Jewelry Blog

A great way to play with your jewelry is to mix it up and wear all different colors of metals all at once.  The days of wearing matchy matchy jewelry are thankfully over!  Jewelry should coordinate but not necessarily match.  Once you see them worn all together they instantly “go” together.  Go ahead and take that gold ring and pile it on with your 2 silver ones.  If you are a little nervous on where to start here are a few tips to think of when choosing what works with what.

Your choices should look deliberate.  So an idea is to take 1 silver and 1 gold ring and wear them on the same finger.  I usually follow the rule that things look better in odd numbers so if you are going to wear 2 rings on one finger throw a third ring on another finger on the same hand to really make a deliberate statement.  If mixing stone color and metal color is a bit too daring for you, stick with one stone, say diamonds, but mix it up with the different color bands like Rihanna did pictured here. Remember that variety is the spice of life, so go express that through your rings, and have fun doing it!

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Yes, that outfit looks amazing on the runway but how would one actually wear it?  Street style is where I get most of my fashion inspiration.  The designers do a wonderful job at coming up with beautiful clothes and accessories, but how the buyer then takes those clothes and styles them to make it their own is what I love best about fashion.  How do you use jewelry to create your own personal style?  I’d love to know!

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Oh the joys of fashion jewelry. People have been creating and wearing fashion jewelry almost as long as they have been wearing clothes. Unlike fine jewelry, fashion jewelry can take on countless forms and numerous materials including paper, plastic, glass and just about everything else you can imagine. There are even people who create jewelry from garbage. Choosing your fashion identity can be an easy one with fashion jewelry. You may be tempted to buy fashion jewelry at a very low price, and I say go ahead.  The beauty of this kind of jewelry is that you can wear it once and not feel guilty about it because you picked it up in the dollar bin.

There are many places to find fashion jewelry both off and online. You might try shopping at craft shows, specialty shops and just about every popular department store.  Yet, in my personal opinion I think making it is the most rewarding way to get your fashion jewelry.

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Fashion is for everyone at all times including when you are interviewing.  How you present yourself can make or break your chances of getting a job.  I believe for an interview jewelry should be tasteful, understated, and appropriate for the attire.  One good tip to remember when deciding what to wear to an interview is that you want to emphasize your professionalism and not your fashion taste.

Jewelry worn to an interview should be neutral and not too revealing in tone.  Wearing something that is overly religious, pet, horoscope, or even hobbie related can only hurt your chances at landing the job.  You want to make sure you keep the interviewer focused on your exceptional business skills and not the fact that you love cats.  The last thing you need is for them to draw on any stereotypes instead of the business at hand.

Also, a good tip to remember is that “after hour” jewelry can make you look unprofessional.  Big hoop earrings or over sized rings are better left for the weekends.  Bracelets can be very distracting as well as noisy especially if you are a hand talker and best avoided.

A great way to keep attention towards your face is with a pair of stud earrings that have a bit of sparkle and/or a simple necklace that hits around your collar bone.  Now I am probably the biggest fan of the “more is more” philosophy when it comes to wearing jewelry, but even I know there is a time and place and when you are looking to land a corporate gig and the interview room is not it.  When in doubt go classic and small like the lovely lady pictured above.

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Sarah Lewis is a designer to watch.  She has a shop in Philadelphia called Adorn, and her work has won several awards and has been featured in juried shows and exhibitions.  Just by looking at her work you can see her love of nature.  With the use of crystals and minerals Sarah creates  jewelry that showcase the natural beauty of the stones and other materials.  Her work is the perfect combination of  bohemian and modern styles.  If you’re in the Philadelphia area I recommend you stop in and see her work, it will be a feast for your eyes.

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I can’t think of a more personal or public expression than what we wear on our bodies and jewelry is no exception.  Jewelry can mean so much more than just something pretty to put over that pink ruffled  dress.  A ring past down from your Grandmother or a brooch you picked up from your first trip to Italy can have so much meaning.  Every time it’s worn it’s a reminder of that special person or place.  Sometimes the problem with this is that the piece of jewelry is outdated and doesn’t really gel with your current style.  My solution to this problem is to make something new out of the old pieces.  For example the necklace pictured here incorporated 2 pieces I hold near and dear to my heart.  You wouldn’t know by looking at it but this necklace is about my Grandparents. I took my Grandfathers old Marine pin and an old chandelier crystal from my Grandmothers house and created a necklace out of them.  I would never otherwise wear these special heirlooms but since I worked them into a fashionable necklace I get to proudly display these mementoes all the time.  It’s a really unique way to make a positive statement with your outfit.  So, I encourage you to take a second look at those important yet outdated pieces and incorporate them into something you can wear.

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Leverback earrings are the latest trend in the jewelry market. These click and snap style of earring findings provide a well secured and elegant locking system for your precious pair of earrings. Its unique locking system allows the earring wire to snap into the lock so well that it prevents the earring from falling off the ear in any situation.

The elegant English alphabet “J” shaped long earring wire of a leverback earring offers place for the application of decorating embellishments such as studs, pearls, gemstones or sequences.  Although leverback style earring findings are available in a wide array of materials namely silver, copper, brass, nickel, and platinum to name a few, the most popularly used metal for making such graceful yet simple earring findings is gold.

Leverback earrings offer a secure base and locking mechanism for the precious and expensive metals and ornamentation. One can wear precious gemstones in expensive metal without worrying about losing the earring due to a poor and inefficient lock. Leverback style earrings offer a great satisfaction coupled with beauty and grace to all the wearers. Such earring findings have gained a lot of praise since their launch.

Gold Filled Leverback

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The first thing every jewelry designer requires to start any of his projects is the right jewelry making supply besides a creative idea.  Whether it is for an experienced professional jewelry maker or for an amateur jeweler, the jewelry making supply helps the person get through the process smoothly. Ornaments are usually made from metals such as gold, silver, platinum, copper and brass, to name a few.  Apart from the metal many embellishment such as crystals, pearls, beads, and gemstones also make an essential part of a jewelry making supply.

There are two things that one must keep in mind before buying a specific jewelry making supply for his project. Firstly, the quality of the supply must not be compromised at any cost. Good quality material would make any jewelry project worthy of praise and admiration. Secondly, the designer must buy the jewelry making supply considering the interests of his target end users. If you are focusing on traditional and ethnic jewelry then you must buy heavy and expensive jewelry making supply, but, if the targeted buyers are young and modern then the supply could be light and cost effective.

One can find different types of jewelry making supplies in the market depending on his budget and project requirements to prepare spectacular ornaments and accessories.

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House of Gems Inc, is a leading supplier of wholesale beads. We have a unique and extensive collection of wholesale beads. We have our own factories to produce the required items. Hence we are able to give significant discounts on our products. Quality is both our vision and mission. We stand committed to supply our loyal customer base with high quality and affordable wholesale beads.

Competitors strive to attain the lofty benchmarks set by us. Our loyal clients swear by our passion and commitment to quality. We have leveraged the technology of the Internet to retain and improve our customer base.

The beads we have include precious and semi-precious gemstone beads, glass beads, wood beads, natural beads and metal beads. Metal beads include the sterling silver beads, base metal beads, copper beads and gold filled beads. We are happy to offer 50% discount on sterling silver beads and sterling silver fancy beads when you make wholesale purchase.

We source wholesale beads directly from the suppliers. Hence there are no middlemen involved. Our methods and processes are both sophisticated and rigorous and designed to get the best quality material. We stand apart from the rest of the crowd in terms of world class customer service. Our transportation time is minimal and very reliable. Our customer base is rapidly growing daily. We examine our processes for improvement always. Hence, we endeavor to give our very best to our loyal clients.

Our name is associated with optimum quality and top drawer customer service and satisfaction.

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These days every bulk jewelry supply dealer prefers to sell wholesale gold filled chains by foot. This is a convenient and most appropriate way of selling chains. Not only does the supplier benefits from this but also the buyer bags a great deal with such a purchase. Having chains by foot gives the jewelry maker a chance to use the chains as per their wish in desirable lengths without having to worry about wasting any of its part or strand.

Wholesale purchasing is by far one of the most convenient and profitable mode of shopping when the requirement is big and frequent. While being highly cost effective and appropriate this wholesale shopping might also prove to be a daunting task, especially, when it comes to shopping for gold filled chains as there are several chances for the customers to get cheated by clever wholesalers. There are three most important aspects to consider before buying wholesale gold filled chains by foot from a bulk dealer.

Find Reliable Wholesale Dealer: The first and most important factor to consider is finding a reliable and certified wholesaler before making the purchase. Many times people forget to enquire about the credibility and history of the supplier while shopping. They only focus on the availability and quality of the product instead of the track record of the dealer. One must always verify the dealer’s reputation on the market before dealing with him. For this, buyers can make use of internet facilities and run a thorough research on authentic and trustworthy bulk suppliers selling gold filled chains near desired locations.

Hallmark Check: All gold filled jewelry articles and supplies display a hallmark stamp on them that says GF along with the quantity of pure gold used in making the piece. Thus, one must always check for the certified marking on the gold filled chains as many wholesale dealers try to sell fake replicas of precious metals at the same price as the original. Alternatively, such artificial chains might also be priced at lucrative costs to allure customers. Thus, one must always be on guard and not get taken in by any such hoax offers and check for authentication seals.

Clarity: One must always purchase cheap gold filled chains through suppliers who offer 100% transparency regarding important factors such as their manufacturing processes, customer care services, pre and post sale facilities, terms and conditions, etc.

While buying wholesale gold filled chains by foot could be a highly beneficial deal for constant buyers it can also lead to great loses if approached ignorantly. Thus, one must always keep the above three tips in mind in order to steal the best possible deals on such purchases.

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