Jewellery Care
All jewellery needs looking after.
Depending on the metal, it will need slightly different care. Luckily traditionally made jewellery is easy to look after, especially Sterling Silver and Gold.
All metals naturally tarnish over time, and there are some chemicals will make your jewellery tarnish quicker. Whether these are natural chemicals (our skin, water, oxgyen) or man made chemicals (lotions, potions, cleaning products, hot tubes etc).
The best way to care for any jewellery is to look after them, take it off when doing heavy activities, such as gardening. Keep jewellery in a jewellery box, doesn't need to be anything special, just needs to keep air flow to a minimum and stop them being bashed around.
If you have an item which has been patinated then take care not to rub those areas too hard when cleaning, as you could wear off the patination. Naturally over time patina will wear off, get in touch if you want it redone.
Sterling Silver and Gold
Sterling Silver and Gold is easy to care, generally with wear it should stay polished. However if you find it doesn't, or you don't wear it every day you may need to help your item bring back its shine.
There are many simple ways to do this, a silver polishing cloth, brasso if you have that in the cupboards, silver dip, or simply some hot water, and a soft tooth brush may just help to get rid of any built up grime.
If you have plated or filled Gold jewellery you will want to be a bit more gentle when wearing and cleaning, evenly over time you could wear down the plating to reveal the base metal.
Brass and Copper
Generally brass and copper will tarnish much faster than Silver and Gold. They will also be more affected by different chemicals. Do not wear these items in water, especially the sea!
I seal all my copper and brass with wax to help to slow down this process, but it will still happen.
A simple little trick would be to let your jewellery soak in tomato sauce, for around 10 minutes, then give it a clean with hot water, making sure you dry them well after.
Jewellery Sizing
Buying jewellery online can be a challenge!
Here I am going to try and make it a bit easer for you.
Rings
I work in UK ring sizes, which run from A-Z. I generally work between I-Z, half sizes are possible, just leave a note on your order. Or feel free to contact me first.
How to find your ring size? Pop into a local jewellers, order a plastic finger sizer or you could try measuring string around your finger, then find an online conversion chart however this isn't always that accurate.
Bangles
In bangles I generally work to the below sizes.
X-Small 18cm
Small 19cm
Medium 20cm
Large 21cm (my size)
X-Large 22cm
Half sizes are possible, just leave a note on your order. Or feel free to contact me first.
Please bear in mind, bangles are different to cuffs and bracelets.
How to measure your bangle size?
A bangle size is determined by the size of your hand and not your wrist. (Like bracelets)
To determine your bangle size, simply tuck your thumb into the palm of your hand (as if about to put on a bangle) and using tailor’s tape, measure your hand all the way around the set of knuckles closest to your wrist, from knuckle to knuckle. Compare that measurement by the sizes above.
You could also pop into a jewellers, I'm sure they won't mind taking a measurement for you.
