Back to School Jewels

The kids are going back to school within the next couple of weeks (yay?!). And with a new school year comes back to school shopping. Sure, you have shoes, clothes, pencils, notebooks, and backpacks on the list, but what about a little something extra?

The prospect of a new school year tends to bring out a mixture of emotions in kids, including excitement and nervousness. Why not give your student a boost of confidence by gifting them something special they can take with them into the classroom? A personalized sterling silver necklace, bracelet, or ring from Something About Silver would be an excellent choice.

Artsy, unique jewelry is definitely on-trend (which, of course, is of the upmost importance to most school-aged kids), but Something About Silver jewelry offers something more. The jewelry you pick out for your child can be customized with their initial, name, inspirational word, birthstone charm, or favorite gemstone. This may be just the thing to get your kid excited about going back to the classroom!

Getting More Use Out of Pendants

You found the perfect pendant. It incorporates your favorite colors, is neither too large nor too small, and really lets your personal sense of style shine. Best of all, you just know you are going to wear it all the time, but then you don’t.

You may put it on often, intending to wear it with many different outfits, but then it’s back to the jewelry box for your favorite pendant before you even leave the room. It just doesn’t look right.

Rather than the actual pendant not working with your outfits, it may be necklace it is on. Different shirts have different necklines, and different necklines call for different necklace lengths. For example, a scoop neck may look best with a 16” or 18” chain while a turtleneck may require a 20” chain or longer.

To get more mileage out of your favorite pendant, consider picking up sterling silver chains in varying lengths. Now that your pendant can be worn with multiple outfits in your wardrobe, your pendant may just spend more time on your neck than in your jewelry box!

Something About Silver Spotlight: The Generations Necklace

The featured piece of jewelry from Something About Silver this week is the Generations Necklace! This sterling silver necklace is a true showpiece and will surely become a favorite go-to piece for any who receive it!

With its unique design, whimsical vibe, and large presence, the Generations Necklace is certainly an attention getter. The necklace is comprised of three sterling silver discs that nest perfectly at ¾”, 1”, and 1 ¼” respectively.

This is a necklace that can hold LOTS of names (or words) depending on the length. In fact, it has been known to hold several generations worth of names (hence its name!). Each layer of the necklace could be dedicated to a different generation of the family. This would make a great gift for mothers, grandmothers, and great grandmothers alike.

In addition to picking out several names or words to personalize your necklace with, the Generations Necklace can be further customized by adding Swarovski Crystal birthstone charms to represent birthdays. Happy shopping!

Bridal Party Jewelry Gift Ideas

Wedding season is in full swing. And brides-to-be are officially in overdrive, trying to check off the bazillion things on their to-do list before the Big Day. Well, Something About Silver can help brides check off two things at the same time….right now! Hooray for two-fers!

Most brides want to approve their bridesmaids’ jewelry, if not require all of them to wear the same jewelry. Brides also tend to purchase bridesmaid gifts. Why not gift a piece of jewelry? That way all of your bridesmaids will be walking down the aisle in sync and in style, and your gift will be something they can wear and cherish for a lifetime.

The Something About Silver line is full necklaces and bracelets for brides-to-be to choose from. Just pick out a style that would look great with the bridesmaid dresses, decide if you want to personalize the item with the girls’ initials, names, or meaningful word, and add gemstone charms that match your wedding’s colors.

Something About Silver has even created jewelry specifically for bridesmaids – the Bridal Party Starfish necklace. This necklace features a sterling silver disc that can be personalized with initials, a sterling silver starfish, a freshwater pearl, and a blue apatite bead briolette charm (your something blue!) Additional gemstone briolette charms are available to choose from as well.

When it comes to planning a wedding, brides need all the help they can get. Let Something About Silver help simplify the process by creating personalized sterling silver jewelry for your bridesmaids (or you for that matter) that can play a part in the wedding and serve as gifts.

No Jewelry in the Pool Please!

As a jewelry enthusiast it is almost painful to write this, but it must be said. There are some places jewelry just shouldn’t go! One such place is the pool.

Sterling silver should never be placed in bleach, including chlorine. It will accelerate tarnish on the metal and prolonged exposure to harsh chemicals could cause your jewelry to deteriorate. What does this mean for avid jewelry wearers? Take off all sterling silver jewelry before taking a dip in the pool or relaxing in the hot tub.

Recommendation: leave all jewelry at home when you are planning on going swimming. If you must bring it with you, also bring along a small pouch to place the jewelry in while you are enjoying your swim to reduce the risk of misplacing your jewelry.

The pool isn’t sterling silver’s only enemy – so is the shower. Yes, you should also take your jewelry off before taking a shower or bath. It’s the soap that’s the problem in the shower. When soap repeatedly gets onto sterling silver jewelry, residue can build up. This residue will cause your jewelry to appear dull. To minimize the amount of cleaning your sterling silver will need, remember to take it off before jumping in the shower.

Hot Jewelry Trends: Arm Candy

The latest looks straight off runways and magazine pages all have one thing in common: lots and lots of arm candy. Yes, the hottest ensembles incorporate bangles and bracelets galore. No matter your age or style, you can easily make this runway look work for your everyday life.

While many of the runway looks have bangles and bracelets going halfway up the model’s arm (and this can certainly be a fun look to rock when going out), this can be a bit much for everyday life as a busy employee, mom, whatever. So what is a fashionista who actually needs to use her arm to do? Par down the look of course!

A nice way to look on-trend while enjoying functionality is to stack up 3 to 5 bracelets on the same wrist. These bracelets can all be identical or they can all be different while still looking like they belong together. A fun (and less expensive way) to get a custom arm candy look is to mix bracelets and bangles you have with a few new pieces.

As always, Something About Silver can help you create a personalized look for you with its bracelets that are classic and yet right on-trend! For example, the I Love You More bracelet is a simple yet interesting design that will almost certainly play well with other bracelets and bangles you already have in your jewelry wardrobe. Or consider getting the Mixed Metal Charm bracelet, which will go with bracelets of all metal colors and incorporates another trend – the two-tone look!

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Gifts for Grads, Mother’s Jewelry, and more….

Summer is in full swing, and with summer comes graduation parties, baby and bridal showers, and weddings. All of these events allow you to catch up with family and friends while providing you with an excuse to go shopping for yourself and loved ones!

A great gift idea for recent grads, soon-to-be mothers, and brides (and bridesmaids, by the way) is a piece of personalized sterling silver jewelry. Jewelry is always appropriate as it is both functional and sentimental. And gifting customized jewelry that you actually played a role in creating is all the more special!

There are many different directions you can go in when picking out jewelry for someone else. Consider the occasion that has prompted you to purchase a gift along with that person’s style and needs. For example, perhaps a recent grad would like a Vintage Style Wax Seal Pendant Charm Necklace with their initial on it. You could further customize this (or any SAS jewelry) with charms representing the grad’s favorite color, birthstone, or school colors. A Mother’s Love is Forever Charm necklace would be perfect for a mom-to-be or new mom, and the Double Rectangles Charm necklace (complete with the bride’s and groom’s name) would be oh-so-appropriate for a special bride.

Really, when it comes to purchasing personalized sterling silver jewelry for loved ones, practically anything goes. Add the gift receiver’s name or initial to the jewelry or highlight her children’s names or birthstones. Perhaps you’d rather add a meaningful word or phrase like believe, hope, or dream. Gemstone charms representing favorite colors or birthstones always take a piece of jewelry over the top. Whatever piece of jewelry you choose, you can be sure of one thing. The receiver will cherish the jewelry for a lifetime!

August Birthstone: Peridot

Does a special someone have a birthday this month? Why not give the gift of customized sterling silver birthstone jewelry? Especially since August’s birthstone, Peridot, is the color of the season!

One of the few gemstones found in only one color, peridot’s bright, almost electric, green color is universally flattering. While peridot used to be thought of as a summer gemstone only, it goes with virtually everything and has become a year round wardrobe staple for many. In fact, some ancient notables got the memo on peridot’s beauty and versatility long ago – it is known to be Cleopatra’s favorite gemstone, and many of the royal’s finest “emeralds” have turned out to be peridots!

Peridot has been known to the world for many centuries with the earliest confirmed mines dating back over 3500 years ago. Ancient societies believed that peridot was a gift from Mother Nature, which symbolized the creation of the world. Modern folklore suggests that wearing peridot brings good luck, peace, and success.

Check out the Something About Silver jewelry collection if you are in the market for timeless, whimsical peridot jewelry. Any item can be customized with a gem quality peridot charm (or any other birthstone for that matter!). Happy birthday August babies!

Peridot Fast Facts

Gemstone Family: olivine
Color: intense, deep green
Hardness: 6.5 – 7 on the Mohs Scale
Location: Arizona, China, Vietnam and Pakistan

Something About Silver Spotlight: Double Heart Necklace

The featured piece of jewelry from Something About Silver this week is the Double Heart Necklace! The classic, yet eye-catching design of this necklace makes it the perfect piece of jewelry to add to any woman’s collection regardless of age or personal style.

This medium-sized double heart pendant is the perfect size to get noticed while still being understated enough to be appropriate in all settings. Of course, you can always add additional heart pendants and gemstone charms for an even bigger look!

This handcrafted necklace can be personalized by having a name, initial, or special, inspirational word stamped onto the double heart pendant. The pendant is then given a brushed matte finish to create a whimsical, artistic look. The pendant comes with a sterling silver chain, so it is ready to wear right out of the box! Happy shopping!

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Happy Sisters Day from SAS!

The first Sunday of every August is National Sisters Day, so plan to spend time with your sister this Sunday, August 7th!

Sisters are great, aren’t they?! Whether you see each other a lot or rarely, are close in age and personality or not, or spend most of your time together lovingly squabbling or in perfect harmony, sisters are always there for one another when it really counts. In honor of this special bond you share, take time out for each other on Sisters Day.

Perhaps your schedules only allow for a phone call, but if possible, make a day of it! Stay in to watch movies, cook a fabulous meal, or look over family photos. Or go out and get manicures, grab lunch, and search for great deals at your favorite mall.

Wouldn’t it be nice to have something to remember this special day by? Perhaps you and your sister(s) should get sister necklaces! Consider getting you and all your sisters a personalized sterling silver necklace from Something About Silver. The Family Charm necklace could be perfect with all of the siblings names and birthstones on it!

Regardless of how you choose to spend and memorialize Sisters Day, remember to tell your sister just how much she means to you!

What's your favorite thing to do with your sister?