How to Care for Sterling Silver:

Tarnish prevention is ALWAYS the best way to keep your Sterling Silver piece of jewelry looking fresh.  Avoid spraying the piece with perfumes and gently wipe the item with a 100% cotton cloth before putting your piece of fine jewelry away in the antitarnish product provided.

Sterling silver is a soft metal and can scratch easily if attacked with anything abrasive (including toothpaste). 

To remove fingerprints from a high shine silver, add a dash of mild liquid soap (like Ivory) to a cup of water and gently swish  around (you can soak it for one minute).  Some stones like turquoise or lapis should not be subjected to an extended soaking.  Rinse well and let dry completely before storing in the provided antitarnish product.

General Jewelry Care:

Do not...subject your fine jewelry to bleach, chlorine (think swimming pools and hot tubs).  Avoid any chemicals around fine jewelry (nail polish remover, ammonia).

Soft stones like Rhodochrosite, Amber, Turquoise, Lapis, Malachite, and pearls deserve special care and should not be subjected to jewelry torture!

Store your jewelry carefully and don't carelessly toss it into the jewelry box.

How to Care for your 14 kt. Gold Filled Jewelry:

14 kt. Gold Filled Jewelry does not tarnish but it can get dirty.  Using a clean toothbrush with a little bit of dish soap (not detergent) to gently scrub away the dirt on a wire jewelry piece.

About Gold Filled wire:  Gold Filled Wire has 100 times more gold than gold plate.  It is made by permanently fusing a layer of 14 kt. Gold to another metal alloy.  With reasonable care, a 14 kt. Gold Filled piece of jewelry should last a lifetime.  Your Gold Filled piece of jewelry offers the durability, strength, and beauty of a sold gold piece at a fraction of the cost.