| There are seemingly unlimited choices on the | | | | charm will automatically create lasting memories |
| market for sterling silver jewelry. Varieties in | | | | just because it is your choice. Again, personalizing |
| designs of pendants, bracelets, pins, rings, charms, | | | | it or having it engraved will provide even more |
| earrings, necklaces, cuff links, and key chains are | | | | meaning. |
| so abundant that the shopper is not only left | | | | Why Silver and Not Gold |
| mystified, but can literally be overwhelmed. If you | | | | Gifts of sterling silver jewelry are not only |
| are searching for something different like a | | | | considered the stars of the design world, they |
| wonderful sterling silver cuff bracelet or | | | | remain reasonably priced, are considered less |
| handmade silver earrings, your search will surely | | | | ostentatious than gold, and are actually preferred |
| not be in vain and will definitely be worth the | | | | by the younger set and the young at heart as |
| effort. Jewelry styles are born again and again | | | | being more contemporary than gold, and just plain |
| and are always evolving, so finding just the right | | | | fun to wear. |
| piece can be somewhat daunting. Maybe that's | | | | Sterling silver gifts remain high on the list of |
| not such a bad problem to have after all. | | | | sought after items around the world. If your |
| The Ins and Outs of Silver Jewelry | | | | tastes run toward simple elegance, you can find |
| Traditional ornamentation to adorn human beings | | | | exactly what you are looking for on line or in |
| has been around through the centuries. Both men | | | | jewelry stores, and specialty gift shops. If you |
| and women have always enjoyed the glint of fine | | | | prefer more intricately designed patterns and |
| silver jewelry against the skin and the warm glow | | | | presentations to make a statement, you'll find |
| it brings to the complexion. Tastes in sterling silver | | | | those too. |
| design may change over time but the basic | | | | Intrinsic Value |
| materials remain the same and artisans working in | | | | New sterling silver jewelry fads and trends mean |
| the medium use their skills to produce increasingly | | | | different "looks" that appear every season. These |
| interesting patterns. Silver jewelry through the | | | | changes in jewelry styles are much like trends in |
| ages has been hand wrought and even mass | | | | clothing and accessories like shoes. However, the |
| manufactured to reflect changes in styles and | | | | real difference between sterling silver and all the |
| preferences, and to highlight the cultural | | | | fashion fad apparel is in silver's eternal value. In |
| differences of various countries. | | | | fact, sterling silver jewelry, because it can retain |
| It is considered stylish now to wear many silver | | | | its warm glow through decades of wear, and |
| rings on the fingers of one hand. Toe rings are | | | | because the trendy pieces of today eventually |
| popular among the young and free-spirited. | | | | become the antiques of tomorrow, retains its |
| Handmade sterling silver "slides" can be worn on | | | | value over time. The jewelry you wear today will |
| silver "collars", chains or ropes according to your | | | | certainly not be discarded like last year's favorite |
| mood and dress of the day and are the latest | | | | dress. |
| trends in versatile jewelry fashion, as is combining | | | | Keep the Glow |
| both silver and gold pieces at once - necklaces, | | | | Of course, sterling silver will tarnish over time, |
| bracelets, or earrings. Several seemingly unrelated | | | | depending upon humidity and other factors, |
| pieces are worn together, with an eye toward | | | | because of its reactions to sulfides in the air. Left |
| mixing and matching for an eclectic look. Wire | | | | unpolished, a piece can dull and then turn dark, but |
| wrapped jewelry is also a new trend, where | | | | can be easily cleaned to restore its natural glow. |
| polished stones or glass are wrapped in uniquely | | | | To prevent tarnishing, after polishing with a |
| designed coils of intertwined and swirling silver | | | | treated cloth (found in any jewelry store), it is |
| threads. | | | | recommended to store your jewelry in a plastic |
| Traditions, Traditions | | | | bag with all the air squeezed out. |
| As for traditional gift giving, an engraved silver | | | | The Untarnished Truth |
| cuff bracelet is always popular, appropriate for | | | | Silver lovers around the world recognize that |
| any age group, and is always greeted as a very | | | | keeping up with the tarnish is well worth the |
| welcome gift. Engraving any silver piece can make | | | | satisfaction that comes with wearing fine jewelry, |
| the gift so special it will become a keepsake. A | | | | designed to match a mood, a personality, and a |
| sterling silver charm bracelet to welcome the birth | | | | love of quality. The truth is that sterling silver |
| of a child is guaranteed to become a cherished | | | | jewelry remains reasonably priced, versatile, |
| memento. You and the family can add silver | | | | flexible, stylish, elegant and always fun - and is |
| charms and bracelet links through childhood and | | | | worn with love and pride throughout the world. |
| into the adult years and your choice of each | | | | |