Spoil Me Silly Jewellery
We are all about jewellery!
From fashion jewellery to gorgeous high market gold jewellery.
Buying jewellery is loved by almost all women from all over the world, but there is becoming a fast following with men as well.
Jewellery is usually made from materials like gold, silver, platinum, glass, and precious gems like pearl, diamond, etc. Again, jewellery is either standard design (fashion Jewellery) or custom-made exclusive jewellery. There are various types of ornaments like earrings, nose rings, neckwear (necklaces), bangles, bracelets, anklewear (anklets), rings, etc. Since jewellery is an individual choice by each individual person, male or female will choose completly different items.
Exclusive jewellery should be selected in such a manner that it accentuates the dress and the personality of the man or woman. The exclusive jewellery should be highly pleasing to the eye and at the same time be bold, exotic, mysterious, and individualistic. Exclusive jewellery should possess excellent craftsmanship. Moreover, exclusive jewellery could be either contemporary or represent a period or a culture, like Victorian, Edwardian, Georgian, Belgian, Italian, Asian, Indian, etc.
Gold is the most common jewellery material. For centuries, jewellery lovers and designers had equally preferred the yellow luster and the ease of working of gold into different shapes and designs. Pure gold is normally not used but always mixed with silver or copper to increase the strength of the exclusive jewellery and to make them more durable. Gold is measured in karat. 100% pure gold is termed as 24 carat, while 18 carat is 75% gold and 14 carat is 58% gold.
Platinum exclusive jewellery is highly expensive, since it is about thirty-five times rare compared to gold. However, platinum exclusive jewellery does not tarnish or fade.
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rling silver is commonly referred to as pure silver but in reality it is silver alloy. You see pure silver as the name denotes is 99.9 percent pure silver and because of this it is often very soft for any type of application or use. Sterling silver on the other hand has 92.5 percent silver and the excess 7.5 percent is usually of another metal and very often it is in the form of copper.
Titanium is very hard. It has to be noted that the metal (chemical periodic table symbol Ti), is rather soft compare to the commonly known strong version, which is the alloys made from a mixture of titanium, tin (Sn), aluminum (Al) and vanadium (V). In jewelry industry, titanium is offered in different grades. The pure titanium jewelry is much softer than the other two alloys, known as 6Al4V and 6Al4V2Sn. 6Al4V means that the alloy consists of 90% titanium, 6% aluminum and 4% vanadium.
A knowledge of the precious and semi precious gems stones before buying jewellery. Amber is formed normally from fossilized sticky resin that comes from ancient pine trees. Emerald is obtained mineral deposits and is a green gemstone. Jade is available in two types, Jadeite and Nephrite. Jade is one the hardest of gems and could be carved into various forms and sizes. Nephrite is normally green, while Jadeite is available in red, blue, green and also black. Lapis Lazuli is normally blue, but sometimes could have green or violet tints. The blueness comes from the sulphur that is present in the stone. Onyx is mostly black. Pearls are either from freshwater pearl oysters or cultured and are available in many different colours. Nearly 95% of available pearls are of the cultured type.
Generally, the oils from our skin and other beauty products like lotions that are applied on the skin tarnish jewellery. However, you could use warm water containing a very little dishwashing liquid to clean most jewellery. Soak. Finally, the jewellery should be rinsed in cold water and dried with a soft cloth. However, pearl and coral should not be soaked. Jewellery of various types should be kept in separate boxes designed specially for each item. Do some researc h into how to look after and clean specific types of jewellery, especially those prized pieces.
Make sure you view the videos as well on the blog pages as they have some invaluable information, epecially if you are interested in making your own jewellery.
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