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Silver Necklace – The Perfect Anniversary Gift

Posted by admin - Saturday, November 14th, 2009

Is you anniversary nearing? Is your special day coming soon? If so, then there is also a great chance that you have already started on planning for the special day. You might have thought about the special date, the clothes that you will wear, then place that you will visit, the words that you will say and, of course, the gift that you will give. Of course, not everyone is that detailed and systematic when it comes to planning. If you still do not have specific plans about your anniversary date, then here are some useful ideas that can turn your anniversary one to remember for years.

1. Jewelry and the Woman’s Love for It
As we all know, jewelry is one of the best material things a woman can have. It is also a favorite among women. Whether they are to be worn or to be collected, jewelry pieces made of precious metals and stones remain to be favorites especially in such special occasions as an anniversary. If you want to give your woman something different but special, then consider giving her a silver necklace.

2. Silver or Gold?
It is quite common to give the woman you love a piece of jewelry made of gold. If you have already given her a gold jewelry piece, then shift to another precious metal – silver. Silver jewelry is sure to capture her heart especially if you give her a special silver necklace. Another reason to give her a silver piece of jewelry is the fact that there are just some clothes that look better with silver – when it comes to fashion statements and discoveries, it is always better not to argue with a woman.

3. The Practicality of Silver
You might be on tight budget or you just think that it is not just the right time to give her that expensive platinum necklace that cost thrice your salary. If you want to go practical with your anniversary gift without giving her anything less, then get her a silver necklace. You can choose to give her a stunning necklace embedded with her birth stone. Or if you feel much generous, why not give her a sterling silver necklace embedded with diamonds – a beautiful piece of jewelry that goes perfect with the red dress you gave her. Whether you choose to give her a silver jewelry piece plain or with precious stones, you can still get it for a fraction of a cost compared to those made of gold or platinum.

4. Something to Keep
Your anniversary is a symbol of love and commitment and what better way to thank her for it than by giving a piece of jewelry that also signifies time? Since silver lasts forever, you can expect that your special silver gift will be well kept for as long as you and she wants it. Giving her a silver necklace would sincerely express your love and devotion to your partner. If you give her a silver necklace, you can expect her to keep it for the years to come.

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Silver Necklace – Perfect Gift Idea that is Light on the Pocket

Posted by admin - Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

Occasions call for gifts regardless of your current financial situation. While it is true that a special event is not at all measured by the gifts you give and receive, days are still made to be extra special when gifts are present. Of course, not everyone has the financial capacity to give away gifts that are quite costly. In fact, there are more people who seriously think of the budget first before purchasing a gift for someone. If you are on the search for a great gift while not going over your financial limits, then one splendid idea is to give silver accessories. Among the many possible accessories, giving a silver necklace is the safest and probably the best.

1. Giving a silver necklace to your partner.
Giving a necklace made of sterling silver to your partner is something considered as a symbol of love and commitment. You can choose to give a necklace that fits your partner’s personality or sense of fashion. If your partner is more of a casual type of person, then there are many designs that can be worn for casual events and for everyday use. You can also choose necklaces that are perfect for formal and semi-formal occasions as well as those which fit the business attire.

2. Giving a silver necklace to your child.
Giving a necklace made of sterling silver to your son or daughter is something that is not only sweet but also practical. While gold remains to be a favorite among many, giving silver accessories especially to the younger generation is getting more approvals. The younger generation thinks silver is cooler and hipper than gold. As a parent, you can also be content with the fact that your teenager or your young child wears a piece of beautiful jewelry that is not so expensive.

3. Giving a silver necklace as a congratulatory gift.
If you want to commend someone or if you want to extend your congratulatory greetings, then you do not just have to send a greeting card. What can be better than giving a very beautiful piece of silver jewelry while not veering much from the set budget. It can be a graduation gift, a reward for great performance or even a present that says “You did great”. Silver is very affordable but your love and affections can be expressed well.

4. Giving a silver necklace to yourself.
We, at most times, think of giving gifts to people we love or to those who are close to us but there is never a rule about not giving yourself a special treat from time to time. If you want to give yourself a great treat that is not expensive enough to feel guilty, then think of buying silver accessories such as necklaces, rings, earrings or bracelets. You can choose from sterling silver pieces from simple to ornate, from plain to those with precious stones, and even from those worn for everyday use and those for ultra special occasions. Whatever kind of sterling silver jewelry you choose, you can be assured that you have a fine piece of attractive jewelry. The greatest thing about it is the fact that you can keep and use if forever with only a fraction of a cost of both platinum and gold.

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The Different Kinds of Silver Necklace Chains

Posted by admin - Monday, November 9th, 2009

When choosing a silver necklace to buy for yourself or for someone you care for, you will find that there are a number of different silver necklace chain types to choose from. Choosing the pendant for the necklace may be easier to do if you have what type of chain will go with it and here are some of the many different chain types that you might want to choose from when it comes to silver necklaces:

  • Adjustable Bead Chain Necklace – not necessarily chain-like but this is one of the silver necklace chains that women often want to wear due to the daintiness of its appearance. It has small bead-like shapes strung together in a chain form and this kind of a necklace often looks good with thin and fine pendants that are feminine looking or dainty as well.
  • Fine Box Chain Necklace – this type of a necklace chain is also fine and dainty with closely spaced links that make for a solid looking necklace that is thin and fine yet strong. You will often find these kinds of necklaces being worn by women who wear pendants with gems on them.
  • Rope Chain Necklace – this kind of a necklace can be seen in many different thicknesses and lengths, hence its versatility and its appropriateness for use by both men and women, depending on how thick the chain is. Usually, men prefer thicker chains when it comes to the rope chain necklace while women choose the finer and slimmer versions of this kind of a chain. These can be worn with or without pendants due to the simple yet elegant appeal of the twisted rope design.
  • Open Link Chain Necklace – this kind of a necklace is what you can easily see as one of the more common and more widely used chain types when it comes to silver necklaces. These can also be worn with or without pendants, usually depending on how thick the chain is or how fine the links are. Women usually prefer to get the finer linked necklaces in this design for them to be able to add a pendant to it while men opt for thicker links on silver necklaces that they can wear around their necks without having to have a pendant on it.
  • Flat Marina Chain Necklace – this is another popular chain that is often chosen by men for their silver necklaces due to the rather masculine appeal that it has. The links on these chains have a dividing line in the middle of the link, making the necklace stay flat on your neck and preventing it from twisting around unlike the open link variant.
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Make Your Own Silver Beaded Necklace

Posted by admin - Sunday, November 8th, 2009

When people talk about a silver necklace, they often envision a chain with a pendant around their necks. There are actually a number of many different kinds of necklaces that can be made with silver and one of these is a silver beaded necklace. You can actually make your own silver beaded necklace easily and with the use of your imagination and some well chosen materials for this project, you can come up with a silver necklace that is uniquely your own and one that you can actually give out as a gift to someone you care about for their special day.

What you will first need before you start this project is to find out where you can buy the materials you will need. The materials needed for this project include silver beads, silver jump rings and clasps, nylon string and a towel to place these on to help keep them from rolling off your work table. You can choose to use only silver beads for this lovely necklace you are planning or you can incorporate other types of beads like crystal beads, semi-precious beads and stones like pearls and turquoise beads. One of the things you can do too before you go out and buy your beads is to come up with drawings of the necklace you want to make and then you can come up with a list of materials you will need for such a necklace. An optional silver pendant can be added to this list if you want to include one in your design. Most of these beads can be found in a craft store near you and you can scope these beads out before you move forward your plan.

Once you go to the craft store to check out the beads that you might want to include in your silver bead necklace project, you might want to put together certain beads with different shapes and textures that you feel will look good with each other. Try to put these together side by side to see if they do look good beside each other or if there should be other components in between these beads to make the necklace look more stunning. Do not be afraid to incorporate certain shapes like ovals, squares, diamonds and circles in the mix. Do not be afraid as well to add dark oxidized beads to the mixture to give your necklace a bit of personality and depth.

Purchase enough beads to make a couple of necklaces for you to be able to mix and match when you need to or to even create a matching bracelet if you want to. Try stringing your necklace together and see how it would look around a person’s neck by holding it against your own neck and checking out the effect in the mirror. Do not attach the clasp on your silver necklace until you are certain that you have the right length and the right composition you want for your necklace. Once you have made your first silver bead necklace and you find out how easy it is to do, you can now make bracelets and even earrings to go with this and you can either wear these yourself or give it away as a gift set.

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How to Make an Antique Looking Silver Necklace with Oxidation

Posted by admin - Saturday, November 7th, 2009

Silver necklaces are nice items to have as accessories and their shimmer and shine make them really wonderful looking things to wear around one’s neck. There are times however when the shimmer of silver can be enhanced by the darkness of tarnish and this is what makes antique silver accessories popular among a lot of people. This popularity of antique silver jewelry has actually become so widespread that some silver jewelry manufacturers have come up with silver necklaces, bracelets, rings and even earrings that are made in the fashion of antique accessories and oxidized to make them look old.

If you have certain silver jewelry that have that antique appeal but is shiny and shimmery in its newness, like that silver necklace with beads that you just bought or that intricately handcrafted silver armband that you recently received on your birthday, you can actually oxidize these to make them get that antique look you want. Here is what you will need to do to get your silver necklace to look like time has taken its toll on it. Before you oxidize and age your silver necklace though, a word of precaution since you will be using certain substances that may be somewhat hazardous to you and your health. You will need to wear protective rubber gloves when doing this project and you will need to wear a surgical face mask to help keep yourself from inhaling any of the liver of sulfur dust you may produce with this project.

You will need to bring together supplies and materials which include a pea sized piece of liver of sulfur, plastic tweezers, a plastic spoon, a heat-resistant glass bowl, half a cup of hot water, fine steel wool, paper towels, mild dish soap, rubber gloves and your silver necklace. You will need to put the hot water in your glass bowl and then you will add your pea sized liver of sulfur to this water. Mix with the use of your plastic spoon to dissolve. Be careful not to handle this mixture with your bare hands or to even inhale the fumes that it produces. To ensure safety and to help avoid any possibility of your inhaling these fumes even with your surgical mask on, you should work on this outdoors for better air circulation.

After you have dissolved your liver of sulfur in the water and the water has turned yellow, you will then need to dip your silver necklace in this mixture. Slowly submerge your silver necklace in this yellow liquid with the use of your plastic tweezers. Remove the necklace from the sulfur bath after three seconds and rinse with clean water. Check to see if you got the desired antique look you want with this process. If you want your necklace to turn darker, dip it again in the sulfur and water mixture for another three seconds and repeat the rinsing method. Place on paper towels and then you can now use your steel wool to scrub off parts of the necklace where you want the silver to show. Wash off your necklace after this process and dry off with paper towels and you have a lovely antique looking necklace.

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