Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Buy Pearl Jewelry Online

June is the birth month for Pearls. Pearl jewelry is recognized as the emblem of modesty, chastity and purity. They have also come to symbolize a happy marriage, romance and love. The precious classic pearl jewelry is often a family heirloom, passed on from one generation to another. Being the most amazingly beautiful and feminine of all gems, pearl jewelry has long been considered as one of the most romantic items that can be gifted to women. These can be worn for any occasion and with any attire from casual jeans to designer dresses.

Pearl jewelry comes in many types such as pearl necklace, pearl earrings, pearl pendants, pearl rings and pearl bracelets. They are the perfect gift items for all seasons. Buying complete jewelry set often saves money plus one can get exactly the same color, shine and size matching.

Online is the best source to buy pearl jewelry. Online store prices are comparatively much cheaper than the regular boutique stores in malls or elsewhere. There is no salesman pressure and one can do it from the comfort of one's own home. They do not have to pay store rents nor do they have high overhead expenses. Most of them have direct affiliations with the direct source, hence their procurement cost is much cheaper and they pass on these savings to the online customers plus everyone has return policy and satisfaction guaranteed!

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Saturday, June 12, 2010

Simple Ways to Clean Your Gold Jewelry

As I mentioned in the previous post, there are different household cleaners that can be used to clean your gold jewelry.

Liquid dish detergent is probably one of the easiest products to use. You can combine the dish detergent with warm water and soak your gold jewelry for a couple of minutes before you start to scrub the dirt away, then you can use either a cloth rag or a toothbrush to clean your gold jewelry. However, do not use anything too abrasive when cleaning. Soft cloths and soft-bristle toothbrushes are good choices; but something else may leave scratches on the gold jewelry.

Also, you can use seltzer water or club soda as the carbonation in those liquids can loosen up more of the dirt on the jewelry.

There are still other ways to clean your gold jewelry. For example, you can mix one part ammonia to six parts water and soak your jewelry for no longer than a minute before using a soft cloth to polish it.
Toothpaste also works to clean your gold jewelry, but you need to make sure that you get all of the toothpaste out of the crevices before you finish cleaning.

If you have an exceptionally dirty piece of jewelry you can even boil it in water. All of the dirt or grease should rise to the top of the boiling container. If you're concerned about damaging your jewelry while you are boiling it you can use a colander to keep the piece off the bottom of the pan, just make sure that it is
completely submerged to actually get it clean.

Two Warnings Before You Clean Your Gold Jewelry

Unlike silver jewelry, gold jewelry does not require as much as maintenance, for it does not tarnish as quick as silver jewelry.However, gold jewelry can still become dirty during daily wear and must be cleaned timely to make sure it looks the best.

Before you start to clean your gold jewelry, you should still take some precautions, even though gold jewelry can be cleaned with those commonly household cleaning products. The first important warning is that never let your gold jewelry be contacted with bleach and chlorine, because these chemicals can permanently discolor your valuable gold jewelry.

Another warning for jewelry cleaning is to avoid having soap scum near the place where the gemstone are mounted. When you are cleaning around the area, you should use a cloth dipped in the cleaning solution and
make sure your gold jewelry is rinsed off completely. By doing so, there will not be any residual soap discolor your gold jewelry later.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

The June birthstone: Pearl or Alexandrite?

Which is the June birthstone, pearl or alexandrite? There are different birthstone lists have been used in different cultures for thousands of years.

The traditional birthstone list is based on birthstone traditions from the fifteenth to the twentieth century. Since then, many of the traditional stones on the list were changed to correspond with stones that were more commercially available.

In 1912, the American National Association of Jewelers adopted a list which included alexandrite and that was accepted as the standard in the United States and many other countries.

In 1952 the American National Retail Jewelers Association, the National Jewelers Association and the American Gem Society approved a variation of the list. In this list, alexandrite is offered as an alternative to
pearl and therefore associated with the month of June. It is also suggested as the gemstone for a 55th wedding anniversary (sometimes also the 35th or 45th in place of emerald).

Certain months offer various options for the modern birthstone. For example, for those who want to purchase the birthstone for June, alexandrite, pearl or moonstone may be chosen.

Pearls are a classic choice, while natural alexandrite is expensive and rare. In response to the costs associated with alexandrite, some retailers have selected their own stone to represent the month of June,
including green tourmaline to represent the green color of alexandrite, or pink tourmaline to represent the red, or color change garnet because of the change.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Fashion Jewelry and Fine Jewelry

When you go to EBay and want to find some lovely jewelry to buy, you will find two subcategories under category Jewelry & Watches: Fashion Jewelry and Fine Jewelry.

So what is the difference between fashion jewelry and find jewelry?

The answer is Materials. Fashion jewelry and find jewelry are made of different materials, and this is the biggest difference between fine jewelry and fashion jewelry.

Generally, Fashion jewelry is made of almost anything that can be turned into jewelry, such as wood, leather, fabric, glass, resin, copper, brass and plastic. Beads of every kind are a mainstay of fashion jewelry.

When it comes to fine jewelry, it is mainly made of precious metals -- gold, silver and platinum, and decorated with diamonds, pearls and the highest quality gemstones.

However, fashion jewelry can feature gemstones and some precious metals; for example, pewter and gold-plated items are popular in men's and women's jewelry. While fine jewelry can also feature other high-quality metals such as titanium and stainless steel, and some manmade materials such as glass and ceramic beads.