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	<title>Handmade Sterling Jewelry</title>
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	<description>~ The art of sterling silver jewelry ~</description>
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		<title>Setting a Cabochon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Setting a cabochon should be as easy as 1, 2, 3. Buy a cabochon, a mounting to fit and viola! Umm &#8211; no. First, if you want to set a cabochon quickly and easily, make sure it is calibrated. A calibrated cabochon is one that is proportional top-to-bottom and left-to-right. There are a number of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.handmade-sterling-jewelry.com/setting-a-cabochon/</link>
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		<title>Threading Silverado Beads</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In order to thread Silverado beads correctly, keep the following in mind: The core of each bead has a unique bump system. Three bumps are strategically placed along the end of each chain. Ensure that the bead is lined up straight before attempting to thread your bracelet. Gently turn your bead over the thread. If [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.handmade-sterling-jewelry.com/threading-silverado-beads/</link>
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		<title>Silverado Jewelry Care</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Special care should be taken when wearing your Silverado jewelry. Inappropriate wearing of your jewelry can cause damage and void the warranty. Dropping your jewelry on the floor could cause the beads to break. This is especially true of Murano glass beads. Vigorous activities while wearing can put your jewelry under duress. Excess exposure to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.handmade-sterling-jewelry.com/silverado-jewelry-care/</link>
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		<title>Murano Glass Beads</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Murano glass beads are manufactured using the finest Murano glass. Since medieval times, Murano (a cluster of islands near Venice, Italy) has been famous for artisan glass created by skilled Italian glassblowers. This well-guarded craft has been handed down from generation to generation. Today tourists from all over the world visit Murano in order to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.handmade-sterling-jewelry.com/murano-glass-beads/</link>
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		<title>Silverado Jewelry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Silverado has been manufacturing fine jewelry for the past 6 years. Silverado jewelry is created from a range of European-style beads and charms including genuine Murano glass and hand-crafted, detailed three-dimensional beads and charms from solid 925 silver, solid 14 carat gold. Silverado provides an extensive and varied range of products that should satisfy any [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.handmade-sterling-jewelry.com/silverado-jewelry/</link>
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		<title>Gemstones are Mystical and Beautiful</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many ancients believed that gemstones contained powers that were unearthly and that wearing a gemstone at a particular time could help the wearer in many ways. Although that is not as prevalent today as thousands of years ago, gemstones definitely remain in the hearts of millions and there are 12 different gemstones attributed to each [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.handmade-sterling-jewelry.com/gemstones-mystical-beautiful/</link>
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		<title>Bracelet Making 101</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So how hard is it to string a beaded bracelet? It isn’t that difficult if you have the right tools and materials at your disposal. Why then don’t more people make their own jewelry? Why do people pay so much for a bracelet that is already made? First of all, you have to have the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.handmade-sterling-jewelry.com/bracelet-making-101/</link>
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		<title>Sterling Silver Jewelry Care</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1. “Store your silver jewelry in a cool, dry place.”  Sterling silver will tarnish; it is a fact of life.  You can, however, slow down the process by wearing it and storing it properly.  Huh?  Wearing your jewelry on a regular basis will actually coat the silver with oils from your skin and slow down [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.handmade-sterling-jewelry.com/sterling-silver-jewelry-care/</link>
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		<title>July Birthstone – Ruby</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ruby is the birthstone for July and the 15th and 40th wedding anniversary stone. Historically, the ruby is associated with royalty, love and vividness, passion and power. Thirteenth century medical literature from India tells us that a ruby could cure digestive disorders. In the Bible, only wisdom and a virtuous woman are more valuable than [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.handmade-sterling-jewelry.com/july-birthstone-ruby/</link>
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		<title>Sterling Silver Cleaner</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hmm, sterling silver cleaner sounds like something I should be able to use on my sterling silver jewelry, right? Wrong. A customer called and said that a bracelet she received as a Christmas gift had tarnished and so she cleaned it with sterling silver cleaner. Now it was more tarnished and the oxidation on the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.handmade-sterling-jewelry.com/sterling-silver-cleaner/</link>
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