6/05/2010

Stud Earring Transformation


Stud earring is one of my favorite earrings. Stud consists of a post and an ornament such as diamond, gemstones, pearl and metal etc. It is piercing type of earring that passes through a hold in the ear lobe and secured by a fastener that attaches behind the ear.



From daily observation, more and more male wear earrings. It seems that male prefers diamonds studs. For female, they wear earrings of all sizes and types. The choice types is basically personal choice. I love studs very much because they can be transformed to very different style easily.



With a pair of studs, I can modify it easily to a different look and that save me money. Here’s one of my project. Hope my project give you an idea to transform your studs to other lovely jewelry



6/04/2010

Stud Earrings and Ear piercing


How do people have their ear pierced in the past? Before the invention of the ear piercing gun, people are using needle to pierce the hole on the earlobe. They use ice cube to cool down and paralyzed the pain sensation of the earlobe. With the numbness sensation, the technician to sterilized the needle by fire and pierced the earlobe as quick as possible.



How do people have their ear pierced without the ice? It’s simple. People use ginger to rub against the earlobe till it turned red and hot. Then follow the common piercing process.



Stud earring is not only jewelry but it is part of the ear piercing tool. Starter stud is slightly different from common stud in the way that they have sharp point that is designed to penetrate the earlobe. The starter stud is usually made of surgical steel, titanium, 24kt. Gold plated steel, 14kt. Gold etc to avoid any allergy. By using the piercing gun, the prepackaged and pre-sterilized stud is fired through the earlobe with the clasp attached in a very shot time. The process is said to be painless as the speed of the firing is much shorter than the time for our nerve to recognize the pain sensation.

No matter which type of ear piercing was chosen, the pain cannot be avoided after the piercing process as infection is common especially if the aftercare is not taken properly.

6/03/2010

Small Diamond Stud Earrings is Perfect

Diamond is naturally existing element of carbon. With the special atomic structure, it became the hardest known natural element in the world. It is one of the most precious and attractive gemstones from pass to present. The high optical dispersion makes diamond a beautiful luster, “fire” like sparking. That makes diamond so attractive.


Diamond is usually sold in carat. 1 carat is equal to 200mg (0.2g). For the size, a round cut diamond of 0.03 carat is equal to 2mm in diameter. Somebody may think 0.03 carat is nothing. But that’s a wonderful size to buy as their price is much cheaper and it still looks wonderful. The diamond stud earring shown with 0.03 carat set in 925 Sterling Silver cost only US30.00.




I loved to combine the gemstone flowers with the small diamond stud earrings. They look perfect and are good for matching different outfit.


Each year there are around 60,000 pounds of diamond mined. Not all diamond mined can be used for jewelry production. Because of the rareness and difficulty to synthesize large pieces of diamond, price for diamond are usually very high.




6/02/2010

Bracelet and earring set is perfect for matching

Do you like the citrine bracelet we introduced earlier?

It is good to have a matched set of necklace with earrings or bracelet with earrings. The bracelet and earring set can save your time in matching your outfit.

However, do not match for more than 2 items, otherwise, you appearance would be too robot or too rigid.

Let’s see a pair of earring matched well with the citrine bracelet. They are made up of 925-sterling silver.








6/01/2010

Bracelet - good matches for your outfit

Bracelet

Bracelets can be made from a wide variety of material such as leather, cloth, rope, shells, hemp, plastic, metal and nearly all sorts of material that you can think of etc.
Bracelets are perfectly matched with strapless, three-quarter-length sleeves or shorter. If you wear a shirt with you sleeves roll up.
Here, we introduce a bracelet with citrine, clear quartz and shell for you. The design is unique but the skill is simple.
You can make similar one with alternative stones and material.





5/31/2010

Bracelets and bangles


Bracelet is one of the big categories of jewelry. They are also part of the fashion wear around the wrist. With careful matching with our outfits, it can improve our appearance, outstand our personality in different occasion. Bracelet and bangle seems to be interchangeable terms. Actually, they are quite different. Bangles are circular in shape while bracelets are flexible.



Bangles are originated from India. They are made of different material such as platinum, gold, silver, glass, jade, wood, plastic and other ferrous metal. Bangles made from gold and diamonds are considered the most expensive ones. Traditionally, India women preferred to wear in pairs. There are cylinder and split open type.

Bracelets are also made of different material such as cloth, hemp, plastic, metal and rope and contain gems, rocks, shell and wood etc. Bracelets are also used for identification tag in many different situations, e.g. in hospital and some training camp.


Tips for matching your outfit

  • If you have a top with 3/4 sleeve, a bangle or bracelet is perfect.
  • If you have long sleeve shirt and skirt, you can just roll your sleeve and have a bangle or bracelet
  • If you wear a strapless, several bangles makes you outstanding, sometimes you may try a bangle on your arm

Just try and have fun!