Madhulika Wooden Earrings – Engraved Boxwood Floral & Butterfly Discs

• Wood: Boxwood, responsibly repurposed
• Craft technique: hand-shaped and hand-engraved, then hand-polished
• Design: a round disc with all-over engraved flowers and butterflies
• Diameter: approximately 4 cm
• Colour: natural wood colour, undyed and unstained
• Findings: metal alloy hooks with a metal ring
• Unit: one pair
• Made in: India, engraved by hand by skilled artisans

• Wipe gently with a soft, dry cloth after every wear. Never wash them.
• A soft brush is better than a cloth for lifting dust out of the engraved lines.
• Put them on last, once perfume, makeup and skincare have settled.
• Take them off before bathing, swimming or exercising.
• Store in the box or pouch they arrive in, somewhere cool, dry and out of direct sunlight.
• Handle them by the metal findings rather than the engraved face.

Boxwood — a single responsibly repurposed hardwood, and the classical engraving timber. It is dense and exceptionally close-grained, which is what lets detail this fine be cut without the fibres tearing.

Flowers and butterflies, together, across the whole face of the disc — blooms, buds, leaves, wings and a stippled ground running right out to the rim.

Engraved — cut into the surface of the wood by hand. Nothing is printed, transferred or stuck on. The pattern has real depth, which you can feel with a fingertip.

Nectar. It is what draws a butterfly to a flower, which is the whole subject of the engraving.

A petal is a broad shape and forgiving of a heavy line. A wing is not — it needs fine, even strokes to read as membrane rather than as another leaf, and here the butterflies sit among the flowers rather than apart from them, so the eye has to separate insect from bloom in a composition where everything touches.

It is a deliberate choice and the harder one. A centred motif is framed by plain wood, which hides any unevenness at its edges. Covering the whole face leaves nowhere to hide — the cutting has to stay clean right out to the rim.

Yes. The honey tone is Boxwood's own, deepened by the cutting and polishing. Nothing on Madhulika is dyed or stained.

The disc is approximately 4 cm across. Noticeable, but nothing hangs past the jawline, so they stay wearable for everyday.

No. The pattern is cut into the wood rather than applied on top of it, so there is nothing raised for daily wear to rub off.

A soft, dry cloth after each wear, and a soft brush for the engraved lines if dust settles in them. No water, no soap, no alcohol-based cleaner.

Metal alloy, with a metal ring joining the hook to the disc. If your ears react to particular metals, please write to us at reachchandrakalakriti@gmail.com before ordering and we will tell you exactly what we know rather than guess.

Generally, yes. A round reads clearly whether the hair is up or down, where a long drop disappears against loose hair. It is also the shape that suits the widest range of face shapes and necklines.

No. This is a thin, flat disc in a light wood — a fraction of what the same size would weigh in metal, so there is very little pull on the lobe.

The design will match, but the cutting will be its own. Every disc is engraved by hand and the Boxwood grain differs in every offcut, so the depth and character of the flowers and butterflies shift slightly from pair to pair.

Boxwood is a dense, hard-wearing timber, historically chosen by carvers precisely because it holds fine detail without splitting. Handled with ordinary care — not dropped onto tile, not left sitting in water — Madhulika is made for repeated wear over years.

Please avoid it. Take them off before bathing, swimming or exercising. If they do get damp, dry them at once with a soft cloth and let them air fully before storing.

Both. A warm engraved round works against handloom and cotton sarees as naturally as it does with linen, denim or a white shirt.

Yes — an easy one to give, since a round suits almost everyone and there is no length or colour to judge. Every pair is quality-checked and packed in premium protective packaging.

Orders are dispatched within 2–3 working days. Inside India, delivery takes 2–3 days to metro cities and 5–7 days elsewhere, and prepaid orders ship free; Cash on Delivery is available at selected locations with a ₹50 cash-handling charge. We ship worldwide, with import duties and local taxes payable by the recipient. Please film an unboxing video when your parcel arrives — if anything is damaged, defective or incorrect, tell us within 48 hours on WhatsApp at +91 98301 50088 or by email at reachchandrakalakriti@gmail.com, with the video and photographs, and we will put it right.