Hi,
I would like to share with you some tips
about storing Silver, Gold and Gems,
as well as costum jewelry or accessories.
There are some “do’s and don’ts”
concerning the materials of the jewels:
Accessory jewels (beautiful as they are),
usually are made of materials like plastic,
metal alloys, high standard crystal glass
(like Swarovski),
or cheap glass.
This kind of jewelry, you can store in the
open air.
They are reachable, visible and
add to the atmosphere of the room.
That’s what I did when I was young,
but I learned
my lesson…
You have to clean the dirt and
dust off that jewelry,
an unnecessary and annoying action,
which can also cause
damage…
Which inevitably brings us to the
conclusion
that it is better to store jewelry in a closed container.
Silver and Gold jewelry are to
be stored
in a closed place,as the metals react
to temperature changes
by
widening and shrinking.
This may cause a “metal fatigue”
and finally break or
crack the item.
Gold is
more stable but still you have to shine and clean it.
As for Silver- all kinds of Silver
alloys –
(the 925 Sterling Silver is the most concentrated,
and most common), –they tend to blacken
in the open
air, and become oxidized.
Since most of
us like the Silver
bright and shiny, keeping Silver jewels
in a closed place
will slow down this process.
(There are jewels which have been intentionally
oxidized by the designer).
Here is an example of an intentionally
oxidized piece from
my ETSY
shop:
And here is
the same piece in its burnished version:
That is
for today.
I would
be delighted to answer questions
and help wherever possible!
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Vita
