some magenta glitter.  Lesson learned here: We will probably stick to opaque resin for these in the future so we can better see the petal shapes and texture details.

Twisted wire Niobium roses held within resin ovals.  Super cool!

I learned a lot in the process of creating these new resin post earring styles and will definitely be populating our Pretty Sensitive Ears' Etsy shop with many, many more variations for all of YOUR pretty, sensitive ears!

xoxo - Amanda

Hypoallergenic Niobium Post Earrings for Sensitive Ears - New Colors & Materials!

Niobium is such a gift for those of us with sensitive ears.  I wear Niobium post earrings nearly constantly now and regularly forget that I have any in at all.  My ears have no inflammation at all.  I hardly believe sometimes that these really are my own ear lobes.  There is no redness, no swelling, no oozing, no itching!  No complaints here!  Since I have had such a wonderful experience with these earrings, and based on feedback, know that our customers are also enjoying the Niobium, we continue to build our collection of Niobium post earrings to include new gemstones and new crystal colors.  These make such a great gift (birthday, Christmas, anniversary, or just-because!) because when you give these you are telling your recipient you care...about their comfort and about them feeling special and beautiful.  Here are some of our newest colors and materials that you can now choose from in our Pretty Sensitive Ears' shop.

Aurora Borealis Garnet Swarovski Crystal Niobium Post Earrings for Sensitive Ears

Green Tourmaline Swarovski Crystal Niobium Post Earrings for Sensitive Ears

Alexandrite Swarovski Crystal Niobium Post Earrings for Sensitive Ears

Vitrail Med Swarovski Crystal Niobium Post Earrings for Sensitive Ears

Aurora Borealis Flower Swarovski Crystal Niobium Post Earrings for Sensitive Ears

Tanzanite Swarovski Crystal Niobium Post Earrings for Sensitive Ears

Tiny Fuchsia Swarovski Crystal Niobium Post Earrings for Sensitive Ears

Larger Rose Swarovski Crystal Niobium Post Earrings

Larger Jet Black Swarovski Crystal Niobium Stud Earrings

Light Colorado Topaz Swarovski Crystal Niobium Studs

Larger Light Siam Swarovski Crystal Niobium Posts

Larger Black Onyx Gemstone Niobium Studs for Sensitive Ears

Smaller Green Onyx Gemstone Niobium Posts for Sensitive Ears

You can find our Niobium Gemstone post earrings HERE in our shop, which includes freshwater pearls, amethyst, jade, onyx, carnelian, and many more!  Our crystal faced Niobium post earrings are found HERE in our shop, which includes crystals to simulate birthstones for every month of the year and many more colors as well!

If you like what you see, please pass this on to others you know who might also benefit!  Many thanks!

~ Amanda Jensen

2011: Year in Review

2011 was quite a year for Pretty Sensitive Ears! 

Throughout the spring I had spent quite a bit of time reading about Search Engine Optimization (SEO) online and in library books and working to apply the concepts to my sites. 

It was in May / June time frame that I began to offer Niobium post earrings with freshwater pearls.  Also around that time I reached 100 sales in my shop.

Since then it has been a steady increase in orders / sales.  Over the summer I began to introduce the gemstone niobium post earrings.   By fall I was also offering many different colors of crystal niobium post earrings.  I also reached 200 sales shortly thereafter.  I found my sites to be in the top 10 google search results for "earrings for sensitive ears" (all the SEO work paid off!).

During the fall I also spent quite a bit of time working to edit my listing titles and tags to enable my shop to show up in the "relevancy search" results that etsy had made default.  Additionally, I realized my shop was eligible long ago for being sent to google shopping but was not showing up.  After contacting etsy administrators, my shop was set up to allow this.  These efforts give my shop more visibility.  But I am still learning!  There is still work to be done to improve this even more!


By December I was amidst the 300 sales milestone and Christmas orders pushed me to 350!  So this latter half of 2011 has been busy!  My husband began helping me in the late summer time with shipping orders.  Then he started helping me process orders.  From there he worked on helping me finish up pairs to totally making pairs.  He's learned quickly and has been an invaluable helper.  December found us spending many long evenings, after our kids had gone to sleep, sitting in our work space with the local Christmas radio station on while we worked away.  It felt so much like "Santa's workshop."

I am looking forward to 2012!  I look forward to the new styles, colors, and getting to order some new materials!  Looking forward to restocking my shop with lots of fresh new styles!  Looking forward to continuing to learn and improve my online small business.  And looking forward to helping other folks with sensitive ears be able to wear pretty / stylish / fashionable earrings.

Thank you to all who have helped to support Pretty Sensitive Ears!  Please visit again soon to see what's NEW!

Many Thanks,

Amanda & Brian Jensen ~ Pretty Sensitive Ears

Heads Up! New crystal faced Niobium Post Earrings on their way!

My husband and I sat down in our workshop last night after the kiddos were asleep and turned on the local holiday music station on the radio and worked hard on more nickel free hypoallergenic niobium post earrings for sensitive ears!  We created some round 3.9mm crystal niobium post earrings in a multitude of colors (emerald, siam red, indian pink, amethyst, white opal, etc...to name a few).  We also have some larger diameter crystal niobium post earrings too.

I also was able to finally experiment with making the niobium post earring with a loop for attaching a dangle.  So I have two versions of this to try out and see how they work out.  Another new possibility for nickel free earring style!

They are all nearly ready to be photographed and will then be available for a sneak peak on my Pretty Sensitive Ear's facebook page until I can get them listed for sale in my etsy shop.

I am so excited to be able to offer a wider range of colors and sizes on crystals.  Some bold, some girly, some unisex, some funky and fun - but all hypoallergenic, nickel free, and totally sparkling!

Short Video of Classic Pearls Niobium Post Earrings

We have recorded a short video showing the Classic Pearls - Niobium Post Earrings in both white and purple in natural daylight.  This way you can get a better feel for size, color, and how they look with light variation dynamically.

Take a peak! (it's less than one minute)



We've also included the link for this in the current etsy shop listings for these earrings, here and here.

Visit my shop to see more new styles!  http://www.prettysensitive.etsy.com

Also, remember to like my facebook page to be eligible for special discounts!  http://www.facebook.com/PrettySensitiveEars (right now, through the end of Oct 2011, there's a code for free shipping for facebook fans!)

Caught a Fever

I am doing a "Five Minute Friday" post inspired by TheGypsyMama.com.  Her word for today is "Catch."

I've definitely caught a fever - a fever for jewelry and creativity!  I am excited about my "job" that I have created for myself with this little hobby turned home business.  It began trying to find pretty jewelry for my sensitive ears and turned into the thought that maybe I could try making my own.  From there it spawned and spawned...  The more I learn, the more I want to learn and discover and explore the materials and processes.  I've got more ideas than I have time for!  And it's a marvelous feeling!  Some things I'm meaning to get to include: resin bead / cabachon making using silicon molds and dyes (for my hypoallergenic niobium post earrings and surgical steel post earrings), wire wrapping of gemstones I've put through my rock tumbler, experimenting with my dremel tool so I can get comfortable with using it, and working with the titanium wire I ordered in order to also offer it as another hypoallergenic option.  And there's more buzzing around in my head!  I try to write it down and pin it up on my inspiration board.  So, I've definitely caught a fever - and I think the only cure is to feed it!  ;)

Thank you for visiting!

Amanda J ~ Pretty Sensitive Ears

If interested in checking out my latest styles in my etsy shop, including the crystal faced niobium post earrings that I'm so excited about, please visit:  http://www.prettysensitive.etsy.com

Also, you can visit my facebook page to find a special discount offer valid for the remainder of October for fans of my page:  http://www.facebook.com/PrettySensitiveEars