Yoga Jewelry

In the last article we discussed how to make your own handmade jewelry. As explained in that article, handmade jewelry is growing in popularity. If you choose the right combinations, you can walk away with spectacular looking pieces at relatively inexpensive prices. The issue becomes knowing if you are buying good quality handmade gemstone jewelry or not. The best way to know that is to understand how it’s made so you can understand what to look for when shopping.

If you look back at the last article, you will see that we went step by step making a great pair of handmade gemstone earrings. Once you read that article, you will understand a little bit more the points to look at, but we will highlight them for you:

Gemstones: Nobody is going to take your ear and put it under a microscope to check out if your gemstones are real or not, but do keep in mind that there are “real” gemstones that are very bad quality. That means that you can buy gemstone earrings that look very bad. Don’t be fooled by the word gemstone. Take a look at the quality.

You must be careful when the word silver is used. Unfortunately, numerous times we’ve seen folks using the word silver to describe color not the actual kind of metal. So it is feasible which you think you are purchasing silver, but are purchasing a silver colored metal. It’s crucial to carefully read product descriptions.

If you recall, one from the steps to making your handmade gemstone jewelry was to file off the ends of the wire. Should you be shopping in a store, you must run your fingers along the edges from the wire and make positive it’s well filed so that it is not sharp and doesn’t catch on any of your clothes.

Take a have a look at the loops about the bottom from the earring wire. Make certain they are closed well. If not, chances are that your earrings will come apart. You would be amazed at what little force or movement it takes for the head pin to come off on the earring wire.

Check the head pin. The head pin holds the gemstones onto the wire with a little flat part on the end. If the “head” part of the head pin is thin or worn, then you run the chance of having the gemstones slide off. You should run your finger nail against the flat part of the head pin. If you see that it bends or cracks off then do not purchase them. If they are already weak or brittle, then you can only imagine what will happen.

Above is really a guide to checking the top quality of your handmade gemstone jewelry. Follow all 5 of the measures to achieve the absolute greatest good quality.

Above are steps to checking the quality of your handmade diamond jewelry. Learn more about making sterling silver handmade jewelryhere.