"Green" Jewelry Care Tip

The fantastic jeweler Faulkner Jewelry Design from Middletown, DE posted a great jewelry tip in the February newsletter that I just had to pass along.

This month's tip illustrates a "green" way to Reuse, rather than Reduce or Recycle. Do you have one earring from a favorite pair? Has it's wayward mate disappeared unexpectedly from sight? Is it lost in your car, purse, or caught in your scarf or hair?

Here's an idea to make use of the orphan earring. Use jewelry pliers to detach the lone earring from the earwire (the part that goes through your ear) and set the ear wire aside. Then thread the loop at the top of the earring into a small chain, ribbon, or silk cord. If you use a ribbon or silk cord, just tie it behind your neck. If you find that loop at the top of the earring is too small to thread over the closures on the chain, you may need to add a small ring, called a jump ring. 

And now you know a simple way to reuse that lone earring!

Visit Faulkner Jewelry Design at their two studio locations or visit them at www.faulknersterlingdesign.com. 

115 E. Redding St

Middletown, DE 19709

Penn's Place, Studio 2

206 Delaware St

New Castle, DE 19720