The American Dogwood flower, Cornus florida, really dazzled the people of Virginia in 1918…so much so, that they legally named it their state flower.  With its broad, textured petals and curled tips, it is graceful and resplendent without pretention.  It is no wonder that the dogwood flower goldtone CZ earrings from emitations.com are beautiful as well.

Each earring has 6 CZ stones nestled on a gold-plated sterling silver flower shaped delicately like the dogwood.  My only complaint, and I think Virginians would back me up on this, is that they are simply too small.  The earrings measure less than half an inch tall by half an inch wide.  These beauties need to be approximately twice that size to receive the glory and accolades they deserve, in my opinion.  They’re still pretty, nonetheless.

To view the earrings on emitations.com, click here.