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Sterling silver is the workhouse of jewelry metals. Not as glamorous as its gold or platinum counterparts, but it makes up for it with its malleability, beauty and durability.  But don’t let its sensible price-tag make you think its cheap; top designers around the world use it in their high-end designs.

So what is sterling silver exactly?

Sterling silver is generally 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metal alloy (usually copper).

To ensure you’re getting the best quality sterling silver jewelry,  buy from established, reputable jewelry companies and look for marks like these:

• 925 or .925
• sterling
• sterling silver

Actually authentic 925 sterling silver is not that inexpensive. But the extra cost is worth it for the quality and lifetime value of the jewelry.

Is sterling silver durable? 

Interestingly, sterling silver jewelry can last a lifetime. Its all about the care (not surprisingly).

How do I clean sterling silver jewelry:

The best part with cleaning sterling silver jewelry? You can do it your home using basic ingredients:

• Soap and water: Considered the best way to clean sterling silver.
• Baking soda and water: Ditch the toothpaste idea and go for this basic recipe instead.
• White vinegar and baking soda: This is good for heavier tarnish. Soak your sterling silver in ½ cup of white vinegar and 2 tablespoons of baking soda and let the jewelry sit for two to three hours. Rinse jewelry and pat dry.
• Finish with a polish: Just for a little extra shine!

Style 102798. Sterling silver heart shaped necklace with .06ct t.w. round natural diamonds and milgrained edges, set on an 18″ cable chain.

Wow, you couldn’t ask for a more info-packed and SHORT video. This eHow video addresses any points we’d mention to clients when choosing jewelry with a sleeveless gown (down to wearing a stunning bracelet on the hand that will be cutting the wedding cake). If you’re a bride who needs to make big fashion decisions and is short on time, this is the video for you!

Many people have a particular metal preference when it comes to jewelry. “I only wear silver” or “Gold is my favorite” for example. But (and its an important “but”), those favorite metals might not go well with your skin undertone.

This video goes into detail so you too can find the true undertone to your skin (not to be mistaken by skin color, which can change). That way you can choose your jewelry accordingly.

This Spider Brooch is a reproduction of an old design (1800’s), made from 14K rose gold. sapphires, diamonds, black enamel.

HALLOWEEN QUOTES:

I’ll bet living in a nudist colony takes all the fun out of Halloween. ~Author unknown

A grandmother pretends she doesn’t know who you are on Halloween. ~Erma Bombeck

Eat, drink and be scary. ~Author unknown

Pixie, kobold, elf, and sprite,
All are on their rounds tonight;
In the wan moon’s silver ray,
Thrives their helter-skelter play.
~Joel Benton

Witch and ghost make merry on this last of dear October’s days. ~Author unknown

Halloween is huge in my house and we really get into the “spirits” of things. ~Dee Snider

At first cock-crow the ghosts must go
Back to their quiet graves below.
~Theodosia Garrison

Never let your kids buy an off-the-shelf Halloween costume. Forbid it, no matter how close you may be to the witching hour. Instead, help them make their own. Encourage them to use their imaginations and their ingenuity. Show them that what can be created is often better than what can be bought. And besides, don’t the darkest, most frightening things live inside us anyway? ~Joe Kita, “What I Know” (The Best Halloween Costume), Wisdom of Our Fathers, 1999

‘Tis now the very witching time of night,
When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out
Contagion to this world.
~William Shakespeare, Hamlet [III, 2, Hamlet]

Where there is no imagination there is no horror. ~Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet, 1887

Just like a ghost, you’ve been a-hauntin’ my dreams,
So I’ll propose on Halloween.
Love is kinda crazy with a spooky little girl like you.
~R. Hirsch, M. Shapiro, & H. Middlebrooks, Jr., “Spooky,” 1968

There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls. ~George Carlin

There is something haunting in the light of the moon; it has all the dispassionateness of a disembodied soul, and something of its inconceivable mystery. ~Joseph Conrad