The jewelry from CREATIONS should retain its sparkle or luster without any special care, except for a little polishing from time to time. However, like any other jewelry, you should avoid the following when wearing our jewelry:  

  • harsh chemicals such as cleaning agents

  • spraying perfume or hair spray directly on the freshwater pearls

  • chlorinated water like in a swimming pool or wearing the jewelry in the shower or bath.

Sterling silver natually oxidizes with age and as it's exposed to light. To clean sterling silver and restore it's shine, use a soft cloth and gentle cleaning solution specially formulated for sterling silver. You can purchase a polishing cloth from us for $5.00 which makes the job really easy.

We recommend that you store all jewelry in a soft pouch or lined jewelry box away from things that could scratch the beads.

 

The jewelry from CREATIONS is made with quality materials.  Most of the pieces are strung with a micro stainless steel wiring with a hypoallergenic nylon coating. We also use uniquely designed, solid clasps made in a variety of materials.  

If you experience any problems with the quality of our jewelry, we want to know about it.  Repairs for problems due to normal wear and tear for items purchased within 30 days are taken care of at no charge.  After 30 days, we will repair the jewelry piece for a small fee.

Repairs
CREATIONS by Marci
P.O. Box 594
Hebron, CT  06248

 

There's practically no limit as to the type of customized beaded jewelry that CREATIONS can do.  For example, we can make one-of-a-kind matching necklace, bracelet and earring sets for a bride and her attendants with special pearls, crystal or other unique beads to compliment the wedding colors and wedding attire. Please call us at 860.228.2621 to discuss the details.

The beads we use come from all over the world and some of them have unusual names. Listed below are some of the uncommon terms you will run across in our jewelry descriptions (listed alphabetically):

Cloisonné Beads: Beads that have an enamel-like surface.  Dozens of tiny cells are arranged on the bead's surface, filled with colored enamel and fired in an oven at an extremely high temperature.  Each bead is then polished. Individual cloisonné beads can take up to four hours to create. 

Dichroic Glass: A glass that has a film fused on the surface of the glass to create a reflective iridescent quality.

Flower foil: Glass beads handmade in a open flame by carefully placing the flower foil in the center of the glass.  Many of these beads are made in the Czech republic in residents' homes.

Lampworked: Made of glass, often having a variety of different fillers to make for interesting effects.  The fillers can be iridescent powders, metal leaf, foil in 23K gold, sterling silver, enamels and others. The glass comes from all over the world -- from Murano, Italy to the Czech Republic to right here in the U.S.A.

The beads are created by melting glass over a slowly turning metal mandrel.  Beads are then sculpted with care over an open flame.

Swarovski:  Crystal beads from Austria.
Vermeil:  Sterling silver heavily electroplated with yellow gold.

 

The jewelry on this web site is named after the individuals who supported Marci in her first year of business by either having a bead party or providing Marci with a service (graphic design, web site, etc).  Marci will continue this practice every year.  This year, she will name the jewelry additions after the people who support her with a service and host bead parties in 2002.

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