The idea behind jewelery is almost as wonderful as wearing it. Jewelry gives material form to memories and acts as a symbol of important relationships, such as engagements and marriages. As your knowledge of jewelry increases, so too will your appreciation of jewelry.

Don’t use acetone, bleach, ammonia or turpentine to clean copper. Chemicals can eat away the stones or enamel on your stones.

Don’t keep your jewelry in open air or someplace with a lot of humidity. To protect your jewelry it is important to secure it in a small bag with a drawstring, or in a jewelry box that remains closed a majority of the time. Air and humidity can cause the metals that the jewelry are made of to tarnish. You can restore the precious metals back to their former glory, but plated jewelry is different. Trying to polish those pieces can reveal the non-precious metals underneath, …