• On the purchase of new jewelry, assure coverage for replacement in case of loss or theft
• In view of continuing inflation, it is a good idea to have ALL your jewelry appraised every two or three years

Remember that the most reliable appraisal is an opinion based on knowledge gained through education and special training, backed up by technical equipment and reinforced by experience.

To give yourself the nenefits of the most accurate appraisal possible, heed these points:

• Don’t try to save money on an appraisal. For a professional evalutatio, expect to pay a fair fee, usually based on an hourly rate (although it may be based on value of jewerly) The more intricate the jewelry, the more time needed to examine it.
• Don’t rush your appraiser. Give him/her adequate time to carefully examine every facet of your jewelry.

I’m looking for someplace to get snaptite castings for earrings and pendants. The simple on in which you only have to set the castingover the stone and press down. Can anyong help me locate a few places to find these??

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German Silver or Nickel Silver is a metal alloy of copper with nickel and often but not always zinc. It is named for its silvery appearance, but contains no elemental silver. Other common names for this alloy are Paktong, New Silver and Alpacca. Be aware that if you are looking for real true elemental silver to avoid these types as there is no silver content at all.

Many alloys fall within the general term of “Nickel Silver”. All contain copper and nickel, while some formulations may additionally include zinc, antimony, tin, lead or cadmium. A representative industrial formulation, Alloy No. 752, is 65% copper, 18% nickel, and 17% zinc. In metallurgical science, such alloys would be more properly termed nickel brass. The white alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel used in coins, such as the United States nickel, is better known as copper-nickel, cupro-nickel or cupronickel.

Some nickel silver alloys, especially those containing high proportions of zinc, are stainless (corrosion-resistant).

Nickel silver alloys are commonly named by listing their percentages of copper and nickel, thus “Nickel Silver 55-18″ would contain 55% copper, 18% nickel, and 27% other elements, most probably entirely zinc. A two-element alloy may be named for its nickel content alone, thus NS-12 is 88% copper and 12% nickel

Silver jewelry is a special thing in your daily life. You should find the best way to wear it. Maybe you are very puzzled how to choose a silver jewelry for your cloth. Now there are some rules can help you.

1. Professional clothes should come together with simple\ fine style silver necklace.

2. Leisure clothes should come together with special\ exaggerate style silver necklace.

3. Lovely clothes can come toether with silver bracelet with a little bell. It will let you very happy and lovely.

4. Silver jewelry with colorful man-made stone should go together with young girl.

5. Tibet silver jewelry must not go together with gold\golden jewelry. But different style silver jewelry can wear at the same time.

6. Tibet silver jewelry must not to together with professional cloth. It will let others think you are not professional person.

7. When you attend party or wear the gorgeous dress, you should come together with silver jewelry with diamond or other gem.

8. Silver jewelry will be oxidized and some part will turn to black. Please don’t worry about it will affect you image. It looks like retro style. It’s another sense of silver jewelry.

9. Silver jewelry belong to fashion things. Please prepare more styles in order to change to wear.

Hope these rules can help!

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Beading safety pins on the back side

1. Choose small soft pins
2. Open the pin
3. Unwind the pin and flatten as much as possible
4. Fill a small plastic container with colored beads
5. Fish the beads with the pin
6. Fill about three quarters of the way
7. Using a round tip jewelry pliers, rewind the pin
   

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