You have just purchased Swarovski® beads online and you are now curious if they are genuine or otherwise. This guide outlines the apparent characteristics of a genuine Swarovski® Crystal Bead which enables you...
Swarovski makes the worlds most beautiful beads, therefore more people choose to use them in their jewellery-making or craft projects than all other crystal beads. You will see these top quality beads used in...
Czech Firepolish beads are a must for any beaders bead box.They are the highest quality manufactured glass faceted bead available. Wether you are buying Czech Firepolish beads at your local bead shop or the...
Gold In Its Many Forms If you find this guide useful please be sure to vote YES at the bottom of the page. GOLD FILLED Gold filled is a great option if you are looking for the look and feel of real gold at...
Records of commercial pearl harvesting go back 2500+ years, making pearls one of our most ancient and treasured gems. They are also uniquely feminine gems. Attempts have been made at marketing pearls to men,...
Depression glass is so named because it was made during the depression years. In very austere times when jobs and money were hard to come by, depression glass offered a small spark of luxury in dark times....
Silver In Its Many Forms If you find this guide useful please be sure to vote for YES at the bottom of the page. STERLING SILVER is 92.5% pure silver and will generally be stamped with 925 as a sign that it is...
Setting your own gems in ready-made blank settings is a very easy and affordable way of setting your gems in ready-to-wear jewellery pieces. If you are a hobby gem cutter or just like buying gemstones, this is...
by Hong(Lisa) of 8Season Firstly, I want to say that all my sterling silver items are real 925 sterling silver,that is, composition of 92.5% pure silver and the remaining 7.5% alloy; Usually the alloy will be...
Natural Pearl Guide If you find this guide useful please be sure to vote for YES at the bottom of the page. How are pearls formed? An oyster becomes irritated by a nucleus often in the form of a piece of shell...