What Is Gold Filled Jewelry? How to Tell If It's Real
Real gold filled has a solid gold layer that makes up at least 1/20 of the metal weight, and in the U.S. the term is regulated. Watch for five red...
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How to Get Her Ring Size Without Her Knowing (and What to Buy Instead)
There is no reliable way to find her ring size in secret. Choose the ring she will love, and for U.S. orders exchanges are free all year, for size or...
Watermelon Tourmaline Jewelry: October's Birthstone, Meaning and Gift Ideas
October has two birthstones, opal and tourmaline. I work with two kinds of tourmaline: natural watermelon tourmaline, pink and green in a single stone, and black tourmaline inside my Galaxy...
Jewelry Doesn’t Change Who You Are: How Jewelry Becomes Meaningful
Jewelry becomes meaningful when it is connected to a person, memory, promise, milestone, or version of ourselves we do not want to forget. After seven years of making jewelry and...
Abalone Rings in Sterling Silver or Gold-Filled: How to Choose
Neither sterling silver nor 14k gold-filled is automatically the better choice for an abalone ring. Sterling silver creates a cooler frame that can make blue, violet, green, and silver reflections...
How I Make Abalone Shell Jewelry in Small Batches
Small-batch production means making a limited number of pieces at a time so that the maker can remain closely involved in selecting materials, arranging details, testing construction, and inspecting the...
