Some people like to hang artwork on walls and keep their digital screens updated with pretty pieces. For others, the best type or one of the best types of art is that which is always with you. Jewelry. Wearable works of art like Cloisonne beads bring daily, hourly, every second beauty to the wearer. Beauty both for the wearer to enjoy as well as those with whom they interact. But as with many things, precious items like Cloissone jewelry must be properly taken care of if they are to last.
Tips to Taking Care of Wearable Works of Art
There are a lot of different types of pieces you can make with custom jewelry making supplies that will require special care, but Cloisonne pieces are a great example of something beautiful that must be treated well if it is to last. The term Cloisonne, a French word meaning “partition”, is a type of classical metalwork technique in which very small precious metal filaments are combined with colorful glass beads and enamels. Each color bead is precision cut to be added into a piece of art so that the result looks very similar to stained glass windows. In fact, these types of pieces have another similarity to those beautiful glass windows: They require proper care or one risks cracks, scratches, and other damages.
How to Clean and Care for Cloisonne Jewelry
Avoid harsh products. Never use any type of chemical or other type of abrasive cleaner on this type of jewelry. Instead, you should only use water and a soft, clean lint-free rag or cloth. The reason for this is because chemicals, even seemingly mild chemicals, can cause etching and discoloration in the Cloissone beads. This is likewise true for other types of special metals, for example when you buy gold filled beads in bulk you will want to check to see what chemical restrictions come with them before cleaning.
Do not soak Cloisonne jewelry pieces. Yes, you want to use simple water to clean your jewelry pieces. But the technique here should be wiping the pieces clean — never soaking. Soaking this type of jewelry into water for any extended amount of time risks serious damages. That’s because these pieces will have small gaps within the enamel that are natural as part of their production. However, while normal, when water is allowed to be absorbed into these holes without fast drying, one risks it sustaining damage. This is especially true when the water is hot or cold as temperature extremes can cause metal to expand and/or contract. This is sometimes temporary but there is always a chance of water permanently warping the piece.
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Whether you are looking to create your own Cloisonne jewelry or you have something else in mind, let our team at Crystal Findings be your wholesale website. We are proud to offer all types of finished and partial pieces for sale, and are considered the best places to go when you need to do something like buy stone beads online. Visit us today to learn more about why so many individuals and vendors choose us!
Are you passionate about creating your own unique pieces with custom jewelry-making supplies? Creating your own jewelry is a fantastic way to really accentuate your own look and/or if you are looking to upgrade from a personal hobby, something that can really bring in the extra cash. But before you start wearing, giving, and even selling bracelets made out of Shamballa beads, it is important to make sure your jewelry supplies have passed the important manufacturing tests.
The Workmanship Procedure Inspection
When you buy jewelry supplies like our gold-filled beads in bulk, you will see that they have gone through a rigorous inspection check. This is a type of review that looks at the workmanship quality of the items to make sure that they are free of any manufacturing defects and that the beads conform to the stated and desired specifications. Whenever you buy jewelry supplies from any outfit, you should always check that those supplies have likewise gone through their own review process.
During a workmanship or procedural check, a given piece of jewelry or grouping of supplies will be inspected for:
Scratching, denting, excessive soldering, excessive and visible gluing
Pieces that do not conform to the manufacture designated fit or do are missing stated parts
Poor finishing, mismatching colors, or items that do not have the correct patterns as stated by the manufacture’s design
Any pieces with dangerously sharp points or edges or with any frayed and exposed wires
Overall bad symmetry or misalignment
If any of the above issues are apparent during a workmanship check, they should be pulled immediately. If you are getting supplies that are not checked, then you risk something like a malformed pendant or dangerously sharp bracelets that can cause injury to yourself, your gift recipient, or your customer.
REACH Testing
REACH stands for Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals. This test refers to European Union standards but those buying jewelry internationally should consider checking suppliers for it as this testing helps to restrict the use of certain heavy metals. For example, compliance with REACH means that jewelry has negligible or otherwise safe levels of lead, cadmium, chromium, and other metals that are dangerous in certain amounts.
Pull Testing
Those buying chains, bands, or other pieces of jewelry that have some type of closing system should check to see whether the manufacture or seller puts those pieces through a pull test. A pull test measures how well a fastener or stringing metal is able to withstand a determined amount of pull force. This is an important test to use whenever buying wire, chains, and fasteners to use with heavier beading materials like Swarvoski crystal pendant beads or Cloisonne beads.
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Our team at Crystal Findings is proud to offer one of the United States’ largest collections of wholesale jewelry and beading supplies. On our website, you will find tens of thousands of different styles of beads, pendants, chains, and much more. We choose all of our products for their ability to pass the most rigorous of manufacturing testing to ensure that our customers get the best in quality and safety.
