Violet mini studs
Vibrant violet stud earrings - Sappho’s favourite flower!
Purple marbled acrylic with hand-painted details, available with your choice of stud or clip-on fastening.
Please note: due to the nature of the marbled materials used, colours may vary slightly from those pictured. This makes each piece completely unique!
Handmade in Scotland as part of the Sappho’s Garden collection, inspired by the fruits and flowers that Sappho describes in her poetry.
In Ancient Greece, violets were associated with Aphrodite and Apollo. The poet Pindar called Athens ‘violet-crowned’. Mentions of violets and purple-coloured flowers recur in Sappho’s poetry, and have become a symbol of queer and sapphic love.
Take a look at our Gifts Under £25!
Vibrant violet stud earrings - Sappho’s favourite flower!
Purple marbled acrylic with hand-painted details, available with your choice of stud or clip-on fastening.
Please note: due to the nature of the marbled materials used, colours may vary slightly from those pictured. This makes each piece completely unique!
Handmade in Scotland as part of the Sappho’s Garden collection, inspired by the fruits and flowers that Sappho describes in her poetry.
In Ancient Greece, violets were associated with Aphrodite and Apollo. The poet Pindar called Athens ‘violet-crowned’. Mentions of violets and purple-coloured flowers recur in Sappho’s poetry, and have become a symbol of queer and sapphic love.
Take a look at our Gifts Under £25!
Vibrant violet stud earrings - Sappho’s favourite flower!
Purple marbled acrylic with hand-painted details, available with your choice of stud or clip-on fastening.
Please note: due to the nature of the marbled materials used, colours may vary slightly from those pictured. This makes each piece completely unique!
Handmade in Scotland as part of the Sappho’s Garden collection, inspired by the fruits and flowers that Sappho describes in her poetry.
In Ancient Greece, violets were associated with Aphrodite and Apollo. The poet Pindar called Athens ‘violet-crowned’. Mentions of violets and purple-coloured flowers recur in Sappho’s poetry, and have become a symbol of queer and sapphic love.
Take a look at our Gifts Under £25!
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Violet studs: 17mm x 18mm
Made from acrylic and wood with sterling silver or gold plated metal components.
All the wood used in our products is FSC certified.
Please keep your earrings away from water, and polish with a soft cloth - the kind used to polish glasses is perfect.
For more information about caring for your earrings, please click here.
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The Sappho’s Garden collection comes with plantable shredded seed paper: pop into a pot of compost, water regularly, and grow your very own wildflower garden!
Your earrings will arrive tucked inside a soft natural cotton bag. It’s compostable!
All our packaging is made from recyclable and/or recycled materials.
If you would like us to include a handwritten gift message with your order, please include this at the checkout.
A gift wrap option is also available at the checkout: if you choose this, your earrings (and their cotton bag) will be wrapped in luxury Greek vase-patterned wrapping paper.
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Free shipping for orders over £70 within the UK, or £100 internationally!
We dispatch orders on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Delivery usually takes 1-3 working days within the UK, and 1-2 weeks internationally.
(Please note that these estimates can be extended significantly at busy times of the year; please select Express Delivery at the checkout if you require your order by a specific date)Customers living outside the UK may have to pay customs, VAT, and/or handling fees upon receipt of their order.
For more information on delivery and returns, please click here.
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Plato’s Fire is a jewellery and accessories brand for people who love the ancient Mediterranean world.
Every item you see on the Plato’s Fire website is carefully and lovingly designed and handmade by me, Natasha Hershaw, in my home studio in Fife, Scotland.
Click here to read more about Plato’s Fire!