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The Adorned Article Handcrafted Jewelry is created by Seattle designer Samantha Bischof. Specializing in Wire Wrapped, Gold Filled, Gemstone and Sterling Silver Jewelry our collection is made with the highest quality gemstones and precious metals available.. Many of our designs can be customized with the initials of your choice and make unique gifts for your loved ones. In addition to our selection of beautiful handmade jewelry we also offer a line of breathtaking Rosary Beads and Rosary Jewelry. The Adorned Article Jewelry has been featured on Papernstitch, Miss Malaprop Indie Finds, Wedding Chicks, Try Handmade, has been recommended on TV  as a top Holiday Gift Idea by the Gift Expert at TheGiftInsider.com

About our Handmade Jewelry:

Our collection of gold fill and silver jewelry is constructed with the highest possible attention to detail to ensure that it will last for years to come. Unlike department store or costume jewelry made with inferior materials and craftsmanship...Adorned Article jewelry will retain it's beauty & quality and that means that you don't buy another piece of jewelry until you want to not because you have to. All of our necklaces, earrings and bracelets comes wrapped and ready for gift giving. Click here to shop our Sterling Silver, Gold Fill and Gemstone Jewelry.

About our Rosaries:

Our Rosaries are meticulously handcrafted using superior quality gemstones, czech glass, swarovski crystals,sterling silver, gold fill and pewter. When you buy an Adorned Article Rosary for yourself or a loved one you can be certain that it will become an elegant & unique family heirloom that you can share with many future generations. Every rosary comes beautifully gift wrapped and includes a printable PDF file containing instructions on how to say the rosary. All our rosary beads are original limited edition designs however, if you would prefer to have a one of a kind piece please email us and we would happy to create a custom design made to your specifications. Click here to shop our Collection of Rosaries.
 

What is Sterling Silver?

Sterling silver is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% by mass of silver and 7.5% by mass of other metals, usually copper. The sterling silver standard has a minimum millesimal fineness of 925.
Fine silver (99.9% pure) is generally too soft for producing functional objects; therefore, the silver is usually alloyed with copper to give it strength while preserving the ductility and beauty of the precious metal. Other metals can replace the copper, usually with the intent to improve various properties of the basic sterling alloy such as reducing casting porosity, eliminating firescale, and increasing resistance to tarnish. When sterling silver becomes tarnished it is referred to as 'oxidized' -in recent years this look has become popular in it's own right and many jewelry designers now deliberately oxidized their silver jewelry pieces to acheive this look. How to clean it? Cleaning tarnished or oxidized sterling silver jewelry is a relatively simple task and can be accomplished with many household items. Toothpaste will work beautifully on tarnished sterling silver jewelry but it is abbrasive and sticky so I would not recommend it for items that have fine detail work or soft gemstones as they may become damaged. Alternately you can line the bottom of the sink or a dishpan with tin foil, and fill with hot water. Add some salt and baking soda. Proportions aren't critical here, just throw in a couple teaspoons of each. Next, put the sterling silver jewelry into the water, with the pieces touching each other and the tin foil. The tarnish will be pulled off the silver to the foil - in cases of heavy tarnish, you will be able to see it flaking off. Leave in for no more than five minutes, rinse and dry.

What is Gold Fill?

Gold filled is an actual layer of gold-pressure bonded to another metal.  Gold filled is not to be confused with gold plating as filled literally has 100% more gold than gold plating.  Gold filled is much more valuable and tarnish resistant.  It does not flake off, rub off or turn colors.  As a matter of fact, anyone who can wear gold can wear gold filled without worries of any allergic reaction to the jewelry.  Gold filled jewelry is an economical alternative to solid gold!
Gold filled jewelry is made from solid gold and filled with other alloys such as rhodium (a member of the platinum family), brass, and sterling silver.  Gold filled wears, looks and lasts like solid gold because its outer surface IS solid gold.  Everything you can see and touch is pure gold.

Gold-Filled items are generally considered lifetime products, and the gold layer will not wear off, as it will in electroplated products.