{"product_id":"almost-effortless-diamond-wave-necklace-copy","title":"Almost Went The Other Way Diamond Stud Earrings","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"115\"\u003eThere are moments in life that divide everything into before and after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"117\" data-end=\"337\"\u003eA conversation you almost didn’t have. A train you nearly missed. A city you almost never moved to. The relationship you nearly stayed in. The job you almost accepted. The version of yourself you were expected to become.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"339\" data-end=\"417\"\u003eAnd somehow, without always realising it at the time, your life quietly turns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"419\" data-end=\"624\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"419\" data-end=\"446\"\u003eAlmost Went The Other Way\u003c\/em\u003e was designed as a reflection on those invisible turning points — the fragile moments where one small decision, instinct or act of courage changes the entire direction of a life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"626\" data-end=\"877\"\u003eThe sculptural gold form moves in two flowing parallel lines, almost touching, almost diverging. Like two possible paths existing beside one another. The shape holds tension between closeness and separation, certainty and uncertainty, past and future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"879\" data-end=\"908\"\u003eAt either end sits a diamond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"910\" data-end=\"959\"\u003eNot simply as decoration, but as markers in time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"961\" data-end=\"1221\"\u003eOne diamond represents the person you once were. The other, the person you became because things unfolded differently than expected. Between them sits the curve of experience itself — the unseen emotional journey connecting one version of your life to another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1223\" data-end=\"1449\"\u003eThe flowing form is intentionally soft rather than sharp; because most life-changing moments do not announce themselves dramatically. Often they arrive quietly, disguised as ordinary days, ordinary choices, ordinary instincts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1451\" data-end=\"1783\"\u003eMade entirely by hand in solid 9k gold using traditional goldsmithing techniques, each pair is individually formed, soldered, finished and set by hand in my London studio. The gentle curves retain traces of human touch and movement, giving the piece a warmth and emotional presence that cannot be replicated through mass production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1785\" data-end=\"1956\"\u003eGold here becomes a metaphor for transformation itself: shaped through pressure, heat and persistence, yet emerging stronger, softer and more luminous through the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1958\" data-end=\"2086\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1958\" data-end=\"1985\"\u003eAlmost Went The Other Way\u003c\/em\u003e is a piece about fate, instinct and the delicate moments that unknowingly reshape our lives forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2088\" data-end=\"2091\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"189qedo\" data-start=\"2093\" data-end=\"2111\"\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2113\" data-end=\"2512\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"15fx9ca\" data-start=\"2113\" data-end=\"2147\"\u003eHandmade in solid 9k yellow gold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1um61fa\" data-start=\"2148\" data-end=\"2197\"\u003eTwo lab-grown round brilliant diamonds per pair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1i5bvef\" data-start=\"2198\" data-end=\"2223\"\u003eHandmade bezel settings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"12j7q91\" data-start=\"2224\" data-end=\"2280\"\u003eIndividually hand-formed sculptural double-wave design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1n0gr9m\" data-start=\"2281\" data-end=\"2328\"\u003eTraditional goldsmith construction techniques\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"q3vplf\" data-start=\"2329\" data-end=\"2365\"\u003eApproximate earring height: 8–10mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"18zgiid\" data-start=\"2366\" data-end=\"2409\"\u003eApproximate gold profile thickness: 1.5mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1op5f4u\" data-start=\"2410\" data-end=\"2448\"\u003eSolid gold posts and butterfly backs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"sohfwc\" data-start=\"2449\" data-end=\"2478\"\u003eHandmade to order in London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"p9ip1r\" data-start=\"2479\" data-end=\"2512\"\u003ePresented in Lily Flo packaging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Lily Flo Jewellery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58033452253571,"sku":null,"price":365.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/6421\/1634\/files\/AlmostWentAnotherWay_DiamondWaveStuds.jpg?v=1778658990","url":"https:\/\/www.lilyflojewellery.com\/products\/almost-effortless-diamond-wave-necklace-copy","provider":"Lily Flo Jewellery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}