Silver Ring, Bracelet, and Earrings

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Silver jewelry has been prized for its beauty and versatility for hundreds of years. Hundreds of years before that there is evidence silver was being mined and used as early as 4th century B.C. In western and eastern Europe there is plenty of lore and myth suggesting silver as the cure to many metaphysical problems and even the solution to monsters (such as the silver bullet for destroying werewolves). The Spanish popularized silver as currency from 1537 under Charles I.

For jewelry making, silver is ideal – malleable but enduring, plentiful in nature, elegant in appearance and it can be set with anything from stones and gems to bone and bead. Virtually any material can be set in silver and still look like wearable art.

Silver has also come to represent reaching the milestone of 25 years of marriage. The symbolic reasons for this juxtapose the nature of the element with the qualities of a beautiful, enduring relationship. Friends and loved ones helping this achievement fete and shower the couple with silver gifts that symbolize their union.

In the American southwest, Navajo natives began acquiring silver after observing the glowing adornment of Spanish conquistadors, probably sometime in the 16th century. By the 1860s, one Navajo man is credited with acquiring the skill to work silver and create a new style of jewelry and wearable wealth. He and his apprentices passed the knowledge to the Zuni and Hopi and the distinctive fashions are still wildly popular today.

Bracelets, earrings, pendants, watches, belts, chains, medals, medallions and hair pins are just a few ways that silver is used to produce elegant and wearable accessories. The glow of silver is suitable for any skin tone or color.

Silver is definitely less costly than gold – always has been – but remains prized on nearly the same level. Some people even buy gold jewelry dipped in silver, called white gold. Silver makes different statements than gold – a quiet confidence, a modest wealth, a humble adornment, a subtle accent, a glowing excitement.

The lure of the glowing metal has been compared to moonlight. It’s a subtle, elegant and timeless beauty whether you’re wearing a white gold wedding ring, drop earrings set with peridot, a silver arm cuff studded with turquoise, or hanging your anniversary photos on the wall set in a silver frame.

Shopping for silver is as easy as getting online and searching for the silver iteration of your choice. If you’re not sure what style of ring looks good on you – go to a jewelry store and try some on. Then look online for the same style at a less expensive price. If you’re looking for a silver baby rattle to engrave as a commemoration of your best friend’s firstborn, search “silver baby rattle” and see what’s out there.

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