Jewelry Adds to Your Body Language

Jewelry reflects ultimate style and personality of person wearing it. Zany and colorful wearable art works best, it shows you have spirit, are playful, light-hearted, and spontaneous. People are naturally attracted to this.

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Wearing watches just to tell time is outdated and out of fashion. Creative and artistically creative watches are now hottest, must have accessories. Both sexes are buying watches that are as fashionable as they are functional. Look for watch art with unique colors, design, shapes, or other significant characteristics. They stick out and help you get that conversation started.

Best Bet: Never leave home without your wearable art conversation prop!!!

Platinum is another precious metal used extensively in jewelry and is actually more expensive than gold. It is usually mixed with similar metals like palladium, or iridium. Quality markings for platinum are different than that for gold. For platinum it is based on parts per thousand. For example, marking 900 Platinum means that 900 parts out of 1000 are pure platinum. The abbreviations for platinum--Plat. or Pt. can also be used in marking jewelry.

The words silver or sterling silver describe a product that contains at least 92.5% silver. Silver products are sometimes marked 925 which means that 925 parts per thousand are pure silver. According to federal law, quality-marked silver also must bear name or a U.S. registered trademark of company or person that will stand behind mark. Some jewelry or silver items may be marked "silverplate": a layer of silver bonded to a base metal. Vermeil is a special type of gold plated product, consists or a base of sterling silver that is coated or plated with gold.

Pewter items may be described and marked as such if they contain at least 90% tin.

When you're in market for a piece of jewelry for yourself or someone you love, shop around. Whether it is online, in catalogs or at a traditional store make comparisons. Compare quality, price, and service. Ask about refund and return policies before you buy. And make sure you get a sales receipt containing any information you relied on when making your purchase.

Best wishes for an enjoyable and rewarding shopping experience!