Silver earrings with stones with Amethyst. Width:10mm. Length:12mm.

Silver 925, also known as Sterling Silver, contains 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper. Pure silver is not used in jewelry making, as it is too soft. Silver has a seductive look with its warm color-temperature and has been used in jewelry making since ancient times. The disadvantage of silver is: It can react to sulfur in the air (depending on air quality and skin type). This is commonly known as ´tarnishing´ or ´oxidation´. The best way to remove these dark spots is the following: polishing cloth boil water in a pan and add some salt and a piece of uncoated aluminium foil. Then put your piece of jewel into the pan and "pickle" it wait for a while. Effective are also polish products especially made for silver-cleaning.

Amethyst is a violet variety of the quartz mineral. Its violet color ranges from a very light pink tone to a very dark violet tone. The stone´s healing power is the following: supporting meditation and eliminating anger, rage, drug addiction and alcoholism. The effects of amethyst on the body are the following: it tightens and smoothens the conjunctive tissues and, therefore, makes the skin more resistant to external influences. Amethyst is used to combat migraine and other muscular tensions due to stress. Native Americans had amethyst stones in their teepees and wigwams to have a relaxing sleep without any nightmares.