jewelry cleaning
Cleaning Gold-Filled Jewelry
by Erica Stice
Learn how to safely clean gold-filled jewelry. Plus, find pointers on fabrication and finishing pitfalls.
Jewelry Soldering 101: Firescale & Pickling
by Erica Stice
Firescale naturally occurs during the soldering process. Read on to learn what firescale is and how to pickle it off your jewelry.
What is Gold-Filled? And More Common Questions
Learn the ins and outs of using gold-filled jewelry supplies for jewelry making. Using and explaining gold-filled can be complicated, prepare yourself with these common questions about the material.
How to Keep Sterling Silver from Tarnishing - Protecting Jewelry
Avoiding tarnish on your silver jewelry findings makes maintenance, cleaning and polishing easier. Learn how to store your jewelry and limit exposure to tarnish inducing environmental factors.