Taking care of your silver – cubic zirconia jewelry is not such a difficult thing. Sterling silver in itself is a very resilient metal. It can usually stand up to a lot of stress without cracking or breaking. On the other hand, cubic zirconia may not be as hard as diamond, but it can certainly carry its own. If you have jewelry made of these fine materials, you know that the beauty of this jewelry will remain intact for a long time. It does not matter if you have simple silver cubic zirconia rings, necklaces, earrings (etc,) or you have the elaborate sets. There are simple steps on how you can take care of this jewelry so that these can last for a long time.
Keep them in their original jewelry cases. Sometimes, silver cubic zirconia jewelry come in sets – and these sets usually come in those lovely velvet lined boxes or cases. Instead of taking out the jewelry and putting them in a jumbled pile inside one jewelry box alone, it would be better to keep them segregated from the rest of your jewelry. This ensures that the set stays as a set, which makes finding and putting on the appropriate jewelry easier tasks to do. Also, this practice makes sure that the gemstones and precious metals you have do not rub against each other, which can cause deep, irreparable scratches.
If you would rather prefer to have them all in one container though, (like jewelry armoire or a very large jewelry box,) try to keep each piece (or matching pieces like earrings) steady by putting rings and earrings in the specially assigned grooved linings. Keep the necklaces suspended on the hanging cupboards of your jewelry box if the box indeed has these. Line your bracelets and bangles flat against the bottom layer; or better yet, keep them suspended on the hanging cupboards as well. If your jewelry box does not have grooved linings or hanging cupboards, you might want to invest in small cloth packets (preferably velvet or any soft fabric) to store your jewelry individually.
Try to color code your cloth packets to denote which ones are earrings and which ones are rings, etc. Let us say that you use the blue colored velvet pouches for your necklaces, while the red ones are for the jade bangles. This way, you do not have to go through your entire collection looking for one jewelry piece to wear. Again, it is important to store pieces individually.
Given some time, you might see your jewelry collection expanding. In which case, it is recommended that you store your pieces according to the materials that these are made from; as opposed to the conventional manner of storing jewelry by their function. Of course, it is still easier to keep earrings with other earrings (for example). However, some fashion jewelry pieces, like those made of plated gold or plated silver have high acidity levels which cause these pieces to deteriorate faster than real gold and sterling silver jewelry. By keeping your pieces according to the materials they are made from, (i.e. sterling silver with sterling silver) you can ensure a longer life span for your entire jewel collection.
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