Simply Elegance » different colors http://www.diamondcutlife.com www.diamondcutlife.com Thu, 20 Oct 2011 05:41:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The choice of Corals http://www.diamondcutlife.com/the-choice-of-corals/ http://www.diamondcutlife.com/the-choice-of-corals/#comments Sun, 06 Feb 2011 10:17:25 +0000 adm http://www.diamondcutlife.com/?p=35 Corals, the June birthstones, are considered to be one of the most beautiful gems. Because of their natural and elegant beauty, they have been used for centuries in accenting jewelries. Indians and Persians were among the first to use corals as jewelries.
Corals can be classified as natural or cultured. Both are grown in oysters or mollusks. Oysters grow natural corals accidentally, as nacre is deposited around any foreign material that has entered its shells. Cultured corals are also grown in oysters but the growth is initiated by men. Natural corals, which are rarer, are more costly than cultured corals.
Both natural and cultured corals can further be classified into freshwater or saltwater corals, those coming from the sea being more expensive.

Corals come in many different colors, shapes and sizes. The value of these corals depends on these qualities so care in choosing the corals should be taken seriously.

The timeless beauty of corals makes them suitable for bracelet creations. But how do you choose the perfect coral bracelet for you?

If you want to buy the coral bracelet online, make sure you have done ample research on the different legitimate companies that advertise corals. Know everything you can about the products, the company’s background and return policies. Get the address or phone number that you can contact in case a problem arises.
Once you have chosen the company you want to buy from, view all their designs. There are so many designs to choose from. The latest trend in bracelet design is the contemporary coral bracelet which could be any of the following.
These bracelets are combined with different metal clasps and chains to make them contemporary. Strands with different colors of corals may be twisted to make an interesting combination bracelet. Several strands of corals may also be contrasted with sterling silver to make it unique.

The decorative clasps could serve as the design in itself. Yellow gold beads could alternate with corals to create a contrasting effect. Pretty charms could hang from the bracelet to add some appeal. Another possible combination would be a series of corals followed by a silver chain.

Semi-precious gems or even diamonds can be combined with corals making your bracelet even more valuable. The different colors of other gems make an otherwise simple string of plain white corals look very interesting. The same attention-grabbing effect can be seen when contrasting colors of corals are combined together.
White glass corals would look amazing if combined with Swarovski crystals. The stunning combination is a must-have for a coral collector.
They are usually sold by carat weight. Most natural corals on today’s market are vintage corals.

Another factor to consider is the weight of the corals you are purchasing. Don’t forget that natural corals are measured in carats and cultured corals are measured in millimeters of their diameters.

Look for coral knots between the corals in the strings. These knots serve to separate the corals from one another so that abrasion is avoided.

When you have purchased your dream coral bracelet, some points are considered when caring for it. Always be reminded that the lime content of the corals can react with human perspiration that can lead to cracks.

Wear your coral bracelet after you have spritzed on your favorite perfume and lotion, not before. After taking it off, wipe it clean with a soft cloth that is lint-free, dry or a little damp. If you wipe it with a damp cloth, be sure to dry the corals before storing them. Water is used to damp the cloth and not anything harsh like ammonia or strong detergents.

It is important that coral bracelets are kept separately from other jewelries to avoid scratching. A soft chamois bag may be a good place to keep it in. Periodic stringing of your bracelet should be done to prevent any unstringing in case the silk or cord is damaged.

Corals are simple but very elegant. It is suitable in any occasion, casual or formal. Buying the perfect string of corals for that delicate wrist is just so important. Pamper yourself and buy that bracelet that will surely stay in fashion during your entire lifetime.

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]]> http://www.diamondcutlife.com/the-choice-of-corals/feed/ 0 Amber Jewelry, beautiful jewelry with this unique stone http://www.diamondcutlife.com/amber-jewelry-beautiful-jewelry-with-this-unique-stone/ http://www.diamondcutlife.com/amber-jewelry-beautiful-jewelry-with-this-unique-stone/#comments Sun, 06 Jun 2010 10:00:31 +0000 adm http://www.diamondcutlife.com/?p=13 Amber Jewelry, beautiful jewelry with this unique stone

Amber was once given to loved ones to bring healing, luck and longevity to the wearer, roman gladiators adorned their weapons and shields with amber and believed that it would protect them in battle, and legend says that amber was golden tears of the gods which fell into the sea and solidified. Today jewelry designers use amber to make exquisite and unique pieces from this interesting stone.
Amber occurs in a variety of different colors, not only the usual yellow-orange-brown that you associate with the colour amber itself, it can range from a whitish color, pale yellow or gold to a dark brown and almost black. The more uncommon colors include blue amber, green amber and red amber (known as cherry amber) they are rare and highly sort after. When amber is used in jewelry it is usually transparent yellow, reddish-brown or a amber colour.
Although amber is considered to be a gem, it is not a crystalline mineral, amber is a wholly organic material derived from the fossilized resin of extinct species of pine trees. The sticky resin that oozed out of the pine trees often caught small insects such as spiders, ants, bees and small moths, other plant material and other small objects became entrapped in the path of the flowing resin, and they became fossilized over a long period of time, between 10 and 100 million years ago. The trees and their resins became covered with sediment and over millions of years the resin hardens into amber as we know it as today.
For thousands of years amber has been made into all types of jewelry, but today it has become valued primarily for the astounding array of fossils trapped inside. (DNA) can bee xtracted from the trapped fossilized organisms and compared with that of its modern day counterparts. ” Remember Jurassic park the move”.
Although deposits of amber occur throughout the world, the Dominican republic, Mexico, Alaska, Canada, Burma and Borneo. The most valuable amber comes from the Baltic region.
Amber has had a amazing history, in 1712 the use of amber culminated with the completion of a entire banquet room made of amber panels for King Frederick 1 of Prussia, who passed it on to his son on his death bed in 1716. then this was presented to the Czar Peter the great to commemorate Prussia’s alliance with Russia. The wall panels were then sent to St Petersburg where they were packed up and not seen for 24 years. It wasn’t till Catherine the great that the amber panels appeared again in what was known as the amber room, It was then the largest work of jeweled art ever made. It was finally set up in the palace at Tsarskoye Selo in 1770.

It covered 55 square meters and contained over six tone of amber as well many other precious gem stones incorporated within the work of art, diamonds, ruby’s, emeralds, onyx, jade to name a few, as well as pure gold leaf, it was then known as the eighth wonder of the world. The amber room was removed by the occupying German army in world war two. The Nazis stripped the wall panels, packed them into crates and shipped them back to Germany, And like other works of art and treasure looted by Hitler in world war two, they disappeared and were never seen again.
Amber value is based primarily on it’s processing into jewelry therefore amber is graded according to its size and beauty, as well as the presence and type of inclusions. It measures 2 to 3 on moh’s scale of hardness, which means it is quite a soft stone. Amber should not be placed in a ultra sonic jewelry cleaner as it may damage the stone and it should be stored in a pouch on its own to avoid chipping on other harder pieces of jewelry.

]]> http://www.diamondcutlife.com/amber-jewelry-beautiful-jewelry-with-this-unique-stone/feed/ 0 About the Gold and Silver Jewelry Quality Mark http://www.diamondcutlife.com/about-the-gold-and-silver-jewelry-quality-mark/ http://www.diamondcutlife.com/about-the-gold-and-silver-jewelry-quality-mark/#comments Sun, 06 Jun 2010 09:56:22 +0000 adm http://www.diamondcutlife.com/?p=11 About the Gold and Silver Jewelry Quality Mark

It may sound a bit of a surprise, but the jewelry is not made of pure noble metals as in their original state they don’t often have the necessary properties. For instance, gold is too soft to work with. To give them the necessary mechanical properties and a wishful color nonferrous metals are brought into. Thus, we get different alloys, for example, that of gold with silver and copper, sometimes with palladium, nickel, zinc and cadmium.It is the precious metal content that determines the mark of quality.

In the USA, Britain and Switzerland the carat system is used. According to the carat system the 1000th mark of quality of the precious metal corresponds to 24 conventional units. In most European countries the metric system of the mark defining is used. It means that it is defined by the number of parts of the precious metal in 1000 weight units of the alloy.

The quality mark of precious metals alloys is set legislatively and is guaranteed by the state. All the jewelry necessarily undergoes the assay control to ensure it. As a result the mark of assay is put. The mark is defined by its digits. It’s up to a country to choose the form and the pattern of the mark of assay.

Very widely used in jewelry are 18k gold alloys as their properties are most suitable to work with. They contain: silver – 7,0%- 15,0% , palladium – up to 14%,
nickel – up to 4%, zinc up to 2,4%, nickel – 7,5% – 16,5%, zinc – 2,0% – 5,0%, copper – up to 15%.

Another popular alloy is 14k gold. The alloys of this standard can have different colors. The color is influenced by the qualitative ratio of the ferrous metals.
For instance, if 14k gold alloy (58, 3% – gold) contains silver – 36% and copper 5, 7% the alloy gets a greenish color. With silver- 18,3% and copper -23,4% – the pink one. With silver 8,3% and copper 33,4% – a reddish color.

The so-called white gold is often used in the jewelry with diamonds. The 14k white gold alloy contains: silver – 23,7% – 28,7%, palladium – 13,0% – 18%, nickel –
17%, zinc – 8,7%, copper – 16%. The 18k white gold alloy contains: silver – 7,0% – 15,0% , palladium – up to 14%, nickel – up to 4%, zinc up to 2,4%, nickel – 7,5% – 16,5%, zinc – 2,0% – 5,0%, copper – up to 15%.

The gold alloy of the 958th standard (metric system) or 24k is not durable and that is why rarely used. The gold alloy of the 375th standard or 10k contains: gold – 37,5%, silver – 10,0%, copper – 48%, palladium – 3,8%. Jewelry containing less than 37.5% of gold is not considered gold jewelry.

The most widely used is the silver alloy containing 92.5% silver and 7.5% alloy. It is used for the jewelry and the cutlery. The silver and brass stuff is frequently covered with a thin layer of rhodium or silver of the 999th standard (silvering).

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