# Help finding special earrings **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 23, 2015, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-special-earrings/710672 "2015-01-23T14:47:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-special-earrings/710672/1 "2015-01-23T14:47:27Z")
Last week my gf lost one of her earrings on a Caribbean beach. We looked, but were unable to find it. It has some special meaning to her. She purchased them 20 years ago from a street vendor in NOLA. Any ideas on how I can purchase another pair? [Picture from the front.](http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv174/kayaker01/image.jpg1_zpsg6ras3o3-1.jpg) [Picture from the back.](http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv174/kayaker01/image.jpg2_zps0moibqqm-1.jpg) They look like they are pewter (my guess) but I think it says “sterling” on the back, now that I look at the pics. Thanks for looking. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-special-earrings/710672/2 "2015-01-23T15:11:10Z")
Found [these](https://www.etsy.com/listing/81082877/sterling-silver-hammered-star-and?ref=market) at Etsy. They don’t have quite the same feel, but I see that artist does custom work. Maybe send her your pictures and see what she can do? I wonder if your girlfriend just loved those earrings because she bought them twenty years ago in NOLA, but it’s sweet of you to try and replace them for her. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-special-earrings/710672/3 "2015-01-23T15:39:49Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Found [these](https://www.etsy.com/listing/81082877/sterling-silver-hammered-star-and?ref=market) at Etsy. They don’t have quite the same feel, but I see that artist does custom work. Maybe send her your pictures and see what she can do? > > I wonder if your girlfriend just loved those earrings because she bought them twenty years ago in NOLA, but it’s sweet of you to try and replace them for her. Well, I messaged the artist. I hadn’t thought of Etsy, even though I’ve shopped there before. Thanks!!! ---
**Author:** ![pythonzzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2015, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-special-earrings/710672/4 "2015-01-24T04:29:14Z")
That earring is similar to older Far Fetched styles - cruise around on Ebay, esp. an account under the name ‘xinar’ that carries lots of discontinued/vintage FF items. Even if the same exact style isn’t found, there may be some new favorites to find and purchase. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2015, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-special-earrings/710672/5 "2015-01-24T13:22:52Z")
Thanks, I’ll try. Meanwhile, on Etsy I found three different nice but not perfect pair that are on their way (her birthday is soon).