Howdy y’all, just a quick note that I’ve added a new chain to the site, the diamond cut fine ball chain. It is beautiful and my new fav. If you don’t know what this kind of chain looks like, it’s basically a fine ball chain that is machine cut – each ball is cut so there are tiny edges on each ball, and the result is glitter! You can see it on the Sweetest Heart necklace (also new) and you can also purchase in the “Chains & Cord” section.
Category: Jewelry Info
How to care for hand stamped jewelry
I get a lot of questions from people on how to care for their hand stamped sterling jewelry. With sterling silver, the more you wear it, the less it will tarnish.
This has to do with the rubbing it encounters against your skin, clothing, etc. while wearing it. When you take your jewelry off and leave it out in the air somewhere, that is when the tarnish starts to attack.
The best way to fight tarnish is prevention. I personally wear my charms and bracelets 24×7 — in the shower, to bed, when I go swimming. Whenever I notice one of my charms is looking less shiny than usual, I pull out my polishing pads and give the charms a good rub.
Voila! Good as new.
All my orders come with a polishing pad for your polishing pleasure ( and you can purchase more here). There is more info on how to care for your jewelry on my site. Oh and here is a video I whipped out that shows how to use the polishing pad.
Happy polishing!
Custom Heart Name Bracelet
A customer of mine recently ordered this bracelet and I thought it was so cute, I just had to share. It’s a great example of ‘customizing your own’ by adding the heart swirl charms and stones to a heart bracelet. My customers have the best ideas! Enjoy!
Semi-precious stones – coming soon!
Speaking of semi-precious stones! My assistant, Heidy (who is awesome!) has been busy preparing all my new semi-precious stones to be available for add-ons to my necklaces and bracelets. I carefully h and -picked a stone or two that would represent each birth month. They are all different and will look great added to necklaces and bracelets. Here is a teaser of a Gr and ma necklace I just designed – it has a silver puffed heart, a garnet, a sapphire and a fresh water pearl – all hanging with a shiny disc with a heart cut-out, and the word Gr and ma stamped on it. This high-polish charm can have MOM or a name stamped on it too. So pretty!