Materials

Most pieces use either 14k gold fill or sterling silver. However, plated metals are also offered and can be an excellent, affordable alternative.

Red Sky Jewelry components include Austria's CRYSTALLIZED™ Swarovski, Turkish and Indonesia silver, Greek leather and Mykonos ceramic beads, art glass, and a wide variety of gemstones. Rumspringa (German for "skipping around") pieces feature a variety of materials other than CRYSTALLIZED™ Swarovski.

Unless knotted, most jewelry is strung on beading wire. Beading wire is very important because it determines how a piece will drape and its durability. Red Sky Jewelry prefers coated professional beading wire made with multiple strands of wire. Your piece will have a wonderful supple feel and last for many years.

Every effort is made to represent the finished pieces accurately. However, due to design elements, ie gemstones characteristics, and the handcrafted nature of the jewelry, there often are slight variations.

What is gold-filled? What is sterling silver?

Gold-filled, also known as rolled gold, uses heat and pressure to bond 2-3 layers of karat-gold over a base metal.

Rolled gold is available in 10k, 12k, and 14k, 14k being the best quality and most durable. In the symbol 14/20, the 14 stands for the karat of gold used and by law, it has 1/20th (or 5%) 14 karat gold by weight. The gold alloy must make up 5% of the total product weight.

Gold-filled is much more affordable than solid gold, but with the same beautiful color and shine. It is much more durable than plated metals because the gold content is significantly thicker. Gold-filled (rolled gold) has a 100 times more gold in 14 karat than in gold plate. A 14/20 rolled gold piece of jewelry is usually considered a lifetime piece. 

Sterling silver is 92.5% pure silver. The rest of metal alloy, usually copper. The copper is added to strengthen the metal so that it is more durable.

Your purchase comes with non-tarnish fill in a gift box. Please consider storing your piece in the box to protect the components from oxidizing.

Care

Tarnish is a natural reaction between the metal alloy and the air and water. Your purchase comes with non-tarnish fill in a gift box. Please consider storing your piece in the box to protect the components from oxidizing.

Avoid wearing jewelry in the pool or shower. Put jewelry on after products like lotion, perfume & hairspray. Gold-filled can be cleaned with mild soapy water. Sterling can be cleaned with tarnish removal products (take care to avoid stones or pearls). After rinsing pieces, dry completely with a dry, soft cloth.