Category of jewelry

There are various types of jewelry to wear.  You may choose to buy less expensive costume jewelry or fashion jewelry, or you may wear fine jewelry, made with more expensive stones and metals. Jewelry today is often given as a gift of love or affection.
Solid gold is 24kt,however is extremely soft Gold filled jewelry is the next best jewelry to solid gold. Gold filled jewelry is manufactured by laminating a sheet of gold over a base metal. The total amount of gold must be at least 5% of the total weight of the piece. Most pieces we sell are 18kt gold over sterling silver. Gold filled jewelry will last for many years and is a good quality metal.  For many individuals, the piece will last a lifetime. Gold plated has less quality than gold filled jewewlryBrass is an alloy of copper and zinc, normally containing 2/3 copper and 1/3 zinc.
Pewter is a tin alloy originally consisting of tin with a little lead, although now more often tin with copper, antimony, or bismuth. Pewter has a slightly dull look, and can never be polished to the fine luster of sterling silver.
Sterling silver, when a metal is designed as a sterling silver then is min 92.5% pure silver.The most common pieces of jewelry include necklaces, pendants, rings, earrings, brooches, and bracelets. Earrings may be pierced or clip-on. Other somewhat less common jewelry types include anklets and toe rings. Other types of jewelry you may wear are pieces that fit into more extreme piercings.