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QUESTION: Are your tiles real antique Portuguese Azulejo tiles?
ANSWER: Absolutely not. In our description of each item, we try to call attention to the theft and destruction of antique Portuguese tiles. Even the tiles found in flea markets and antique stores were most likely stolen off a building during the night. We have seen entire home facades disappear during the night to thieves. Thankfully, Portugal just passed a law declaring this theft a crime. We can only hope that it will one day be enforced.
For this reason, we have no part in this despicable crime. We make our own tiles from polymer clay. Ceramic would be far too heavy for earrings and impossible to mold into the shapes we want. For the hoops, we mold the clay as thin as we can get it, so that it will look pretty inside the hoops.

These hoops are 2” in diameter. The bottom width is 6mm.

QUESTION: What kind of metal is it?
ANSWER: SOLID STAINLESS STEEL
If it is gold tone, it has a real gold wash. It is not gold plated. Stainless steel is hypoallergenic and nickel free.

These gorgeous hoops are 2” and solid stainless steel. They have thin wire and are very lightweight. They will come in a gift box. Hypoallergenic. They are stainless steel and nickel free. Gold hoops are stainless steel with a real gold wash (not plated). Lovely! Like a Buried Treasure! They will come in a gift box.

These lovely tiles are found on a very, very old building in Setubal Portugal. To my dismay, many old buildings have fallen in disrepair and this is an attempt to preserve a little of the patrimony of Portugal before it's too late.

According to barreirodara.blogs.sapo.pt, here is the history of Barreiro:
The Portuguese city of Barreiro originated from a "poor" or riverine village, repopulated after the reconquest, under the auspices of the Knights of the Order of Santiago da Espada.
Its inhabitants devoted themselves to fishing and extraction of salt.
The parish of Santa Cruz Barreiro goes back to the XIII-XIV century and was insignia of the Order of Santiago da Espada.
Land of fishermen and people from the field led obscure life, although she had been elevated to town in 1521. In the estuary of the Tagus river that enters the river in Barreiro Coina found himself Zebro Valley, where once stood the furnaces which manufactured crackers which supplied the ships that came from Lisbon, bound for India and Brazil.
On both banks of the creeks ran tide mills which manufactured the flour for the cookies. barns, mills and kilns survived until the nineteenth century. The county only Barreiro, to be phased out of the Alhos Vedros 24 October 1855, he joined the parishes in their area of litter and Lavradio.
The development of Barreiro began in 1861 with the operation of railways to Vendas Novas (57 km) and to Setubal (13 km). Its expansion should it, however, from 1906, with awards to a group of industrialists in the Railway, and South-Southeast, initially between Barreiro, and New Sales. With the emergence of this mode of transport, this would trigger a historical process, which would be crucial not only for the council, and the country. Implementation of industries by the Union Manufacturing Company (CUF), since 1898 headed by dynamic and enterprising businessman who was Alfredo da Silva.
Since then Barry would become a "modern industrial and working-class town, completely transforming the look of old town, both socially, economically, such as urban planning, Barreiro is transfigured. The urban grow beyond the limits of own county, to the nearby Moita. The traces of this past are still a hallmark of the city, through the workshops of the CP, the Neighborhood Workers, and especially the still-present industrial enterprise Quimiparque (current name of the former CUF and QUIMIGAL ).
Barreiro ascended to the title of city on June 28, 1984.

The term Azulejo or Tile dates back to the time of Arab occupation of the Iberian Peninsula. The term "azulejo is derived from the Arab word (al zulej) which means a smooth and polished stone. It wasn't until the 16th century that the process was perfected into the tile we know today.

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The term Azulejo or Tile dates back to the time of Arab occupation of the Iberian Peninsula. The term "azulejo is derived from the Arab word (al zulej) which means a smooth and polished stone. It wasn't until the 16th century that the process was perfected into the tile we know today.
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Although the tiles are water resistant, care should be taken to keep the tiles and metal out of water and away from lotions, including cosmetics, sunscreen, hairspray, etc. The chemicals in these products will dull the finish on the tiles.
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All my tiles are replicas made of polymer clay where the image actually becomes part of the clay through baking. No glue is used in the process. The pieces become waterproof and scratch resistant. Due to the handmade and hand shaped nature of each tile, slight variations will occur, as no two pieces are alike.
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