Keep Chains From Tangling

Oh the agony of trying to detangle a chain necklace! We've all been there right? Well, there's no need to beat yourself up because here is a simple way to prevent this from happening in the future.

Many jewelry wearers such as myself, often face storage and jewelry care problems, specifically, the problem of keeping jewelry chains from tangling! I thought I would address this issue once and for all and post my own personal solution. :)

Life Hack: How to Keep Chains from Tangling:

This method works, not just for my sterling silver and gold name necklaces, but also for ANY kind of fine or delicate chain necklace.

First, avoid storing/keeping your name necklace , or any other chain necklaces loosely in jewelry boxes or drawers like this:

1. Instead, store chain necklaces lengthwise in an airtight ziploc style bag designed specifically for chains, like this one:

Each chain necklace purchase from my shop comes with a bag like this. And you can purchase them separately in my shop here.

2. Slowly slip it into the airtight bag by dangling it heavy side down while holding on to the clasp:

3. When the bottom of the necklace is as far down in the bag as it can go, close the top of the ziploc bag right around the clasp making sure that the clasp is slightly sticking out of the closed area:

4. Make sure there is little to no air inside of the bag so that your necklace moves as little as possible while stored inside:

5. If you plan to store it in a jewelry box, jewelry chest or even a jewelry drawer you can carefully fold the bag several times over:

6. And then place your name necklace inside of your jewelry box, drawer or even jewelry travel bag. If you want to see how I store my personal jewelry, you might want to check out this post where you can see pics of the bins I use and how I set up my personal jewelry storage space.

Storing your chain necklaces in an airtight ziploc bag will also prevent them from tarnishing very quickly. All silver will eventually tarnish, even if its 99.9% fine silver, however, storing these necklaces in airtight bags will greatly retard the tarnishing process. Need a few of these bags? They're available for purchase in my shop here

Want to know how to clean and maintain Sterling Silver and Gold Necklaces? 5 Free Easy Jewelry Care Storage Tips can also be found here.

Happy Detangling!
xo

Aziza
All Jewelry potographed is available for purchase in my shop: AzizaJewelry.com

Personalized Custom Name Necklaces

Wow! The Holidays sure did get here fast. I'm prepping for Christmas with the family once again and have been having a lot of fun decorating the tree and putting up lights and decorations around the house. Look at our beautiful small tree. Isn't it cute? You can even see some Ceramic ornaments I made a few years ago.

There's been lots going on in my shop lately, and thankfully, lots of sales. Mostly, due to the new addition to the shop!(and probably also because the Holidays are around the corner and shoppers are doing their last minute on-line shopping. Lucky me!

I'm so excited to announce that I've just started making custom name necklaces! You can check out some examples here. So far, the feedback I've gotten from customers is great. I'm allowing customers to choose whatever name they want or you can even choose a custom word. I've gotten some really interesting requests so far, even phrases in another language!

Updated 8-12-12: This is an example of a sterling silver name necklace. These necklaces come in 17 inches and are made of sterling silver. You can choose any name you would like, just let me know your specifications at checkout.

Oh! I forgot to mention another very important tidbit...shipping is FREE until December 31, 2010. And I'm even shipping International orders for FREE as well... everywhere including Russia, Canada, Australia, or wherever else you'd like. Side note: the FREE Shipping only applies to USPS First Class Mail, International orders included. If its a RUSH order, I do offer Priority Mail Shipping Upgrade, for a fee ofcourse.

Updated 8-12-12: I've recently added 14k Gold fill Personalized Name Necklaces. They come on 17 inch chains, and you can choose any word or name you would like.

And here is a regular plain old fashioned link to my online shop! http://www.azizajewelry.com/

Well, I hope everyone's Holiday Season is merry and bright!
xo
Aziza