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วันอาทิตย์ที่ 8 มกราคม พ.ศ. 2555

Tips to Wear Fashion Jewelry Sets For Every Season

While fashion jewelry sets are always welcome, and would most certainly look good on a woman, it is still important that you use the right set for every season. Much in the same way that summer clothes would look - and feel - uncomfortable during the cold seasons, fashion jewelry sets meant for summer should not be worn during the winter.

Here are some tips on what kind of fashion jewelry to wear for every season:

Silver Earrings

Spring

Spring is all about new life, freshness, and delicate pastel colored designs. This means that accessories and jewelries that would work well with the spring season must include aspects inspired by nature. Ideal designs are butterfly pendants, flower shaped earrings, wooden bangles and bracelets. Spring jewelry is perfect as companions clothing with printed floral designs.

Summer

Summer jewelries should perfectly represent the upbeat, fun, and bright atmosphere of the season it was intended for. The styles that should be used should match or at least complement the colors of the ocean and the clear blue skies. Ideal for these sets are brightly colored beaded necklaces that are a little bit on the long side, which could be enhanced with additional sterling silver chains. Sea-themed accessories are also perfect compliments, such as corals and turquoise-colored natural stones which come in the form of necklaces and earrings. In direct contrast with the appropriate clothes, summer jewelries can be heavy and bulky.

Autumn

Contrary to what most people would expect, when it comes to fashion and colors, the antithesis of Summer is Autumn, when the fall season starts to wind down and the atmosphere favors warm, subdued, and deep aesthetics. While sterling silver jewelries could work in autumn, a better option would be earth-colored accessories that would not stand out and look awkward when buried beneath a blend of complimenting earth tones.

Winter

Winter seasons bring with it cold, snowy weather and the color of the environment tends to lean more towards the white spectrum. Sterling silver would look best for this season, as the sparkle of silver accessories will be reminiscent of glistening snow and ice. On the more practical side, necklaces should be on the shorter side in order to mesh well with turtlenecks, instead of drawing attention to the cleavage area (which is more often covered during the winter season)

Mix and match

Of course, jewelry sets would be a waste if you can only use them during certain parts of the year, which is why it is ideal for you to mix and match accessories, and find items that can be used and would apply to other seasons. For instance, spring jewelry that contains nature-themes would work well during the autumn, and would work well in crafting a nature/environment themed set. On the other hand, pearl jewelry that is used for summer sets will also work and blend in well with the predominantly white-colored winter jewelries. Remember that one of the major aspects of fashion is creativity, so go all out and be creative with your jewelry sets!

Tips to Wear Fashion Jewelry Sets For Every Season

วันเสาร์ที่ 7 มกราคม พ.ศ. 2555

Interesting Facts About Copper, Silver and Base Jewelry Findings

There is a popular saying that a chain is as strong as its weakest link. Usually people use this saying as a figurative form of expression, however, this article talks more about its literal sense. Different parts of a jewelry chain or any other article are connected through small links known as jewelry findings. These are the smallest yet most important accessories to be used in jewelry making. Every big, small, light or heavy ornament could be made using these apparently negligible pieces of metal. This quality makes findings the most essential parts of a jewelry article. The size, shape and strength of a jewelry finding depend upon the weight and intricacy of the targeted jewelry design. There is a huge variety of findings in the market available in several different designs and materials.

Depending upon the type of project, jewelry findings can be bought in different forms of metals ranging from highly priced to cheap. Although the choice of jewelry finding is a matter of buyer's personal choice which is majorly ruled by the requirement of the project in hand at the time of purchase. Amongst the various types of jewelry findings available in the market, three are the most preferred metal findings amongst buyers worldwide. These three forms of metal findings are made from gold, silver and base metal. The principal reason for their popularity is the quality of the metals used and their versatility.

Silver Earrings

Here are a few advantages of using copper, silver or base metal findings over others for any jewelry project.

Copper Findings

• Copper findings offer numerous health benefits to the wearer. They promote the excretion of healthy thyroid hormone in the body besides absorbing the iron content in order to overcome its deficiency. Copper finding also help in the production of melanin in the body which saves the skin and hair from discoloring due to the effect of UV rays. Besides that these findings also help in maintaining healthy and strong bones.

• Copper findings are highly cost effective. Therefore, such findings usually weigh way less on the pockets in comparison to the ones made from other expensive metals.

Sterling Silver Findings

• The primary benefit of using sterling silver findings in jewelry projects is their property of skin friendliness. Silver metal is known to be very safe for sensitive skin. It goes well will all types of skin. Therefore, jewelers prefer to use silver findings for most of their projects.

• Other advantage of using sterling silver findings is their strength. These finding could be as fragile as a feather and as strong as iron which makes them suitable for all kinds of jewelry projects.

Base Metal Findings

• Base metals are available in nature in abundance. Therefore, finding base metal jewelry making accessories is a very convenient task. Many jewelry makers, specially, the beginners prefer to start working on jewelry projects with base metal findings because of their high availability.

• Due to easy accessibility base metal findings are not priced very high as compared to other rare and expensive metals such as gold, platinum and silver.

Different projects require different forms of jewelry findings and relevant accessories. However, the most important thing is top make the right choice for the right purpose.

Interesting Facts About Copper, Silver and Base Jewelry Findings

วันพุธที่ 4 มกราคม พ.ศ. 2555