Shrestha Designs Silver earrings with stones with Gold-plated and Rose quartz. Width:9mm. Length:40+60mm. Shiny.

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.

Gold-plated refers to the coating of metallic and non-metallic objects with gold. There are around six different procedures. Nowadays, the most known procedure is galvination which implies the use of salt solution and electricity.

Rose quartz belongs to the quartz group and contains mainly sodium, iron, aluminium and titanium. It has a pink reddish coloring, which can vary from a milky and gloomy to a transparent tone. Rose quartz is particularly used to make pieces of jewelry and art objects. Since ancient times, rose quartz has been considered to be charmstone of love. According to the legend, Eros brought the rose quartz to mankind so they can experience the power of true and deep love. Rose quartz is not only the charmstone of love but also the charmstone of fertility. Its power helps to cure people who are suffering from mental and physical illness provoked by love life. The charmstone is also suitable to absorb harmful rays, such as the rays from computer, and keep them from the person away.