Jewelry Care
Atelier Parra's Jewelry is made using solid precious metals. With proper care, your AP pieces can last you a lifetime. Here are a few tips to help look after your special items:
- Precious metals are soft, they can mark, dent and tarnish. Remove your jewelry when doing labour intensive tasks to avoid hard knocks and scratches.
- If you have a dainty delicate AP item, treat it as such, avoid any tugging or pulling on the piece as it can cause it to warp, bend or snap. (Silver is a SOFT metal, treat it like you would your extremely sensitive but precious friend.)
- Avoid your jewelry coming into contact with perfumes, moisturisers and chemicals.
- It is best to take your jewelry off in pools/spa baths and when cleaning and exercising. It is safe and fine to wear sterling silver in the shower (but not your gold plated pieces).
- When you are not wearing your jewelry, keep it somewhere safe, dry and not in direct sunlight. Metals may oxidise, especially silver, so a sealed bag or box is best.
-TIP: Reuse any silica gel packs you have. Store your jewelry with them, they absorb moisture so will help prevent and slow tarnish.
As for the nature of sterling silver, it may eventually become more muted in shine. Microfibre polishing cloths are great at restoring lustre.
With time silver oxidises (blackening look), this is also done purposefully on some items. This is normal and caused by natural reactions between skin oils and chemicals in the air. If this happens and you prefer the fresh light shiny silver look - do not fret, it can be cleaned.
- To clean your jewelry, use a drop of dishwashing liquid in a cup of lukewarm water and a soft bristled toothbrush, microfiber or cotton cloth.
- Silver cleaning liquids and foams can also be found in hardware stores and supermarkets.
- APJewelry pieces can also be sent back for a refurb; we can clean, re-shine and alter your jewelry to give it a fresh lease on life. This is done on a case by case basis so contact us or flick us an email to arrange: juliana@atelierparra.com An appropriate fee will apply (plus the return tracked shipping fee back to the customer). The customer must return the jewelry with tracked shipping at their own cost and risk.
Gold Plated Jewelry: Gold plated AP pieces are always made of 925 or 950 sterling silver that is stamped in the respective alloys and gold plated with a layer of 18kt/750 gold. All gold plating is done by a trusted company here in Berlin.
Gold Plated Care: Plated items will eventually fade from natural wear, this could take months or years depending on how often the piece is worn and what state it is kept in. Treat your gold plated pieces delicately and cautiously.
-Remove plated jewellery when washing hands, in the shower, when doing any work that may rub on the metal, when putting on creams or disinfectants etc. Never let it contact chemicals.
-Store plated jewellery in a sealed, dry place where other pieces aren't resting against the metal.
- If you would like to clean your gold plated jewelry wash it with a small amount of gentle dish soap or non-chemical soap and warm water. Rinse it well and allow to dry on a cloth or paper towel. Use a soft, non-abrasive cloth such as microfiber and gently rub the surface in a circular motion to clean. Make sure it is fully dry before returning to its box or airtight bag for storage. Avoid using a silver cloth as it will remove the gold plating.
- Remove gold plated jewelry before sleep to prevent wear.
Gold plated is an accessible way to have quality jewelry at a reasonable price, especially for large statement pieces. If you wear your gold jewellery daily / want it to be a staple forever piece; consider investing in solid gold (plating, no matter how good, will wear off if worn regularly). A solid gold piece will be one you can enjoy for life, even generations. Atelier Parra designs can be made in 9K, 10K, 14K, 18K, 22K, 24K gold.
We also offer re-plating of your gold plated piece for a small fee.
Jewelry Care
Atelier Parra's Jewelry is made using solid precious metals. With proper care, your AP pieces can last you a lifetime. Here are a few tips to help look after your special items:
- Precious metals are soft, they can mark, dent and tarnish. Remove your jewelry when doing labour intensive tasks to avoid hard knocks and scratches.
- If you have a dainty delicate AP item, treat it as such, avoid any tugging or pulling on the piece as it can cause it to warp, bend or snap. (Silver is a SOFT metal, treat it like you would your extremely sensitive but precious friend.)
- Avoid your jewelry coming into contact with perfumes, moisturisers and chemicals.
- It is best to take your jewelry off in pools/spa baths and when cleaning and exercising. It is safe and fine to wear sterling silver in the shower (but not your gold plated pieces).
- When you are not wearing your jewelry, keep it somewhere safe, dry and not in direct sunlight. Metals may oxidise, especially silver, so a sealed bag or box is best.
-TIP: Reuse any silica gel packs you have. Store your jewelry with them, they absorb moisture so will help prevent and slow tarnish.
As for the nature of sterling silver, it may eventually become more muted in shine. Microfibre polishing cloths are great at restoring lustre.
With time silver oxidises (blackening look), this is also done purposefully on some items. This is normal and caused by natural reactions between skin oils and chemicals in the air. If this happens and you prefer the fresh light shiny silver look - do not fret, it can be cleaned.
- To clean your jewelry, use a drop of dishwashing liquid in a cup of lukewarm water and a soft bristled toothbrush, microfiber or cotton cloth.
- Silver cleaning liquids and foams can also be found in hardware stores and supermarkets.
- APJewelry pieces can also be sent back for a refurb; we can clean, re-shine and alter your jewelry to give it a fresh lease on life. This is done on a case by case basis so contact us or flick us an email to arrange: juliana@atelierparra.com An appropriate fee will apply (plus the return tracked shipping fee back to the customer). The customer must return the jewelry with tracked shipping at their own cost and risk.
Gold Plated Jewelry: Gold plated AP pieces are always made of 925 or 950 sterling silver that is stamped in the respective alloys and gold plated with a layer of 18kt/750 gold. All gold plating is done by a trusted company here in Berlin.
Gold Plated Care: Plated items will eventually fade from natural wear, this could take months or years depending on how often the piece is worn and what state it is kept in. Treat your gold plated pieces delicately and cautiously.
-Remove plated jewellery when washing hands, in the shower, when doing any work that may rub on the metal, when putting on creams or disinfectants etc. Never let it contact chemicals.
-Store plated jewellery in a sealed, dry place where other pieces aren't resting against the metal.
- If you would like to clean your gold plated jewelry wash it with a small amount of gentle dish soap or non-chemical soap and warm water. Rinse it well and allow to dry on a cloth or paper towel. Use a soft, non-abrasive cloth such as microfiber and gently rub the surface in a circular motion to clean. Make sure it is fully dry before returning to its box or airtight bag for storage. Avoid using a silver cloth as it will remove the gold plating.
- Remove gold plated jewelry before sleep to prevent wear.
Gold plated is an accessible way to have quality jewelry at a reasonable price, especially for large statement pieces. If you wear your gold jewellery daily / want it to be a staple forever piece; consider investing in solid gold (plating, no matter how good, will wear off if worn regularly). A solid gold piece will be one you can enjoy for life, even generations. Atelier Parra designs can be made in 9K, 10K, 14K, 18K, 22K, 24K gold.
We also offer re-plating of your gold plated piece for a small fee.