Handmade Sterling Silver Jewelry

A beautiful silver pendant made of sterling silver wire, sterling silver beads and a cute dangling rubylite bead from the bottom.

Perfect for anniversaries, birthdays, Valentine, and any other occasion that calls for love in one way or another.

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This necklace features real lapis lazuli gems encased with silver using a technique called herringbone.

The waving of each herringbone bead is handmade and attached to the silver chain with great care. Dangling silver chain pieces finish this unique necklace in style. This silver necklace is fit for a princess.

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If you like long and dangling earrings with a fresh and sparkling gem, then this is for you!

Two awesome pink jade gems surrounded by handcrafted silver circles are held together with clear quartz briolettes wrapped in delicate and fine sterling silver wire. Great for a night out - every night!

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Do you love Chrysoprasse? Then this gorgeous piece will warm your heart and fill it with love.

This sterling silver necklace features a gorgeous Chrysoprase briolette gem wrapped in silver wire. It also has two silver stardust beads and a few green semiprecous gems for that extra sparkle.

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This is a perfect gift for any man who respects himself! Jewelry has become again popular with the guys and while most would still not wear gold, silver is the accepted currency for wearing a bracelet (or a necklace for the matter).

If you're not sure what gift to give to your husband or boyfriend (or even your son), this chain mail piece made completely from scratch over a full day is a gift that they will wear with pride. Each link in the chain has been cut, shaped and assembled one by one using the popular chain mail technique and you can not get this workmanship with run of the mill pieces.

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A silver cross is a great present to give to religious people, but not only to them. Many young people wear silver crosses even without having a strong faith in God. It is the fashion these days, and it sells like hot cakes.

But don't think that you are limited to people who want to get a cross. It makes a perfect gift for condoleances along with a personalized letter, for a get well soon gift and for the elderly in general. For some reason, these silver crossed are some of my best sellers overall.

This piece is made of sterling silver encasing a white jade bead for that extra elegance

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This hematite gem is wrapped in sterling silver using the classical wire wrapping technique, which is so popular in the US right now. If you're looking for a classic piece, without the shrills and frills of anything eclectic, this piece is yours!

Hematite has healing properties for the body and soul, and it is often worn for soothing and calming the nerves and give a peaceful feeling. It is also known to give an extra boost to the rather shy and timid amongst us, and several people wear a hematite stone in their pockets when going for a new job interview.

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These earrings are awesome for the modern girl. But if you like ancient history, you will find lots of joy in them as well.

The eyes of horus are an ancient sign of protection coming from Egypt.

Based on wiki: "The Wedjat "was intended to protect the king [here] in the afterlife" and to ward off evil. Ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern sailors would frequently paint the symbol on the bow of their vessel to ensure safe sea travel".

The beads in these earrings are goldstone gems surrounded by sterling silver beads and wire, wrapped in the so popular herringbone wave. There are two dangling The Wedjat "was intended to protect the king [here] in the afterlife"[10] and to ward off evil. Ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern sailors would frequently paint the symbol on the bow of their vessel to ensure safe sea travel smoke quartz briolettes wrapped in very find sterling silver wire, representing the tears of Horus.

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After purchasing your silver jewelry, you need to know how to care for it, so that it lasts you for many,many years. Afterall silver jewelry has been often handed down from generation to generation. I still have two of my grandma's pendants which he got as birthday gift from my granddad when she was just 25.

So here are some important tips for you. Please read them carefully because they might be the difference between a long lasting piece and one that you'll never wear again.

1. This tip is obvious, but I've seen many people simply ignoring it. Never let small kids tear a silver chair, be it dangling earrings or a silver necklace' from your body. This can not only tear the chain, but also hurt you in the process. Earrings torn out of your ear are NOT fun!



2. Wear your jewelry often as this prevents silver from tarnishing. Due to the type of material, silver does tarnish when in contact with air. It is a property of silver that can't be avoided, and truth be told, often the antique silver jewelry is more precious when it is darkened than when it is sparkling white. However, if you want to keep your jewelry from tarnishing too fast, keep on wearing it.



3. Store it in zip lock plastic bags so that it doesn't come all too often in contact with the air. I keep each of my pieces in separate zip lock bags. This not only make sure that it is tarnish free even years after I've first created them, but I can also see each piece right away, since the bags are see-through.



4. Use a polishing cloth to polish your sterling silver jewelry from time to time. These cloths are not expensive and they last you for a long time. When I prepare the jewelry that I sold for shipping, I usually add as a gift a small polisher made of a special material that is excellent for polishing silver jewelry. This way you can use it on your jewelry as often as you like



5. Don't use commercial cleaning solutions to clear your silver jewelry. These solutions are great for many things but not for sterling silver, despite what their labels say. Trust me, I know from personal experience. The first few times it might not matter but the ore often you dip it, the easier your silver piece will change color, and you will not be able to bring it back to the original color, no matter what. And this tip is especially useful for jewelry with semiprecious or precious stones.

Read more jewelry cleaning tips at Marika's silver jewelry blog

I hope this article has inspired you to visit my store and maybe even to give learning to make your own jewelry pieces a try. I would feel honored if you visited my jewelry store and let me below in your comments what you thought.

If I contributed just a bit in giving you a new hobby to start, please let me know below as well. I am looking forward to reading your comments!

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If you want to learn more about gemstones, check out this article on Watermelon tourmaline jewelry.