If you own a stunning piece of silver jewelry, whether it’s a pendant or a pair of sterling silver earrings, the first step in making its beauty last is to store it well. Regular cleaning and proper storage can add decades to your sterling silver earrings.

Store sterling silver earrings in plastic bags to avoid oxidation. Silver becomes black when it is exposed to air. This is due to the process of oxidation. When you store your silver jewelry in plastic, the air supply is cut off. Remove silver jewelry before washing your hands or having a bath.

Coating: Many jewelers recommend dipping sterling silver earrings to remove the black color of oxidized silver and bring back its sheen. But, dipping is not recommended because even the most careful hand can and will leave microscopic humps and bumps on the jewelry. A number of dips can seriously alter the shape and character of your jewelry.

Cloth: In most jewelry shops, you will get what is called the Sunshine Polishing Cloth. This is a soft cloth that can be used to clean both gold and silver jewelry. The cloth becomes black as you use it, but you can continue to use the cloth for a while. This cloth contains a number of chemical cleaners. If your sterling silver earrings lose their sheen, simply wipe the jewelry with this cloth.

Cleaning: Do not use water or soap to clean sterling silver earrings. Instead, clean silver jewelry with baking soda. Since you do not want to handle or inhale the powder directly, an easy way is to drop the sterling silver earrings into a plastic bag that contains baking powder and squish the bag so that the powder is rubbing against the jewelry. Any powder stuck to the crevices in the jewelry may be taken out using a toothbrush. You may rinse the jewelry with water and then use the toothbrush with a light hand. Rinse well and dry with a paper towel immediately.

Alternatively, you can also use a tarnish remover to clean silver jewelry. But make sure that the tarnish remover does not come into contact with pearls or opals. Or, use a tarnish remover that is safe for these.

In case your sterling silver earrings have a antique look and you feel you have polished it too bright, you can use a piece of steel wool to polish the places that need the matt look. Remember, this will leave tiny abrasive marks on the jewelry. Do not use steel wool on rhodium plated silver jewelry.

There! Now, you have no more excuse to wear silver jewelry that has gone black with age!

Wholesale jewelry suppliers need to be equipped to cater to demands of a large number of pieces of a single design or pattern. Wholesale jewelry suppliers need to place emphasis on efficiency rather than on creativity. The creativity part gets over when once a piece is designed. After it is selected by a jewelry reseller, the supplier should be able to supply the requisitioned number of pieces within a particular time frame.

The procedure for making each piece will need as much of attention to detail as the first piece was given. Jewelry is chosen mostly for its looks. So no compromises can be made in the production line.

Wholesale jewelry suppliers can either manufacture the jewelry on their own or source it from jewelry designers. However, several designers market their pieces themselves, functioning as wholesale jewelry suppliers. Either way strict quality control measures are a must.

Wholesale jewelry suppliers can even function from their homes. However, for doing so there are few factors that need to be considered. As wholesale jewelry suppliers deal in large stock lots, they will need to store large quantities of raw material. They should also consider earmarking adequate storage space for finished goods.

A ready supply of basic tools and supplies should be maintained to ensure that the manufacturing process is carried on smoothly. A ready supply of chains, links, bead bands, hoops, loops, clasps, certain commonly used precious and semi precious stones and the like should be kept ready for use. The working area should be prepared in a way that aids the manufacturing process of jewelry pieces.

Wholesale jewelry suppliers get into agreements with their buyers that specify the line of action to be taken on returns of unsold jewelry pieces and faulty or below par jewelry. So, due care should be exercised during the manufacturing process to turn out quality pieces.