My first thought about when I made these was that they represent the circle of life, but when I sat down to write this, they reminded me of Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday. Mardi Gras represents the end of Carnival and the start of Lent. It’s a time of sacrifice and remembrance that we circle around to every year.

These hoops are approx. 1 1/8” wide and hang from handmade sterling ear wires to a total length of 1 3/4”.