Jewelry Making

Recent Answers

2009-11-20 Jewelry, Gems, & Minerals - Plating a metal ring:

Grace, I understand the value of this costume jewelry ring to you. Yes, it does help represent a very significant part of your life. Unfortunately, that first word in this sentence answers it all

2009-11-19 Jewelry, Gems, & Minerals - Diamond vs Cubic Zirconia:

HI JEFF, CZ DOES NOT FLOAT IN WATER. DIAMOND HAS A AFFINITY FOR OIL OR GREASE AND WILL GET A DULL LOOK TO IT IF NOT CLEANED REGULARLY. ALL THE OTHER TESTS YOU MENTION THE FOG TEST, THE LIGHT TEST, SCRATCH

2009-11-19 Jewelry, Gems, & Minerals - Gold filled quality marking:

Michael, metal quality marks vary somewhat from country to country and I am not an expert on markings for other countries. The precious metal markings for sterling, gold and platinum alloys are fairly

2009-11-18 Jewelry, Gems, & Minerals - Dress studs marking:

Dear Jan, Thank you for this question. Unfortunately, the answer will be not directly to the meaning since the mark SIL is not a recognized mark for metal quality and if a maker's mark, that is a

2009-11-18 Jewelry, Gems, & Minerals - Gold Bracelet:

Thank you for your inquiry. By your description, your item was probably made in Birmingham, England (anchor mark). The 375 means it is 9ct gold and the S&P would be the manufacturers name. The letter G