As mentioned in a previous post, sterling silver jewelry tarnishes when the metals in the alloy react to the air. Some tarnished pieces look wonderful when it lends a vintage look to the piece. Most of the time, however, we wish to clean our jewelry to return it to its sparkly beginnings. Below are some methods to help restore your…
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Understanding Common Metals Used in Jewelry
It can be confusing trying to decipher the different terms used in jewelry metals. Terms like sterling silver, silver plated, gold filled, vermeil can seem liked you’ve joined a game of Magic the Gathering and players are slinging around terms that you have no real idea what they mean. Let’s take a closer look at these terms and what they…
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Join us at AnachroCon
We are happy to announce that we will be attending our second year at AnachroCon Feburary 14 – 16. The theme this year is the Roaring 20s. One of my favorites!!!! I love art deco style! So, of course, I will bring some of my new art deco style jewelry pieces. I’m also working on some steampunk journals. We hope…
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