Handmade Unique Jewelry

Silver is one of the world's most useful metals as well as one of the world's most valuable metals. Most silver jewelry is silver combined with other metals; we use .950 sterling silver, which is the purest silver available in jewelry, a blend of 95% silver and 5% copper. A good way to prevent tarnish in your jewelry is to wear it; wearing and handling will slow the oxidation process and keep your jewelry shiny and new looking. Oxidation does occur, especially with sulfur and oxygen, causing silver to become tarnished. We suggest to use silver polishing cloths available at major supermarkets, hardware stores or jewelry stores. To minimize scratches you would store jewelry in cloth pouches, small plastic bags and if you own a jewelry box, put them in their own compartment.

Our silver jewelry is created by Pilar Achury and Albiero Castro, who belong to a coalition of Colombian artisans sponsored by the Colombian government in an effort to promote trade in handicrafts. Our designs are contemporary; we work with Murano crystals, nitrilo, and stainless steel chokers covered by a thin almost invisible vinyl.