sterling silver chains boiling in pan for cleaning

My Best Advice for Cleaning Sterling Silver, Some Facts About the Alloy & Why I Don’t Plate

Occasionally I am asked about jewelry care and cleaning tips for sterling. A few customers sometimes ask if my silver will tarnish. So I will start off by explaining that all sterling silver does tarnish over time. The quality mark for the alloy is .925 because it is 925 per thousandth pure silver and is […]

Photograph of sterling silver filigree horse necklace

Photographing Jewelry and Highly Reflective Items

Welcome to my new blog! I’m so glad you found the page and I hope you enjoy reading about the various facets involved in creating jewelry. As a first topic I’ve decided to write about product photography. I have been working on posting some new designs to my web site lately. The most challenging part […]