How Jewelry Works
Gain a better understanding of jewelry components and how they affect jewelry styles and functionality. Learning how jewelry works helps you buy the right jewelry for you.
Earring Back Replacements
Standard backs that come with lightweight stud earrings usually hold the earrings snugly against your earlobes just fine, but heavier earrings (like popular chandeliers) can tug and pull on your ear from from front to back, creating discomfort. And, over time, both heavy stud earrings and heavy designs fashioned on wire findings can drag the hole downwards, leaving what appears to be a small vert…
Standard backs that come with lightweight stud earrings usually hold the earrings snugly against your earlobes just fine, but heavier earrings (like popular chandeliers) can tug and pull on your ear from from front to back, creating discomfort. And, over time, both heavy stud earrings and heavy designs fashioned on wire findings can drag the hole downwards, leaving what appears to be a small vert…
Charm Bracelets
A look at the history of the charm bracelet, an always-popular piece of jewelry.
A look at the history of the charm bracelet, an always-popular piece of jewelry.
Visual Guide to Necklace Styles
Necklaces come in loads of different lengths and styles, making it difficult to choose one when you can't visualize how the necklace will look when it hangs around your neck. It's much easier to buy a necklace after you've previewed the options. Get familiar with the terminology used to describe necklaces.
Necklaces come in loads of different lengths and styles, making it difficult to choose one when you can't visualize how the necklace will look when it hangs around your neck. It's much easier to buy a necklace after you've previewed the options. Get familiar with the terminology used to describe necklaces.
Gemstone Shapes Facts and Photos
Photos and descriptions give you insights into popular gemstone shapes.
Photos and descriptions give you insights into popular gemstone shapes.
Choose a Necklace to Match Your Dressy Neckline
Find out which necklaces work best with scoop neck, boat neck and strapless ensembles.
Find out which necklaces work best with scoop neck, boat neck and strapless ensembles.
How to Recognize Popular Jewelry Chains
Pictures of popular jewelry chains will help you visualize jewelry when you read descriptions online.
Pictures of popular jewelry chains will help you visualize jewelry when you read descriptions online.
Choose the "Best" Jewelry Clasp
A photo tour that shows you exactly how different kinds of jewelry clasps work, and which ones are most secure.
A photo tour that shows you exactly how different kinds of jewelry clasps work, and which ones are most secure.
Pearl Knot Definition and Illustration
Definition of the term pearl knot and illustration to help you visualize how pearl knots are created. From the About Jewelry glossary.
Definition of the term pearl knot and illustration to help you visualize how pearl knots are created. From the About Jewelry glossary.
How Jewelry Works
It's easier to buy the right jewelry when you understand jewelry terminology and when you know how jewelry components work.
It's easier to buy the right jewelry when you understand jewelry terminology and when you know how jewelry components work.