How to Take Care of Your Swarovski Crystals and Jewelry

Swarovski fashion jewelry are traditionally crafted and thus, delicate.  That's why it is prudent to take care of it properly to ensure that your jewelry will remain in the best possible condition over an extended period of time. And for you to achieve this, here are some useful tips you can use on how you can properly clean and take care of your Swarovski crystals and jewelry.

TIPS ON TAKING CARE OF YOUR SWAROVSKI JEWELRY

•Store your jewelry in the original packaging or a soft pouch to avoid scratches.

This will avoid your Swarovski jewelry from getting scratched or being damage. You can always use a jewelry box or jewelry display to keep them.

•Polish your jewelry frequently with a soft cloth to maintain its original, lustrous finish.

To main its lustrous finish, make sure to frequently polish your Swarovski jewelry with a soft cloth.

•Remove jewelry before washing hands, swimming, and/or applying products as this could harm the metal and reduce the life of the plating, as well as cause discoloration and loss of crystal brilliance.

Always remember that any chemicals can affect the lustrous finish of your Swarovski crystals so make sure to avoid wearing your jewelry when you’re washing your hands, swimming, washing your clothes or applying perfume.

 •Put on jewelry last when dressing and take off first when undressing.

One way to avoid tearing out your Swarovski bracelets and necklace is to wear it after you have worn your dress, and take it off first when you’re undressing.

•Avoid contact with water.

Yes, even water can affect the lustrous finish of your Swarovski crystal and cause discoloration to it as well. So remember to take off your jewelry when doing activities or chores involving water.

•Avoid hard contact (i.e., knocking against objects) that can scratch or chip the crystal.

Swarovski crystals are delicate and can have scratch when simply bump into hard or sharp objects.

4 Unique Necklaces to Create Your Own Style

Miniature Terrarium Necklace

Designed and created by RubyRobinBoutique, this features a miniature terrarium, glass bottle, dried moss, real lichen, nickel free bronze and real Amethyst crystal. Perfect for nature lovers, this terrarium necklace is made by surrounding a rich purple raw Amethyst crystal with real specimens of Irish lichen before preserving them inside a beautiful glass orb.

Jar of Dirt Necklace and Key Charm Disney Pirates of the Caribbean

This necklace is great for the pirate in you, perfect for a fun rebellious outfit. It features a chain, key charm, jar, bottle and dirt. This wonderful piece of necklace is created by LifeistheBubbles.

Antique Peter Pan Necklace

Peter Pan never land quote pendant is a 100% Handmade and a nice gift to give to your children. It features a pendant, photo, chain, necklace and a peter pan photo. To all Peter Pan lovers, this is the perfect necklace to wear and bring back the memories of childhood.

Aqua Glowing Necklace

Looking for something unique? This is a beautiful, silver plated heart shaped pendant which shows a gorgeous aqua glow in the dark. The pendant suspends from a silver plated chain necklace. This necklace is from EpicGlows, and is made with the highest quality natural glow in the dark material that can be charged as many times as you want. Just make sure to place this necklace into a jewelry display to avoid any damage.

The Recyclable "Dew" It Yourself Jewelry Stand

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Are you the type of person that often prefer to doing things the eco-friendly way. Then you might find this unique recyclable DIY jewelry stand made of plastic Mountain Dew bottles. Called as the “Dew” It Yourself Jewelry Stand, this smart piece was an original idea that came from EPBOT.com.

This jewelry display is exactly made from $3.72 worth of materials from the hardware store and will only take two hours to make. So let’s get started and create your own “Dew” It Yourself Jewelry Stand.

Materials:

• 2 liter bottles, one 1 liter, and one 20 oz bottle of Mountain  Dew
• 12-inch length of threaded rod
• one baggy each of a coordinating size nuts and washers
• Dremel
• Scissors
• Utility Knife

Step 1

First, collect your bottles. You'll need two 2 liter bottles, one 1 liter, and one 20 oz bottle of Mountain Dew.

Step 2

Cut the bottoms off bottles with a utility knife then trim them down further with scissors. Trim them as much or as little as you like until it has this "flower" or "clover" like appearance.

Step 3

Drill holes that are the same size as your threaded rod in the center of each tray.

Step 4

If you want your lowest tray to double as a bracelet hanger then cut between the "petals" of the bottle bottom to separate them. Cut as far down into the plastic as you can with scissors, and then use a Dremel to smooth the jagged bottom edge.

Step 5

Use a metal file to smooth the fuzz edges out a bit, and use small nips to trim off any stubborn excess "fuzz".

Step 6

Sandwich each tray between two washers, between two nuts.  If your drilled holes are the correct size, each tray will be tight enough that you'll need to screw it into place on your threaded rod.

Step 7

Your second 2 liter bottle bottom will act as the stand's base; just flip it upside down

Step 8

Lastly, glue a pretty glass bead to the top nut. And viola, you now got your “Dew” It Yourself Jewelry Stand.

Sources: http://www.epbot.com/2012/03/dew-it-yourself-jewelry-stand.html