Simple Shine Shoe and Jewelry Care

There are 3 general classifications when it comes to determining age of jewelry. What makes vintage jewelry vintage? What is the difference between vintage and antique jewelry? Where does estate jewelry fall on this scale? Finding a hard answer to any of these questions is somewhat difficult, but far from impossible.

Want to keep your silver sparkling like the day you got it? You can! With some proper care and storage, you can keep the tarnish away.  Tarnish is a reaction when silver is exposed to gases with sulfur. The silver gets darker and a dark layer forms on the surface. The good news is, you can get that layer off and prevent it from taking...

If you've ever been in dire financial straits, you might have taken your jewelry to the pawnshop in hopes of getting a payday that would pull you out of the frying pan. The reality is much more grim. Pawnshops will underpay for the metals, and won't pay anything at all for diamonds. Why don't pawn shops buy diamonds?