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Amber jewelry – natural beauty of natural product

May 2, 2012 By Bell

Amber has contributed its role in the jewelry world for a long time. Although it was long discuss whether it was the part of traditional for givingamber in human history or not, the truth about using amber for fashion design by many designers recently cannot go wrong for jewelry world.

Amber isnatural product from trees which typically release this resin type in orangey color to protect themselves. The nature character of resin is coming in harden form with a stunning and individual look. The fact that genuine amber can be date back for at least 25 million years old made this amber a more interesting item for using in jewelry world. This ancient fossil tree resin was later then become a stone that we all know now.

About 90% of amber using recently is extracted from a Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia on the Baltic Sea. The typical color is in orangeyand many jewelers and craftsmen are interested in this kind of color to make it more beautiful in their jewelry pieces. However, there are actually about 250 variations of existing amber color in the world. The deep orange is the most popular and widely recognized as genuine amber. But don’t be surprised to see the other color shade jewelry that labeled as amber jewelry as it is coming in varieties as other gemstone types.

Working with amber in the beginning has lead to the problem in term of designs and ideas. In the past, the used of amber with silver ornament was not really great. The beauty of amber was lost in those usages. With the recent design, the beauty of amber has been focus and emphasis for its best look. Now, it is recommended for the use of amber withsmall amount of silver wire, for the best in jewelry design look. The other important thing about amber jewelry is involved with its finishing, the finished effect can really give the direct effect to the jewelry piece. Therefore, it’s important for you to look for the designs that show the beauty of amber in the simplest form. You will see the beauty of amber in its natural way, as the design should not give any effect to its natural look at all.

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Reasons for wood jewelry

May 1, 2012 By Bell

Wood jewelry? Some of your friends might be surprise to see you with the wood jewelry on your body. Well, there are quite a few reasons for you to explain to your friends about wood jewelry. Here are some of them.

First reason for wood jewelry is because you are looking for the wood items or anything that made by wood. The wood jewelries can bring you a unique look for your unique appearance. The feeling of using wood items is about natural, earthy and also tribal. You can easily make your fashion statement in your way with all these wood jewelries, not just only wood earrings. The use of wood earrings would be the best point to start to say about your fashion interest to the world. If you are happy with the look, there should be nothing wrong with other wood jewelry you are looking for as the next items.

Second reason for wood jewelry is about your sensitive to metal. If you are allergic to metals like nickel, copper or other metals, you have to be quite carefully check with all the metal jewelry available in the market. Although it was said the piece was made of pure silver or pure gold, but who know. You can come across the metal allergy problem in the easy way, just go with the non-metal jewelry instead. 100% of wood earring will contain all the wood products which you can be happy to put the earrings on. Don’t worry about the styles. Now there are lots of interesting design for wood earrings and other wood jewelries available in the market. If you are new in this wood jewelry world, try to look around firstand you will surprise to see the beauty and unique in design for all of wooden jewelry in the market today.

Last reason for wood jewelry is about organic matter. Wood is 100% organic itemsand if you are looking for the organic items, wood jewelry will be your best choice to go. Many people are now interested in living in the world with the green concept. Wood jewelry will be the answer for the beauty for the green concept. If you are looking for the way to use less metal and plastic in your life, you can start from using wood jewelry instead of other jewelry materials.

All the above reasons might attract many people around you forstart using wood jewelry. It’s just your choice to go or not to go with the wood jewelry.

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Silver jewelry – tips for your selection

April 30, 2012 By Bell

What are your criteria for your silver jewelry like silver necklace or ring? Are you looking at the silver quality, design or just the pattern? Actually, there are many points you need to focus and analyze all the information for a piece of silver jewelry.

The first thing to check is about the silver property. The pure silver is not really popular for jewelry maker anyway. They are preferred to work with the silver alloy called sterling silver which normally contains 92.5% of silver with 7.5% of copper. The ratio is important for sterling silver jewelry properties. With less silver percentage (less than 92.5%), it refer to less silver inside the jewelry body. You need to check for the percentage number of silver and other metal for the authentic 925 sterling silver jewelry. Otherwise, you will not get the right sterling silver jewelry for your pieces.

With this percentage, it is considered as high quality sterling silver jewelry as you can be sure for its quality. Pay attention at this point beforestart to look at the design of the pieces. Although the design is right for you, but without this guarantee, I would recommended not to go with it unless you are really want that design and willing to go with the under standard sterling silver jewelry. The high quality sterling silver can handle in the easy way, forsmooth finish and not have blemished in any kind.

Then, check for the design and pattern for that particular piece. For example, if you are looking for a silver necklace, check for the length of that necklace. Too long or too short hasdirect effect to its weight and how its look on your body.

Last, check for all small details inside the jewelry piece; clasp, connection point as it can make a problem later on if you didn’t pay attention since the beginning. If there are pendants come together with the jewelry piece, check those pendants as well.

The design for sterling silver jewelry might be the first thing that attract your interest, but never make your decision just because of the design. You need to check for more details before make your decision every time. Keep these points in your mind, for your best jewelry pieces to go for.

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Beaded toe ring – your DIY technique

April 26, 2012 By Bell

If you are wondering for the right toe ring for you, you can just simply go to the local jewelry shop and get all these stuffs. Then, you can start to do your DIY beaded toe ring just for yourself, for the fit and in style that you will definitely like it. Not only your own style, but you can also control the cost for the jewelry pieces at the same time.

The things you do need for this DIY beaded toe ring are silver wire, either 16 or 18 gauge depend on what size you preferred, jeweler’s file, pliers, a wire cutter, rawhide hammer and the most important part for the ring look, selection of small sized glass beads for your ring.

First, you need to file down the sharp edges ofwire with a jeweler’s file. Simply file the end of each cut direction using gentle strokes for 3 min. Then, you need pliers to mount a selection of beads you like, in the patter you like onto a wire. Make sure that you have measure your toe ring length and make for the right length before start the step. Make sure that the beads are rested only on the top of your toe, to avoid any irritation from the beads. Then, with appropriate length, you need to close up the ring using a pair of flat-nosed pliers. Trim off any overhang wire to ensure your comfy when you are wearing this ring on your toe. You might also need a dummy mount for this step as it will help you to perform this step in the easy way. The dummy mount is usually use for hand ring but don’t be worry, you can also apply it for your toe ring as well.

After all these steps, it’s time for you to enjoy your DIY toe ring pieces. But don’t forget to soften the wire metal using a rawhide hammer to ensure that the ring will not hurt your toe. You may also need to adjust the length, the beaded position and also file the ends down one more time before wearing it to your toe. The final step is to try it on and adjust for your best feeling when you wear the ring on. You can start to do your DIY toe ring from a simple pattern. When you get used to all the technique and know the best technique for making the ring, you can do the complex design on bead materials for your only and unique beaded toe ring.

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