Aprils nyheder hos Uniq Perler: TOHO, langtidsholdbart sølv, Preciosa MAXIMA og Banko

TOHO Seed Beads er landet i shoppen

En af de helt store nyheder er, at vi for første gang er blevet forhandler af de populære TOHO Seed Beads. TOHO er et japansk mærke, der ligesom Miyuki går op i høj kvalitet og knivskarpe mål, hvor perlerne kvalitetstjekkes gennem hele produktionen, så de bliver så ensartede som muligt.

Det betyder også, at du faktisk får lidt mere for pengene med TOHO – uden at gå på kompromis med kvaliteten.

TOHO og Miyuki er selvfølgelig ikke helt det samme. Der er en lille størrelsesforskel, særligt omkring hulstørrelsen, som gør, at perlerne skiller sig ud fra hinanden. Det er værd at have i baghovedet, hvis du kombinerer dem i samme projekt.

Større udvalg af langtidsholdbare sølvbelagte smykkedele

En anden nyhed er udvidelsen af vores sortiment af langtidsholdbare sølvbelagte smykkedele. Her i april har du kunnet se et markant større udvalg, og det er en tendens, vi har tænkt os at fortsætte – særligt i en tid, hvor ædelmetalpriserne er så høje, som de er.

Den langtidsholdbare sølvbelægning er et rigtig godt alternativ: Du får den flotte sølvfarve fra 925 sølv, belagt på en base af typisk messing eller stål. En smuk løsning, der holder længe, uden det store prishop.

Preciosa MAXIMA krystalsten

Vi er også begejstrede for at præsentere vores nyeste tilføjelse: Preciosa MAXIMA krystalsten. Stenene er fremstillet af det tjekkiske firma Preciosa og er et populært alternativ til ægte krystaller og Swarovski-krystaller.

MAXIMA-stenene er kendt for deres exceptionelle brillans, der skyldes den præcise facettering. Takket være en unik fremstillingsproces er de også bemærkelsesværdigt holdbare. De kan bruges på utallige måder – fra smykker som ringe og øreringe til kostumer, tøj og meget mere.

Banko-event den 7. maj

Til sidst skal vi også huske vores kommende Banko-event den 7. maj ude hos os i Klarup. Det glæder vi os helt vildt til.

Der er stadig nogle få billetter tilbage, men efterspørgslen har været stor, så man skal være hurtig, hvis man vil sikre sig en af de sidste pladser.

Til eventet byder vi på:

  • Inspirationssmykker til den kommende sæson
  • Bankospil med gaver og gevinster – du får tre plader hver
  • En voucher til butikken på 100 kr., som du kan shoppe for

Vi glæder os til at se jer!

Sådan bestiller du billet: Send os en mail på kontakt@uniqperler.com med dit navn og antal billetter, så sender vi dig betalingsoplysninger og bekræfter din plads.

Vi glæder os til at se jer!

Hvor: Jørgensmindevej 20, 9270 Klarup
Dato: d. 7. maj kl. 19:00-22:00

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3 quick facts about sterling silver

3 hurtige facts om sterling sølv - Uniq Perler

Louisa Bonderup

Are you ready to learn more about one of the most popular jewelry materials traded today, sterling silver?
Fasten your seat belt, because here will be both enlightening and biased information about sterling silver.

1. Is sterling silver real silver? yes, with a twist
That sterling silver is not 100% pure silver has been a well-known secret among dealers and us sterling silver wearers for many years, so maybe you already knew this?
The reason why sterling silver is a mixed metal is because silver itself is a relatively soft metal and this means that your jewelery bends more easily and thereby loses shape and strength. Precisely this problem is why sterling silver was produced in its time.

Here it was found that if you took silver and mixed it with copper or zinc in the ratio of 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper/zinc, the jewelry would become much stronger in its structure and thereby become more resistant and clear the hardships of everyday life.
2. Silver is one of the most reflective metals available
uuuuh yes, it's something we like!

Is there anything better than shiny jewelry that looks like a million. No, there isn't.
Silver has a reflectivity of 95%, which means that silver reflects 95% of the visible light spectrum. It sounds absolutely fantastic! or so you think "yeah okay, erm cool"
But it's cool! Because what it tells you is that if you take care of your sterling jewelry and make sure to clean it with either sterling silver cleaner orpolish , or plain lukewarm water, you can be sure that people will notice your shiny jewelry when you wear them in everyday life and for events.

RANDOM FACT ALERT!
Silver is so good at reflecting light that it is used on mirrors, telescopes and microscopes.
3. Why does sterling silver oxidize?  
This is due to many things. The thing about sterling silver is that it is a mixed metal, and this means that you will also often experience that your silver jewelry will tarnish and become dark on the surface and lose its shine quietly as time goes by.
This may be due to some unavoidable factors that we expose ourselves and our jewelry to every day.
 
As soon as sterling silver is exposed to the sulfur in the air, the oxidation process starts in the silver metal. It could also be that you are one of those who have a high acid content in the body. This will also start the oxidation process. Is it humid? - yes, it is here in Denmark! Then it is also a kickstarter for the oxidation process.

Oxidation of jewelry metals, practically impossible to avoid.

And you may be thinking "oh no, then I shouldn't have sterling silver jewellery".

To that, I would say. Yes, you should, because sterling jewelery is fortunately easy to keep looking good. In fact, many people find that this oxidation happens over a long period of time, and the sterling jewelery only needs to be cleaned a few times during the year.
If you have some jewelery that needs to be polished up and given a loving hand, I can highly recommend our universal cleaner for jewelery as well as ourpolishing cloth or sponge .
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