I’ve wondered for some time how to justify the price of my jewelry and to explain the difference in quality between my designs and the designs of other handcrafted jewelry designers.
I’ve decided for myself that even though I could use cheaper base metals to produce my jewelry pieces, I would not want to sacrifice the value and the quality of my jewelry. Therefore, I’m using only sterling silver and copper as main materials in all my designs.
I finally found a good explanation about the difference between sterling silver and silver plated and hope that by sharing this information, I’ll also help my customers in their future jewelry purchases. The answer comes from SilverHeaven.com:
“The major difference that will be immediately noticed is in the price of the item. Sterling items are much more expensive, but they will hold on to their value over time. Silver plated items are far cheaper, but the items become worthless very quickly. In terms of how the items feel, sterling items are generally lighter than silver plated items of the same size. This is due to the inherent value of the silver – leading to using less of the metal in the manufacturing process. Silver plating is a chemical process that adds a very thin layer of silver to the item, which is made of a different metal. This allows the manufacturer to make heavier items out of cheaper metals.”
Why choose sterling silver over silver plated?
New Sterling Silver Jewelry Collection Sneak Peak
Tourmaline and Rose Quartz Silver Necklace
What are the colors that come into your mind when thinking about the winter holidays?
Yes, that’s the question I was asking myself before I started this collection. Although I was trying to be different and come up with different color palette, I can’t help myself thinking about white snow, dark brown-gray, moisten from the snow soil, green pine trees, red socks, and colorful presents and decoration.
So, I have to admit – that was part of my inspiration…
You can’t have a better metal to work with, that represents that coldness from the winter, than the sterling silver. Its high-polished
Opal and Aqua Sterling Silver Bracelet
surface, is wonderfully reflective like the virgin untouched surface of ice.
The gemstone that first jumped out at me was tourmaline quartz, because of its light grayish transparent color and its fossil-like dark gray, almost black speckles. Another one was the opal and the aqua. Aqua reminds me a lot of a faceted cube of ice and the opal with its milky white surface reminds me of the white snow.
On the other hand, living in Florida the nice sunny weather and the always vibrant colorful nature made me create Holiday jewelry with a twist of bright and lively colors.
Peridot and Pink Opal Sterling Silver Bracelet
Therefore, next to the jewelry pieces, having the traditional colors, associated with the winter, I am placing the jewelry pieces, inspired by that wonderful sunny weather outside my window.
New Copper Jewelry Collection Sneak Peak
Who doesn’t want to look amazing around the holydays?
Copper Opal and Emerald Bracelet
With Thanksgiving coming in a little over two weeks, with the aromas of pumpkin, cinnamon, apple, nutmeg, allspice, and raisins, surrounding me everywhere I go, no wonder why I got inspired to create my new copper jewelry collection.
For some reason, when winter starts showing its presence and I have to change my wardrobe to warmer clothes, I always envision brown-beige overtones. It’s probably because winter is so white and cold, that I have the need to see warm, bright colors.
My new collection is not finished yet, but I am getting so excited about it with every new piece of jewelry that I make, that I wanted to
Copper Turquoise Bracelet
share it with the world.
I’ve been working on creating vintage look that complements the color of the copper.
I take special pride in several pieces that I created. The Copper turquoise bracelet is one that stands out to me every time I open the jewelry box. The warm copper creates such a beautiful background for the luscious green-blue overtone of the turquoise…
The Copper earrings collection is starting to take shape as well. With unique and one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces such as the Copper and Amethyst Earrings, the Copper and Rose Quartz Flower Earrings, and my absolute
Copper and Aqua Earrings
favorite Copper and Aqua Earrings…
I am still working on creating copper necklaces that will hold the same warm feeling of fire and sun.
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Sincerely,
Silvia Nikolov