Abalone silver pendant with Sea shell. Width:32mm. Length:32mm. Eyelet's transverse diameter:3,8mm. Eyelet's longitudinal diameter:5,6mm. Shiny. Butterfly

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.

Shellfish are soft animals which defend themselves from wounding and natural enemies two calcite shells. These may be used as basic raw material in making jewels. However, they should be handled with care. Particularly the thinnest ones are very fragile. These shells are the ones with which the jeweller achieves the most beautiful results because the shell allows light through at its thinnest spots. Shells are often found als symbols in arts and mythology. For instance, Venus, the Roman goddess of love, beauty and desire, was born in a shell .

Abalone, also called sea ears and ear shells, can be found in all oceans worldwide and are also known as a delicacy. The beautiful thing about this Haliotis species is the nacreous inside of the shell which is further used for jewelry making, among other things. Each piece of jewelry is individual in its color and therefore unique.