SILVER: Keeping silver in a dark place will help reduce tarnishing. Also, wearing your piece often will help to reduce tarnishing. Tarnishing can be removed by using a silver polishing cloth. Please don't use polishing cloth on pearls, gemstones and crystals, as this may damage the piece.

SIZING: The best way to get your size is to find a piece that fits just the way you like and measure that from tip to tip, including the clasp. Bracelets are always appropriate gifts for a woman or a man. In choosing a bracelet, consider the body size and type of the person you are purchasing for. Wrist diameter varies with body type. Bracelets made with a toggle need to be a little bigger than with a lobster clasp so they fall nicely on your wrist. So when ordering a toggle clasp measure your wrist and add 1-1&1/4" to that measurement.

Choosing the Correct Necklace length:

Measuring Your Neck Size
Don't know what size your neck is? Most women do not, while some men know their collar size. To get the approximate measurement, you can use a sewing (soft) measuring tape. If you have a tape measure, that problem is solved. If you don't have a soft measuring tape but have a yardstick, ruler or stiff metal measuring tape, you could wrap a ribbon around the base of your neck, mark the spot where it meets, and then lay it against the yardstick or metal measuring tape to determine your neck size.
General Sizing for Necklace
Once you know your neck size, a good rule of thumb is to choose at a minimum the second size up from your neck size. For example, for a man with a 17 ½" collar (neck) size, a necklace length of 20" is recommended at a minimum. An 18" necklace would be too short. With women of a neck size of 15", the minimum recommended length would be 17-18" which is a step above the next standard length of 16". For example, for necklaces that lie flat on the neck a 17" should be fine. Necklaces with heavy pendants on them will hang slightly longer as well.
Choosing Necklace Lengths for Women
The best thing about necklaces for women is that different lengths are worn for different occasions and seasons. So you can almost always use a particular necklace for some occasion. If a cowl neck or turtleneck shirt (typically worn in the winter season) is chosen, a long necklace works better. A choker length of 16" doesn't work with a high neck blouse or with a larger neck size, while an 18" necklace will hang farther down on a petite woman. So the basic neck measurement - whatever that is - really helps when you are purchasing a necklace for a particular occasion. That basic measurement is essential when purchasing a short necklace, for both fashion and size reasons.
Choosing Lengths for Men
Lengths for men are typically chosen based on the man's collar size and typically fall just at the collar bone. A slightly longer length should be chosen if it is to be worn with a pendant of some sort. The most common length sold to men of average neck size is 20".
Women' Standard Necklace Sizing Guide
16" Choker length
17-18" at collarbone
20" A few inches below collarbone
22" At or above neckline
24" Below the neckline
Men's Standard Necklace Sizes
18" Base of the neck (*for smaller neck sizes)
20" to collarbone (*most common length for average men)
22" A few inches below the collarbone
24" Just above the sternum *Choose the next size up for larger neck sizes
Standard Bracelet Sizes
Women's Standard Bracelet Size
7" standard
Men's Standard Bracelet Size
8" standard
Measuring Your Wrist Size
Only for customers who believe their wrist size may be outside the standard range for most bracelets, you can get an approximate measurement of your wrist for custom orders to by using a soft seamstress-style measuring tape. If you don't have a soft measuring tape but have a yardstick, ruler or stiff metal measuring tape, you could wrap a ribbon around your wrist at the wrist bone, mark the spot where it meets, and then lay it against the yardstick or metal measuring tape to determine your approximate wrist size. Not sure where to measure on your wrist? Then you simply wrap it around your wrist at the wrist bone and mark where it meets to get your approximate wrist measurement. Usually, wrists at or within 3 inches less than the standard bracelet diameter will fit most standard bracelets. Note that certain styles of bracelets without clasps must fit over the widest part of the hand, and you should measure at that part of the hand accordingly. To get the perfect fit, measure your wrist at the wrist bone.
Determining Approximate Bracelet Size Range
After you have measured the basic diameter of your wrist, add 3/4" to 1" to that measurement in order to give you some movement and flexibility. Remember that some bracelets fit differently. This measurement should be within the size range of the bracelet. Note that depending on the style of clasp; some give you a trifle more space. Also, if the beads, pearls, gemstones or other adornments are very large, the room for your wrist may decrease.