Silver Jewelry Trends for Spring 2012

Silver jewelry never goes out of style but each season displays a different facet of the lustrous, cool metal. This spring, dig into your mother’s jewelry box for some old classic silver jewelry looks that are coming around again and keep your eye out for some of the most unique handmade silver jewelry you’ve seen in years. The top trends in silver jewelry for spring 2012 include everything from silver barrettes to silver toe rings, so you can glitz it up literally from head to toe.

Silver Chains

The hot word for silver chains this season is long. Belly-button grazing chains of sterling silver accented the red carpet at all the winter events and will be gleaming on the spring fashion runways. The perfect navel-duster is a very fine silver chain broken with tiny crystals or gemstones. Wear one or team up a handful of them to make a bold statement with your favorite slinky dress.

Silver Bracelets

Bracelets are back in a big way. Silver bangles are among of the hottest fashion accents to strut down the red carpet this year. Smooth, rounded, angled and engraved, there’s a bangle for every style aesthetic. Cuff bracelets are right up there with bangles, especially engraved and fanciful Bali silver bracelets with intricate chain work and piecing.

Silver and Gemstones

Silver and turquoise may be an age-old combination, but it’s got a fresh new look this season as every high-fashion jewelry designer discovers the delicate contrast between the stone and the metal. Look for lustrous silver chains and silver cages capturing tiny turquoise beads, or wide cuffed silver bracelets inset with stunning polished turquoise stones amid swirls of engraved lines and curls. Other big silver jewelry combinations include silver and amethyst, silver and emerald and silver with sapphire – a holdover from last year’s enchantment with Kate Middleton’s classic sapphire engagement ring.

Men’s Silver Jewelry

Silver may have a feminine reputation, but silver jewelry has its rugged side, too. Men’s silver earrings are among the hottest new fashion accents. Tiny hoops, silver balls and studs adorn the lobes of some of the hottest, most masculine guys on the court or the grid-iron. Add in a selection of sterling silver skull and crossbones or cross silver earrings, and you’ve got a surprisingly masculine collection. Other men’s silver jewelry include chunky rings, sleek silver bracelets engraved with names or monograms and silver cufflinks and tie studs.

Check out the wide selection of trendy silver jewelry available this season when you’re looking for gifts or want to update your look for 2012. Silver is in-enjoy it!

Handmade Silver Jewelry: The Perfect Gift for Any Occasion

Silver. Throughout history, silver jewelry has been the choice of romantics worldwide. History records that Marc Antony wooed Cleopatra with gifts of land, but it’s not hard to imagine the charismatic Roman general supplementing those weight gifts with delightful silver charms meant to flatter the beautiful Egyptian queen. He would certainly not be the last suitor to charm a queen with gifts of silver jewelry. When Queen Victoria married her beloved Prince Albert, she wore a regal brooch of sapphire and diamonds in a setting of pure silver.

One of the greatest charms of silver jewelry, though, is that it traditionally less expensive than silver made of gold or platinum, making it possible for nearly anyone to wear the lustrous, radiant metal that only grows more beautiful as it ages. The soft metal is a favorite with jewelry makers because of how easily it works and how crisply it holds an image. Sterling silver especially is the perfect metal for engraving, shaping, molding and enameling. It accepts stamped images well, and allows clean, precise engraving lines, but it is flexible and malleable enough to spin into fine threads for crocheted silver jewelry and silver chains that are nearly as fine as silk thread.

Jewelry made of .999 fine silver is wearable by nearly anyone. Unlike many other metals, silver seldom causes skin reactions, making it a good gift choice for anyone with sensitive skin. The soft luster and cool glow of silver looks good against any shade or coloring of skin and enhances the beauty of every imaginable gemstone. It is the traditional metal used with such different stones as emeralds, turquoise and moonstones.

Silver is among the most versatile of metals. It is equally at home as a silver barrette catching the hair of a little girl as it is in delicate silver bracelets adorning the wrist of a socialite. Silver rings can be manly and rugged, delicate and fine or whimsically designed to suit the most playful of spirits. The range of silver jewelry is nearly limitless, suiting it as the perfect gift for nearly any person on any occasion.

Whether you’re searching for the perfect romantic gift – for a man or a woman – or a precious memory piece for the birth of a new child, silver jewelry is the ideal option. From the finest silver chains to the most fashionable of silver pendants, you’re always sure to be giving a welcome and treasured gift when you choose silver jewelry.