| If you are shopping for beautiful stone jewelry on a | | | | gold or silver paint. |
| budget, perhaps rhinestone jewelry would fit your | | | | The magnificent combination shinning metal foil and |
| requirements. Rhinestone is a sparkling natural stone | | | | coated metal base enhances the sparkling beauty of |
| which was first found in areas surrounding the Rhine | | | | the rhinestone. The stone may lose its glittering |
| River. Because of its close resemblance to the | | | | effect due to oxidation after expose to sunlight, air |
| diamond, it is sometimes refer as imitation diamond. It | | | | and pollution for a period of times. But a good thing |
| is one of the highest ranges of crystal stones | | | | to know is, the cleaning process is simple and not |
| available in the market today. | | | | expensive. You can do the cleaning yourself at home. |
| Rhinestone is one of the favorite crystal stones used | | | | Many people just use soap and water and brush the |
| in costume jewelry and fashion accessory. Known for | | | | stone with a toothbrush to clean it by subjecting it |
| its beauty and quality, it is the perfect stones when | | | | to running water. That way, you may risk getting the |
| you are on a shopping budget. In fact today, you can | | | | metal foil wet which will turn the color to black. One |
| see many modern women wearing rhinestone | | | | trick is to avoid subjecting the metal foil to water for |
| jewelries or accessories. Stone makers take full | | | | a long time. If you notice that the foil get wet in |
| advantage of its glittering quality and transform the | | | | process of cleaning the stone, just shake off the |
| stone into an elegant and authentic masterpiece of | | | | excess water. You may have to do this action |
| jewelries and fashion accessories. | | | | several times throughout the cleaning process. |
| You can find many varieties of rhinestone jewelries | | | | After you have completed the cleaning process, wipe |
| as you walk into a jewelry stones shop. If you are | | | | the rhinestone dry with a clean dry cloth. You can |
| fascinated by the sparkling and beauty of the | | | | also use a hair dryer to speed up the drying process. |
| rhinestone jewelries, it is just a normal reaction. | | | | If you find that the stone has turned yellowish at the |
| In order to optimize the beautiful sparkling effect, | | | | bottom, it is due to the oxidation of the glue holding |
| the rhinestone is glued to a thin shinny metal foil. | | | | the stone and the metal foil. Since the problem is |
| Besides adding glittering flashes to the stone like a | | | | underneath the stone, it may not be possible for you |
| mirror, the metal foil provides support to the stone | | | | to clean it without remove the stone. To solve this |
| when embedding to a base such as a ring or a | | | | problem, you may have to send the rhinestone |
| bracelet. Usually the base is made from non-precious | | | | jewelry to the expert to clean it. |
| metals such as brass, bronze or copper and coated in | | | | |