Naturally, I am excited for her to come by this evening as she admitted many of her football wives colleagues have number necklaces by another designer, but she likes my style best.
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| This is not the player's number. It's a secret. |
Insider jewelry tips, behind the scenes of jewelry production as per NYC designer, Tina Tang.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Being a small part of the 2012 #SuperBowl via #jewelry. #TinaTang
I got a call this morning from the wife of one of the Giants' offensive linemen. She wanted to come and pick up her husband's number as a necklace before she heads to Indianapolis.
Naturally, I am excited for her to come by this evening as she admitted many of her football wives colleagues have number necklaces by another designer, but she likes my style best.
What number would you be wearing? My favorite is 80, Victor Cruz.
Naturally, I am excited for her to come by this evening as she admitted many of her football wives colleagues have number necklaces by another designer, but she likes my style best.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
#Yellow Bracelet to Counter Year of the Dragon. #TinaTang
This morning, my parents called me specifically to tell me that this Year of the Dragon (the Water Dragon) was not a good one for me, Year of the Dog (Metal Dog). I, naturally, had googled this prior to the new year and had meant to call them to ask what I should do.
In Chinese astrology, it is believed that you can wear certain things to try to "counter" these so called forces that we have no control over. I told them when I googled the situation I read that wearing a red ribbon would be helpful to me this year. Contrary to what I thought, my mother informed me, "No, you need to wear yellow...yellow underwear, yellow ribbon, but always something yellow."
I don't necessarily believe in this pre-conceived fate, but why tempt it? As soon as I got into the office, I started making myself a citrine hand-knotted yellow string bracelet which I plan on wearing all year.
Trust me, I googled this to find out, why yellow? My mom has been reading some Chinese astologists forecasts and apparently, yellow provides great power to protect. I haven't found one thing as to why. Old world, like the Chinese, always have superstitions which simply cannot be explained. Here is more on the Year of the Dragon and your sign here.
In Chinese astrology, it is believed that you can wear certain things to try to "counter" these so called forces that we have no control over. I told them when I googled the situation I read that wearing a red ribbon would be helpful to me this year. Contrary to what I thought, my mother informed me, "No, you need to wear yellow...yellow underwear, yellow ribbon, but always something yellow."
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| Wanting to make sure that I have all the protection possible, making my "yellow" citrine bracelet. |
I don't necessarily believe in this pre-conceived fate, but why tempt it? As soon as I got into the office, I started making myself a citrine hand-knotted yellow string bracelet which I plan on wearing all year.
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| I am hopefully protected. |
Trust me, I googled this to find out, why yellow? My mom has been reading some Chinese astologists forecasts and apparently, yellow provides great power to protect. I haven't found one thing as to why. Old world, like the Chinese, always have superstitions which simply cannot be explained. Here is more on the Year of the Dragon and your sign here.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
What is sterling silver? #TinaTang #Jewelry
Sterling silver and fine silver are different in that sterling silver is 92.5% pure silver and fine silver is 99.9% pure silver.
What else is in sterling silver?
The other 7.5% are alloys such as copper and zinc.
Why do they add the other stuff to sterling silver?
Other alloys are added to fine silver to make sterling silver in order to strengthen the metal. Fine silver is rather soft.
Why does silver tarnish?
Tarnish is a chemical reaction on silver that only happens on the surface. It is a reaction between the silver and hydrogen sulfide, which the body produces and an element found in the air. Tarnish doesn't hurt the silver, just puts a dark layer of patina on it. To clean your silver, I always suggest this method in video.
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| My DeKooning Squiggle Necklace is made of sterling silver. |
What else is in sterling silver?
The other 7.5% are alloys such as copper and zinc.
Why do they add the other stuff to sterling silver?
Other alloys are added to fine silver to make sterling silver in order to strengthen the metal. Fine silver is rather soft.
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| Tarnished silver can get very dark. Photo courtesy of goldpolishing.com |
Tarnish is a chemical reaction on silver that only happens on the surface. It is a reaction between the silver and hydrogen sulfide, which the body produces and an element found in the air. Tarnish doesn't hurt the silver, just puts a dark layer of patina on it. To clean your silver, I always suggest this method in video.
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