Nicole Wegman

5 Easy Ways to Accurately Figure Out Your Ring Size

Find the perfect fit in 5 minutes While finding your ring size may seem challenging, you can find the perfect fit by yourself at home in just a few minutes. Whether you want to measure your finger or get a ring size off ...

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Measure Ring Size for Men

Before getting a new ring or resizing an old one, you have to make sure you know what size your finger is. Learning your size is easy and can be done in several ways. Whether you want to size it yourself at home or have ...

Are Your Rings Too Big? Here Are Ways to Keep Them from Sliding Off

Easy DIY tricks for resizing your rings Rings often slide around on your finger if the ring is a little too big. If you'd like to make sure your ring stays put on your finger, there are lots of simple fixes that will hel...

How to Wear a Claddagh Ring: Traditional Irish Rules

Learn how to wear this traditional Irish ring with styleThe Claddagh ring is a traditional Irish jewelry item composed of a pair of hands, which symbolize friendship; a heart, which symbolizes love; and a crown, which sy...

How to Fix Tarnished Gold: 5 Easy Ways to Clean Your Jewelry at Home

Make your gold jewelry look new again with just a few household items Pure gold won’t tarnish, but most gold jewelry isn’t entirely pure. It’s often made up of a mixture of gold and other metals (called alloys), an...

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Measure a Necklace

Necklace measurements are determined based on chain lengths. While there are a few standard necklace lengths, you should factor in your own measurements and similar factors when determining the right necklace size for yo...

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Wear a Wedding Ring

Are you recently married? Congratulations! Now you might be faced with a wedding ring and no idea how to wear it. Should you wear it alone or next to your engagement ring? Maybe your professional work or recreational act...

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Tell Cubic Zirconia from a Diamond

''Cubic zirconia vs. diamond: easy DIY tests to tell the difference''Cubic zirconia is a hard material that is made in a laboratory setting. It is often used to replicate diamonds at a lower price due to its cheap manufa...

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Stretch a Ring

Too-tight rings are annoying and uncomfortable. Luckily, if you have a simple ring without any stones in it, you can stretch it at home with the help of some simple tools. Start by finding the size of the ring, as well a...

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Choose the Right Jewelry for Your Skin Tone and Face Shape

Choosing the right jewelry to buy can be a confusing experience. Make it easier by using a tried and true method of success. Matching your jewelry to your face and skin tone will ensure that you will find pieces that loo...

11 Easy Ways to Get Your Girlfriend's Ring Size Without Her Knowing

You're probably overjoyed to be planning a dazzling surprise proposal for your amazing girlfriend—but to piece together that perfect moment, won't you need her ring size? Luckily, there are actually so many ways to se...

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Resize a Ring

Whether your ring is sliding off your finger or cutting off your circulation, it might be time to have it resized. You can obviously have a jeweler do it for you, but there are actually a few ways you can do it yourself ...

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Make Sterling Silver Jewelry

Making sterling silver jewelry is a hobby for some and a business for others. Silver clay is a great way to get started if you can get hold of it, but you can also cut, attach, or mold solid sterling silver with a jewele...

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Shrink Rings

When a ring is too big to stay snug on your finger or the size of your finger has changed, it’s time to resize the ring. A professional jeweler can shrink the ring without affecting its value by cutting away some of th...

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Keep Silver from Tarnishing

A guide to effectively storing and cleaning silver Silver dinnerware and decorative pieces add touches of elegance and beauty wherever they are shown. Silver is bound to tarnish after some period of time, but with eff...

Stylish Ways to Wear Heavy Earrings (Without Hurting Your Ears)

Big, beautiful, statement earrings add a lot of style to an outfit, but boy, can they make your earlobes ache. If you aren’t willing to skip out on this trend, there are several ways to keep heavy earrings from pullin...

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Wear a Wedding Band and Engagement Ring

A wedding band and engagement ring are both intended to symbolize a couple's love for one another. But, there is no one set way to wear these pieces of jewelry. You can go with the traditional ring finger placement or tr...

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Choose the Right Necklace Length

A necklace can be a great finishing touch for almost any outfit. However, the length of the necklace can drastically affect the overall appearance of that outfit. Necklaces tend to accentuate the area where they fall on ...

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Clean Gold with Baking Soda

Baking soda is a natural and environmentally friendly way to clean your gold. You can use a baking soda-vinegar or a baking soda-dish soap solution to clean your gold pieces. You can also use baking soda and boiling wate...

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Sell Silver

Selling your silver can be a great way to make some extra cash. Maybe you have old sterling silver jewelry pieces that you don't wear anymore, or you've been hanging on to your silver coin collection and now want to get ...