Thursday, November 30, 2006

Bali Silver Clasps


For the jewelry maker, clasps are the all-important finishing touch to what truly is a piece of art. Clasps come in a wide diversity of shapes and sizes. Finding the right one for a specific piece is largely a matter of taste. You can choose from a simple hook to ornate toggle clasps, even gemstone studded ones.

If you are already a jewelry making hobbyist, I'm sure you already know what a Toggle is, but the rest of us might need a little explanation.

Toggle is essentially a primitive but effective means for clasping two ends of a chain. A toggle consists of a bar on one end, and hoop that the bar goes through.

The bar slides through vertically and rests against the hoop horizontally. Sterling silver toggles are an elegant means of clasping a fine bracelet or necklace.

The gemstone toogles are bit more expensive but the cost is nothing when compared to the beauty of the finished pieces.These add a couple of stars to the necklace or bracelet.

There are other, less popular, types of clasps also like:

1.Box Clasps

2.Lobster Clasps

www.925silverstores.com is a nice place to go for your beading needs.They have a wide variety of designs (more than 1000 and updating) to satisfy your needs.What's more, they also make custom designs for you.

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Bali Silver Beads


Bali Silver is a type of sterling silver and it is mixed with silver alloy for a grayer tone. The proportion of alloy should not be more than 7.5%. Bali Silver is prized for its intricate detail and great silver smithing. Bali Silver artisans have passed the family tradition of silver bead making through generations. Usually in Bali Silver, a small amount of copper is combined to achieve hardness. Bali Silver is same as sterling silver. The designs that originate are characteristic and fall into several distinct categories. Customers can browse through our online catalogue of Bali Silver at www.925SilverStores.com .

925 Silver Stores offers high quality Bali Silver with reasonable or competitive prices. We provide online services for buying our products. We have a variety of styles of Bali Silver to suit all your needs.There is a wide variety of different beads to choose from and the selection will often be made due to their design, price or meaning that is related to the beads. The cost of Bali Silver will still vary depending on its rarity.