Like all jewelry, your wire wrapped jewelry needs to be properly cared for and cleaned. Properly cleaning caring for your jewelry can make a world of difference in maintaining its beauty and keeping it...
After 30 plus years as a goldsmith, I am amazed at the way misleading titles on Ebay auctions can fool buyers. Knowledge is power, so be prepared with a good understanding of some of the practises of some...
Recently, we found there are more and more people are reselling our products by home parties. It is a very smart way of selling jewelry. Parties require the shortest time investment with the largest...
Gold Filled vs Gold Plated. Brought to you by M. Shafran Artisan Handcrafted Jewelry Pure gold is 24K and is so soft that is it impossible to utilize it in wire wrap jewelry. 14/20 wire or 1/20 Rolled gold...
Spin Turquoise into Malachite? on ebay! BUYER BEWARE Chemically, turquoise is a hydrous phosphate of aluminum and malachite is a hydrous carbonate of copper. You must see these junk gemstones, bidding starts...
Brought to you by M. Shafran Artisan Handcrafted Jewelry . All stones are listed in alphabetic order from Moonstone to Tourmaline. To read obout the rest of the stones, please go to PART 1 -...
Fashion Trends in Jewelry - Spring Summer 2007 The fashion world works always a season or two ahead awaiting what is to be shown on the fashion runways! The designers have already shown their...
My love for Southwestern jewelry started at a early age. I was lucky enough to become friends with a native american indian jewelry designer that taught me the history along with the value of certain stones. ...
So many sellers, so many beautiful pieces... How to decide who to trust and which gems are real? Jewelry (or "jewellery" as we spell it here in Canada)is a non-essential part of life, yet also a facinating...
So many choices! A quick scan through the rosary category and anyone can feel overwhelmed by what is available. So.....what to choose? I have worked the spectrum...... cabled to traditional ... and the most...