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Silver is the Right Gift for Many Occasions

Posted by Doncrack Sunday, February 14, 2010

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Gold, platinum, diamonds, and even cubic zircon seem to get the bulk of the attention from jewelry buyers, but one precious metal remains a strong gift idea for just about any occasion. Sterling silver, the most robust of all silvers is a gift that looks great, has enduring value, and can be worn with just about anything.

If you're looking for a special gift to give, you'll want to consider sterling silver jewelry. Let's take a look at various occasions where a silver ring, necklace, earrings, pendant or bracelet makes for an excellent choice amongst a broad selection of gift giving ideas:

Mother's Day - What mother doesn't love jewelry? Necklaces, pendants, earrings, rings, and bracelets can all be fashioned from silver making for an elegant, yet affordable gift for mom. Many young mothers prize silver hope earrings, while silver dangling earrings complement the ears of young and old alike. Silver cuff rings evoke a 1960s era look - in vogue today - while silver chokers and necklaces are additional timeless classics that can be enjoyed for many years to come.

You're Grad - No matter whether someone you love is graduating from middle school, high school, or college, a gift to mark that special event is in order. Shower her with a whimsical sterling silver butterfly pendant or choose a pair of "Back to Nature" shell earrings from Hot Diamonds. Fashioned by leading designers, the cutting-edge Hot Diamonds line is considered to be amongst the trendiest styles of our day, just what your fashion conscious grad would love!

Father's Day - Guys shouldn't be left out when it comes to sterling silver, with many manly gifts available to give to your Dad. Hot Diamonds has an entire silver jewelry line devoted to serving men, including rings, bangles, pendants, and cuff links. Wide, Masculine looking jewelry that allows him to express his ruggedness and individuality.

Birthdays - What should you give your daughter, mother, wife or sister on her birthday? Sterling silver jewelry is a "I can't go wrong with this gift" that she'll treasure for years to come. Mix and match earrings and necklaces or choose a silver pendant that she'll treasure and pass down as a family heirloom. An inscribed silver ring can be a significant gift to help mark an important milestone, including a "Sweet Sixteen" event.

Religious Holidays - Christmas, Hanukkah, and other holidays of religious significance are often marked by the giving of sterling silver jewelry. A pair of silver Hanukkah earrings or a silver ring for Christmas is always a welcome gift, statement making presents keeping with the spirit of these important holidays.

Perhaps the most attractive feature about sterling silvery jewelry for the gift giver is its price - unlike some other metals which continue to rise and fall sharply, silver is stable and will hold its value over the long run, and giving you more choices to consider for that special occasion.

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Flower Girl Jewelry for the Littlest Bridesmaid

Posted by Doncrack Monday, December 22, 2008

Flower Girl Pearl Jewelry Set Your wedding offers the ultimate opportunity for little ladies to play dress-up, especially the flower girls. Indulge your youngest attendants ~ stylish flights of fancy with some special jewelry for the big day. This 15 1/2" necklace and 5" bracelet of faux pearls, along with a heartfelt printed poem, make the perfect wedding keepsakes

Nothing makes a little girl feel more feminine and grown-up than receiving some gorgeous jewelry. Especially if it matches what the "big" girls are wearing. From the time little girls can walk, they're always trying to look like Mommy. They love trying on her jewelry because it makes them feel grown-up and pretty. Imagine how special your flower girl will feel to receive such an exquisite gift!

There are many beautiful, yet age-appropriate gift sets available for your flower girl. Inexpensive, yet good quality jewelry is not that hard to find. Bracelets, necklaces, and earrings can be purchased in a variety of styles-pearls, Swarovski crystals, birthstones, beaded crystals, and cubic zirconium. To a little girl, it doesn't matter how much it costs, just that it sparkles. Many of these sets come in a cute little satin purse (perfect for carrying down the aisle) or in a lovely personalized jewelry box.

Personalized jewelry is also a great option. Giving someone a gift that has their initials or name on it (especially for a child) makes them feel like you genuinely put a lot of thought into their gift. Personalized gifts are special and especially considerate. Whether it is having your flower girl's initials engraved on a heart pendant or her name embroidered on the satin handbag, your little friend will be delighted. You can even have her name engraved on a cuff bracelet or on a lovely jewelry box that she will treasure for years!

With gifts like these, your wedding will be the highlight of this little girl's year! This will be a fond memory that she will recall for years and years to come. With a lovely jewelry set, she will have something to remember it by and treasure always.

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How to Care for Diamond Jewelry

Posted by Doncrack Monday, November 17, 2008

Okay, you finally found the perfect diamond ring, earrings or necklace. Now, you need to keep that piece looking as great as it did when you received it.

Probably just tossing your diamonds into a jewelry box is not the greatest idea in the world. It is really heartbreaking to find that beautiful diamond chipped because it was knocked against another diamond in your jewelry box. Sure a diamond is the hardest natural substance on Planet Earth but knock two of them together and something's gotta give. And normally it is a piece of one of the diamonds, or if you are unlucky like I was, both diamonds chip! If you don't have a jewelry box that has the little slots to store your rings in, then put each ring, earring or necklace into a cloth pouch. It takes up more space but if it will save just one of your stones it is worth it!

There is nothing sadder than a diamond without a sparkle and that is so easy to fix. Skin oil, body and hand creams, and just plain dirt (yes, some of us really do forgot to take off our rings when we dig in our gardens and do all the other things that get your hands dirty and well the sad news is your rings get dirty too, just like your hands!) I have been known to forget to take off my rings when I made bread, now that is a real mess to clean. But clean is possible and relatively easy. A little dish soap and water and if needs be an old toothbrush will clean all the gunk from around the stone and shine it up like new! Once in a great while (and I've only had to do it once) the sparkle and shine just is hard to find. Use a weak solution of ammonia and water - I use 2 tablespoons of ammonia to 1/2 cup of water and that old soft toothbrush to get down between the crevices around the stone or stones. Don't be overzealous in your cleaning as you can scratch the gold or silver! Once you've cleaned your rings, necklaces, and earrings just let them air dry and if you feel the overwhelming urge, polish them with a soft dry cloth. Voila! Sparkles!

A good protective measure is to take your diamond rings into a jeweler every once in a while and have the settings checked. Getting a once a year checkup for your diamonds is a good time frame if you wear them all the time. If you only wear them once in awhile, then take them in every couple years. Having lost stones due to carelessness (yes, I know it is hard to believe), I am a firm believer in the ounce of prevention theory! Let the jeweler check them and tighten the settings if need be. It doesn't matter if you have four-prong, six-prong, and low-profile channel or bezel settings, they come loose just like other settings, so have them checked.

You can always take your diamond jewelry to a jeweler to be cleaned. They have steam or ultrasound cleaners. If you have antique diamond jewelry, I would nix the ultrasound as that can make worn fissures worse.

There is also the alternative of buying (heaven forbid that one!) a jewelry cleaner. Simple, easy, and not really that expensive, it gets my vote every time!

And if you've worn that ring once too often, or the necklace is so last year, well sell it on your favorite online auction. Then you can afford that awesome little diamond bracelet you found there yesterday.

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Celtic Jewelry and St. Bridget's Cross

Posted by Doncrack Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Women's 14 Kt. St. Bridget's Cross with Diamond Necklace

There is one great thing about anything that relates to Ireland and that is the fact everything, be it the tradition of St. Patrick's day or the Cliffs of Mohan, literally everything has a story. And the same rule applies to Irish Celtic jewelry. Each delicately crafted piece has a legend behind it.

And you cannot get more Irish than the story of St. Brigid and her cross. It's a beautiful representation of how the Pagan and the Christian mythology is weaved together and makes for the rich tapestry of Irish history.

The story of St. Brigid's Cross cannot be told without telling the story of St. Brigit first. She is considered as one of the patron saints of Ireland (much like St. Patrick) and her feast day is on February 1st.

Brigid was born out of wedlock between Dubhthack, who was a pagan chieftain of Leinster, and Brocessa, one of his slaves. Because the child was a girl, the mother was sold to Connaught and the little girl was given to a Druid to be educated. She was raised a pagan and the exact time of her conversion to Christianity is still uncertain but once she converted to Christianity, Brigid is believed to have formed a convent in Clara, Co. Offaly.

But it was the abbey in Kildare that she became famous for - after all she is considered to be the guiding force behind the first female Christian community in Ireland. When she came to Kildare she extinguished the ritual fire of the Druids and lit a new fire dedicated to Christ which remained burning long after she was gone. Not to mention that the abbey in Kildare became one of the strongholds of learning in Europe. St. Brigid was revered by men and women alike for her gentle spirit, common sense and charitable work. She was laid to rest in 525 AD at Kil Dara.

In 835 AD her remains were moved to a tomb in Downpatrick that is also believed to hold the remains of other 2 of Ireland's most cherished saints - St. Patrick and St. Columcille.

St. Brigid's Cross is also known in Gaelic as Cros Bríde and it is believed to have been inspired by the pagan sun wheel. And although the interpretations of this story are plentiful, the legend goes that a pagan chieftain of a neighboring village was on his death bed and delirious. St. Brigit was sent to talk to him about Christ.

Since the man was completely incoherent, St. Brigit started to console him and she picked up the rushes that were strewn across the floor and started to weave them into a cross.

The chieftain was shaken from his delirium and asked her what she was doing. She told him the story of Christ and the cross. The sick chieftain listened to her with interest and before he died he converted to Christianity and was baptized.

Since then, on February 1st on the day of St. Brigid's liturgical celebration and what is also considered to be the first day of spring in Ireland the crosses made of rushes are weaved.

And while you might be hard stretched to find St. Brigid's cross on display in urban parts of Ireland, in the rural areas they are still on display especially since the belief is that they protect the house from evil and fire. One place in urban Ireland where you can be certain you will find an example of St. Brigid's cross is the Irish Celtic jewelers, who use its design as an inspiration for pendants.

Even though St. Brigid might be long gone, she is still one of Ireland's most celebrated patron saints much in the same rank as St. Patrick.

The woman of gentle spirit, who befriended people and animals alike, who dedicated her life to Christ, is still remembered today not only in Ireland but also in continental Europe where her teachings have spread over time.

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Bridal Bracelet

Posted by Doncrack Monday, October 13, 2008

Diamonds set in gold are a traditional jewellery combination. Combined with the beauty of a bridal bracelet, can truly turn out to be a piece of jewellery that is treasured. The more diamonds in a piece of jewellery, the more spark. Maybe that is why so many women lust after diamond bridal bracelets, white gold in particular. These bridal bracelets are typically studded with many different diamonds of the same size and shape in a single line, with bars of gold (or occasionally platinum) between the stones. The outcome is that of classic beauty, restrained opulence and charm.

If your wedding is planned for mid to late June it is not too late to make a striking chalcedony and pearl bridal bracelet for your wedding day. It also makes a beautiful gift for your bridesmaids. This bridal bracelet is one of my most admired due to the truth that it combines pearls, which are an everlasting bridal favourite and the beautiful blue gemstone - using a blue gemstone covers the 'something blue' of the bridal lore.

A woman wearing a bridal bracelet especially a bridal ankle bracelet with a wedding dress could have an even more attractive appearance than another woman wearing the same attire. Bridal ankle bracelets or bridal anklets have always been a popular fashion accessory adorning girls' and women's ankles for decades. There are different kinds of bridal ankle bracelets. There are gold bridal ankle bracelets, custom or personalized bridal ankle bracelets, bridal ankle bracelets with diamonds or other gems, beaded anklets, sterling silver anklets flexible or hinged anklets and stretch, and weave or locking anklets.

Take your time to search for the perfect bridal bracelet and have an array of alternatives to choose from and go for what you feel would be most appropriate. As a gift, it need not be pricey, although you could always go for the really expensive ones if the price is not a problem for you.

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Tasteful Bridal Jewelry for Older Brides

Posted by Doncrack Saturday, October 11, 2008

The average age for an American bride is about 25 years old. For women who are a bit older than that (or even quite a bit older), they will want to take a few things into consideration when choosing their bridal jewelry. Instead of wearing the type of jewelry that a young ingenue would, an older bride should look for pieces that suit her age and level of sophistication.

Perhaps you have seen so many beautiful pieces of bridal jewelry, and simply do not know what is appropriate or where to begin. It will be much easier once you have selected your gown or bridal ensemble. Then you can match the formality of the jewelry to what you will be wearing on your special day.

Brides who are a little older will find that certain styles of bridal jewelry will suit them and that others will look too young. This will have less to do with whether you are a first time bride or not; it is really a question of finding pieces that are elegant and sophisticated. There are a few styles, in particular, that a mature woman should avoid.

It is often the hair jewelry that poses the great pitfalls for an older bride. There are some types of headpieces that will work beautifully for a bride of any age, but others that will not. Tiaras, specifically, are best left to the younger set. Unless you are real royalty, skip the crown, and opt for a more chic look like a scattering of hairpins.

Other types of jewelry will depend on your own style and figure. For example, a woman who has, shall we say, a "mature" neck, should stay away from chokers, as they will emphasize any wrinkles or looseness that may be present. It is still possible to wear a short necklace; just do not choose one that clings too tightly to the neck.

On the other hand, there may be some styles that you are unaccustomed to wearing that could work beautifully. Many women, as they grow older, tend to get more conservative in their fashion choices. Your wedding might be the perfect time to break away from what you wear every day and try something more adventurous, like a great pair of drop earrings.

One of the nicest things about being an older bride is that you likely know your own taste and sensibilities. This will prove very helpful when it comes time to choose your wedding gown and jewelry. You may want to consider having your bridal jewelry custom made so that you can get exactly what you want. If you find a designer who handcrafts custom bridal jewelry from Swarovski crystals and freshwater pearls, it can be surprisingly affordable.

There are so many wonderful options when it comes to wedding jewelry, which means that there is a perfect set for every bride. When you are an older bride, make sure that the bridal jewelry you select really makes you shine. Knowing that your jewelry looks great will help you to feel even lovelier on your wedding day.

Finding the whole process of weddings and all the planning that goes into one fascinating, Laura writes about many of the considerations that brides have to deal with. Custom bridal jewelry is perfect for tasteful brides of all ages.