Silver Jewelry - The Secret of Making It Shine

Silver jewelry retailers have dozens of decisions to make when it comes to maintaining a quality silver jewelry selection. James Allen, a respected on-line retailer of silver jewelry and diamond engagement rings provides some tips on how to maintain that brand new shining look for silver jewelry pieces, especially body jewelry.

Wearing silver jewelry has only own real purpose - to make it as attractive as possible. Thus the challenge is to make each piece stand out in its own way. This is especially important with a creative selection of silver body jewelry
Many respected companies offer displays of its wholesale silver jewelry. By using these attractive displays, much of the hard work is done already.

Next, keep like items together. Place silver rings in one display, silver earrings in another. You will appreciate the convenience of being able to quickly locate what you are looking for.

Consider putting like styles together. For example, a selection of silver nose studs will look best if each of the shapes are in the same spot. These shapes can then be arranged according to size or by price.

Some silver jewelry collectors will appreciate it if the "edgier" pieces are grouped together away from the others. For example, those who are looking for butterfly navel rings might shy away from looking at them if they are next to those shaped like marijuana leaves. Likewise place silver jewelry pieces which are more popular for men away from those more popular for women.

In addition, parents will appreciate have illusion pieces placed away from "edgier" pieces. Some parents will allow their children to use illusion body jewelry for Halloween or costume parties. They may find it disconcerting to find their child next to the more explicit pieces.

When selling silver jewelry, vary the display often, even weekly. Every time a new stock of silver jewelry comes in, move the pieces around. Customers will enjoy the adventure of finding what's new. As a courtesy, keep track of new and old locations to help customers who have finally settled on a purchase.

Wholesale silver jewelry looks best when displayed on or near dark colors. Using black or dark blue velvet or velveteen is sets silver off to its best advantage.

Make sure the silver jewelry is located in a secure area. Unfortunately in this day and age, thefts occur. By securing the stock, the jewelry investment is protected.

When stocking silver jewelry, it is important to have all information about the materials used readily available. Many people are allergic to certain metals, such as nickel and it is wise for retailers to know which of its products contain these metals, and their amounts. Also have available information about the care and cleaning of each piece.

Carefully comply with state and local laws concerning the trying on of jewelry. Because body jewelry must be carefully cleaned after each use, it is best to prohibit the trying on of various pieces.

When taking into account silver jewelry customer preferences and the unique qualities of each silver piece, a silver jewelry collector and or retailer can easily come up with creative ways to maintain and or display wholesale silver jewelry. Silver body jewelry is a rising market that jewelry retailers can readily profit from, especially as more people learn to appreciate it.

Silver Jewelry Web Site Offers Quality at Low Prices

James Allen Silver Jewelry Website Becomes Overloaded With Buyers

By Carole Fradette

James Allen .com, which has sold over 20,000 high quality diamond engagement rings on-line in the past 10 years, is now witnessing an abundance of traffic and sales to their silver jewelry Web pages.

Featuring dozens of beautiful and creative styles, James Allen Silver Jewelry is highlighting their Hot Diamonds collection.

Hot Diamonds is one such designing team producing some of the most sought after sterling silver jewelry of our time. Don`t let the name fool you, Hot Diamonds does feature at least one small brilliant cut diamond in every silver jewelry piece, but the accent is just as much on the metal as it is on the precious gemstones. You can find earrings, bangles, bracelets, pendants, necklaces, and rings featuring contoured shapes and fluid lines with a contemporary twist.

Each Hot Diamonds silver jewelry piece is part of a wider style line with such names as “just add love” or “back to nature” and “moonstruck” among others to captivate the imagination of buyers.

For instance, the “just add love” line features modern and whimsical hearts and stars, an inviting style prized by young adult buyers. The “after hours” line represents the designers` evening wear collection, just perfect for a night out on the town for varying levels of formality.

Why should you choose sterling silver jewelry?

James Allen.com states that if you researched the properties of silver you`d quickly realize how soft silver is by itself. Sterling silver is made up of 92.5 percent silver with the remaining 7.5 percent copper or some other metal. That is why you`ll find silver flatware pieces, even jewelry, well over a century old in excellent condition: durable sterling silver is one metal that can stand the test of time.

If you were to choose earrings made of virtually pure silver, you`d risk having them break in short order. Always buy jewelry with an eye to have it last to ensure that your investment is worthwhile and can retain its look.

A big trend for sterling silver jewelry fans is to visit estate sales to see what silver jewelry buys can be had. If you`re a fan of antiques, you`ll find the best buys at these types of sales, particularly those managed directly by the family. When an auctioneer or estate planner is brought in, prices are often marked up to cover their costs much as an antique retailer would have to charge more to cover her overhead.

For new sterling silver, your options are quite broad from flea markets to mall jewelry stores to online merchants. At flea markets you risk dealing with someone who may not be able to vouch that the earrings or pendant you want to purchase are, in fact, sterling silver. With a mall jewelry store, the merchant can attest to what they`re selling, while offering a guarantee.

If shopping online, make sure that you deal with a reputable jeweler such as James Allen. You could save a lot of money if you find the right retailer as Internet stores typically have a much lower overhead and savings are passed on to you in the form of lower prices. One can also secure valuable advice and tips for buying silver jewelry from the James Allen Silver Jewelry Internet blog.

Regardless of where you purchase your sterling silver jewelry, you`re buying classical jewelry with a strong, contemporary appeal. Whether choosing antique or contemporary sterling silver earrings, pendants, bangles, rings, necklaces, or bracelets you can reap the satisfaction of finding and wearing one of the finest of all metals.

Founded in 1998 by James Allen Schultz and his wife Michele Sigler, the idea behind James Allen was simple: Offer the world's most beautiful diamond engagement rings and silver jewelry, all at an extraordinary value. While the idea of selling fine engagement diamond and silver jewelry over the Internet seemed strange back in 1998, James Allen has now grown to be one of the largest and most successful of all online diamond retailers.

JamesAllen.com is regularly featured in trade magazines such as "National Jeweler" and has been profiled by such famous publications as "The Washington Post" Newspaper, "NBC News", "US News & World Report" and "National Public Radio".

Design Museum Displays Silver Jewelry Collection

By Ula Ilntzki

The Associated Press
Contributed by James Allen Silver Jewelry

NEW YORK - The Museum of Arts and Design has received a donation of 800 pieces of silver jewelry designed in the 20th century by tribal and ethnic artisans from around the world.

The silver jewelry collection is a gift from Daniel and Serga Nadler, who amassed the silver jewelry pieces over 30 years during expeditions to remote areas of Africa, China, Egypt, Greece, India, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Thailand and western United States.

The museum described the silver jewelry collection of unsigned pieces of wearable art as one of the most comprehensive holdings of tribal, ethnic and contemporary jewelry in the world.

"The silver jewelry collection helps underscore our commitment to the idea that design is a universal phenomenon and that ideas in the visual arts are echoed in other parts of the world that most people don't think about," David McFadden, MAD's chief curator, said.

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Many of the Nadler pieces were worn by the indigenous people as symbols of status and wealth. All are executed in silver, with a few incorporating amber, coral, turquoise and enamel.
While the majority are decorative, some had practical applications, such as an ornamental enameled brooch used to hold together the clothing of Beni Yenni women in the mountainous region of northern Algeria.

But their "real value is vested in the design," said McFadden.

"Their forms and the techniques have strong reverberations in modern and contemporary jewelry design," he said. "Over the last half century, many, many jewelers have been inspired by this material."

Among the highlights is a pair of silver anklets from India.

The museum, formerly known as the American Craft Museum, is scheduled to move to a new facility on Columbus Circle on Sept. 27. The silver jewelry collection is part of an opening exhibition, "Forward Thinking," including the works of other jewelry artists

Founded in 1998 by James Allen Schultz and his wife Michele Sigler, the idea behind James Allen was simple: Offer the world's most beautiful diamond engagement rings and silver jewelry all at an extraordinary value. While the idea of selling fine engagement jewelry and silver jewelry over the Internet seemed strange back in 1998, James Allen has now grown to be one of the largest and most successful of all online diamond and silver jewelry retailers.

The James Allen and its silver jewelry collection is regularly featured in trade magazines such as "National Jeweler" and has been profiled by such famous publications as "The Washington Post" Newspaper, "NBC News", "US News & World Report" and "National Public Radio".

James Allen Silver Jewellery / Jewelry Market Report

Silver Jewellery / Jewelry Market Report 2007 to 2008

By James Allen .com

According to James Allen, one of the most respected names in quality diamonds and silver jewelry, the growth of China jewelry industry is exceedingly faster than expected.

Starting from 2005, the sales of China´s jewelry industry has increased by about CNY20 billion annually and it reached CNY180 billion in 2007. So far, China´s jewelry industry has become the third largest consumer hot spot preceded only by real estate and automobile industry. In March 2008, the latest statistics showed that the sales of gold and silver jewelry have kept a good momentum and its sales growth has topped among various kinds of commodities for five consecutive months.

Since 2003, the retail price index of China´s gold and silver jewelry goods has risen continuously (on the basis of 100 in the previous year) and has been all higher than commodity retail price index in the same period, indicating that the growth rate of retail price of gold and silver jewelry goods has been higher than other commodities.

In 2007, the value of import and export of China´s jewelry products totaled US$14.2 billion, of which, US$6.2 billion were from the imports and US$8 billion were from the exports, up 35.57% on year and 16.81% on year respectively.

That indicates China´s jewelry market is increasingly prosperous and the import and export trade is continuously growing. China´s position as one of world´s main jewelry manufacturers and consumers has been further strengthened. By the end of 2007, there have been more than 10,000 jewelry sales enterprises in Mainland. Most of them are small outlets without independent brands and competitiveness. However, some of them with large-scale shops or chain stores have independent brands, but their brands are only regional ones, which lack trans-regional influence. For example, Lao Fengxiang Co., Ltd., as a local leading brand in Shanghai, achieved around CNY6.1 billion in the sales revenue in 2007, still amounting to only less than 4% of China´s total market share.

James Allen quality diamonds and silver jewelry states that this report was based on the authoritative statistics of the Gems & Jewelry Trade Association of China, the China Gold Association, the Shanghai Diamond Exchange, the Ministry of Commerce, the National Bureaus of Statistics and statistics bureaus at provincial or municipal level, as well as information from financial statements of some key jewelry enterprises.

Founded in 1998 by James Allen Schultz and his wife Michele Sigler, the idea behind James Allen was simple: Offer the world's most beautiful diamond engagement rings and silver jewelry, all at an extraordinary value.

While the idea of selling fine engagement silver jewelry over the Internet seemed strange back in 1998, James Allen has now grown to be one of the largest and most successful of all online diamond and silver jewelry retailers.

The company is regularly featured in trade magazines such as "National Jeweler" and has been profiled by such famous publications as "The Washington Post" Newspaper, "NBC News", "US News & World Report" and "National Public Radio".

Gold Drops as Euro Weakens Against Dollar; Silver Jewelry Prices Steady

Gold Drops as Euro Weakens Against Dollar; Silver Jewelry Prices Steady

By James Allen Silver Jewelry


Sept. 4 .... Gold fell for the fourth straight day as the euro weakened against the dollar, eroding the appeal of the precious metal as an alternative investment. Silver was little changed, translating into good prices for silver jewelry.

Competitive and low prices for quality silver jewelry can be found on the Internet where silver jewelry (jewellry, jewelery,) distributors are able to lower costs by keeping overhead low.

The euro fell as much as 1.2 percent against the dollar after the European Central Bank kept the benchmark rate at a seven-year high and said risks to growth remain. Gold reached a record in March as the euro headed toward an all-time high in July.

``Too much weakness in the euro will pull gold down,'' said Frank Lesh, a trader at FuturePath Trading LLC in Chicago. ``The euro is getting beat up pretty good, so gold is giving in a little.''
Gold futures for December delivery fell $5, or 0.6 percent, to $803.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The metal has dropped 4.1 percent since Aug. 28.

Silver futures for December delivery fell 0.7 cent to $12.94 an ounce on the Comex. Silver has fallen 13 percent this year, while gold dropped 4.2 percent.
ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet said the 15 countries that share the euro currency are experiencing an ``episode of weak activity.''
The ECB left the benchmark rate at 4.25 percent. The dollar has rebounded 11 percent against the euro since reaching an all- time low on July 15. The Federal Reserve slashed the main financing rate 3 percentage points to 2 percent in April from 5.25 percent last September.

Oil Drops

Gold also weakened after crude oil dropped as much as 2.6 percent to $106.52 a barrel on the Nymex. Oil is down 28 percent from a record $147.27 on July 11, while gold has declined 22 percent from the all-time high of $1,033.90 on March 17.
Still, some investors may purchase gold to preserve purchasing power as the inflation rate remains high and the global economy slows.

``Gold ultimately is a currency,'' said Frank McGhee, the head dealer at Integrated Brokerage Services LLC in Chicago, Illinois. ``It's not that the dollar is better than the euro. It's that everything is losing value.''

Gold may stage a rally similar to 2005, when the metal gained 18 percent, even as the euro fell 13 percent against the dollar, McGhee said.

Founded in 1998 by James Allen Schultz and his wife Michele Sigler, the idea behind James Allen was simple: Offer the world's most beautiful diamond engagement rings and silver jewelry coupled with the finest laboratory graded diamonds, all at an extraordinary value.

While the idea of selling fine engagement jewelry over the internet seemed strange back in 1998, James Allen has now grown to be one of the largest and most successful of all online diamond retailers.

James Allen is regularly featured in trade magazines such as "National Jeweler" and has been profiled by such famous publications as "The Washington Post" Newspaper, "NBC News", "US News & World Report" and "National Public Radio".

So how did a company with such humble beginnings become so famous and successful?

The Highest Quality DiamondsIt is estimated that less than 3% of the round diamonds sold in the US today would qualify as "Ideal" under AGS grading standards. At James Allen however, over 90% of our customers choose diamonds from our "Signature Ideal", "Ideal" or "Premium" categories. All of our stones come with grading reports from either the Gemological Institute of America or the American Gemological Society Laboratory. These two organizations are the "gold standard" in diamond grading and the only option for discerning customers.

No other company offers a finer collection of Ideal cut diamonds than James Allen.

The Best Possible Value

The Internet has changed the world. Never again will people shop for cars, hotels, airline tickets or even houses without first using the tremendous power of the Internet to educate themselves about these most important purchases.

James Allen was one of the first diamond and silver jewelry companies to recognize this change in the retail paradigm and quickly gained notoriety for offering diamonds to consumers at never-before seen discounts. By tapping into the virtual resources and global partnerships not before available, James Allen consistently offers finely cut diamonds for hundreds to thousands of dollars less than traditional retail sources.

Personal Advice & Expert Education

James Allen Quality Diamonds and Silver Jewelry pride ourselves on a database of over 55,000 loose laboratory graded diamonds. We pride ourselves even more on helping each and every customer determine which of those 55,000 diamonds is their perfect choice.

Our comprehensive "Education" section features an interactive demonstration of the importance of diamond cut, along with simple yet powerful tips and tools to help decide which diamond is right for you. If the answer you need couldn't be found on the James Allen website, our expert staff is waiting to answer any question you might have.

Our phones ring thousands of times a month, yet most calls are answered immediately and every customer is treated like a personal friend.It is this dedication to quality, value, and customer service that has helped create the James Allen legacy.

James Allen: Sterling Silver Jewelry Is A Timeless Beauty

James Allen: Sterling Silver Jewelry Is A Timeless Beauty

By Herb Brandon
Israel News Agency

Jerusalem, Israel --- September 1, 2008 ..... As jewelry trends come and go, silver jewelry remains popular across all economic and fashion spectra. Silver has attracted man’s fascination for many thousands of years.

Ancient civilizations found silver deposits plentiful on or near the earth’s surface. Relics of these civilizations, include jewelry, religious artifacts, and food vessels formed from the durable, malleable metal. This metal took on near mystical qualities in marking important historical milestones throughout the ages, and served as a medium of exchange.

Today, silver is sought as a valuable and practical industrial commodity, as well as an appealing investment precious metal.

Although silver is relatively scarce, it is the most plentiful and least expensive of the precious metals. The largest silver producing countries are Mexico, Peru, the United States, Australia and Chile.

So, that elegant pair of glimmering sterling silver drop earrings once prized by your late grandmother looks great today whether you wear the silver jewelry casually or put them on for a formal occasion.

Of course, not everyone is fond of estate silver jewelry, preferring to buy silver jewelry that is new and exciting, especially something designed by one of today`s contemporary artisans. It is these same designers who are seeing a mini boom in business today as shoppers discover the value of owning quality sterling silver jewelry and at prices much lower than gold. Tight economy or not, if your creations are especially attractive, you`ll catch the attention of savvy buyers.

Hot Diamonds is one such designing team producing some of the most sought after sterling silver jewelry of our time. Don`t let the name fool you, Hot Diamonds does feature at least one small brilliant cut diamond in every silver jewelry piece, but the accent is just as much on the metal as it is on the precious gemstones. You can find earrings, bangles, bracelets, pendants, necklaces, and rings featuring contoured shapes and fluid lines with a contemporary twist.

Each Hot Diamonds piece is part of a wider style line with such names as “just add love” or “back to nature” and “moonstruck” among others to captivate the imagination of buyers. For instance, the “just add love” line features modern and whimsical hearts and stars, an inviting style prized by young adult buyers. The “after hours” line represents the designers` evening wear collection, just perfect for a night out on the town for varying levels of formality.

Why should you choose sterling silver jewelry?
James Allen.com states that if you researched the properties of silver you`d quickly realize how soft silver is by itself. Sterling silver is made up of 92.5 percent silver with the remaining 7.5 percent copper or some other metal. That is why you`ll find silver flatware pieces, even jewelry, well over a century old in excellent condition: durable sterling silver is one metal that can stand the test of time.

If you were to choose earrings made of virtually pure silver, you`d risk having them break in short order. Always buy jewelry with an eye to have it last to ensure that your investment is worthwhile and can retain its look.

A big trend for sterling silver jewelry fans is to visit estate sales to see what silver jewelry buys can be had. If you`re a fan of antiques, you`ll find the best buys at these types of sales, particularly those managed directly by the family. When an auctioneer or estate planner is brought in, prices are often marked up to cover their costs much as an antique retailer would have to charge more to cover her overhead.

For new sterling silver, your options are quite broad from flea markets to mall jewelry stores to online merchants. At flea markets you risk dealing with someone who may not be able to vouch that the earrings or pendant you want to purchase are, in fact, sterling silver. With a mall jewelry store, the merchant can attest to what they`re selling, while offering a guarantee.

If shopping online, make sure that you deal with a reputable jeweler such as James Allen. You could save a lot of money if you find the right retailer as Internet stores typically have a much lower overhead and savings are passed on to you in the form of lower prices. One can also secure valuable advice and tips for buying silver jewelry from the James Allen Silver Jewelry Internet blog.

Regardless of where you purchase your sterling silver jewelry, you`re buying classical jewelry with a strong, contemporary appeal. Whether choosing antique or contemporary sterling silver earrings, pendants, bangles, rings, necklaces, or bracelets you can reap the satisfaction of finding and wearing one of the finest of all metals.

Founded in 1998 by James Allen Schultz and his wife Michele Sigler, the idea behind James Allen was simple: Offer the world's most beautiful diamond engagement rings and silver jewelry, all at an extraordinary value. While the idea of selling fine engagement diamond and silver jewelry over the Internet seemed strange back in 1998, James Allen has now grown to be one of the largest and most successful of all online diamond retailers. The company is regularly featured in trade magazines such as "National Jeweler" and has been profiled by such famous publications as "The Washington Post" Newspaper, "NBC News", "US News & World Report" and "National Public Radio".

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