Save Time With Snap Jewelry

Nov 24
09:04

2015

Sanjana Antony

Sanjana Antony

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Snap jewelry is a new invention, offering interchangeable components that women of all ages would love to wear. One part of it, sometimes called the snap disc or snap buttons, have many different designs, and can easily snap into place on a piece of jewelry.

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Snap is a term used for a buttoned fastener. It is being used in jewelry for several purposes like fastening two ends,Save Time With Snap Jewelry            Articles providing length and as spacers for extending as well as securing a long piece of jewellery. Snaps were initially invented for the ease of wearing and securing two ends of jewelry. It has changed to give rise to snap Jewelry of beautiful designs.

Snap jewelry is made of two parts. The base has a nub. It is upturned to snap into a receptacle. The jewelry part has a hollow receptacle to snap on the snub of the base. This is how the snap functions to shape the jewelry on. These two parts are called finding and snap charm. This second part makes the jewelry interchangeable. It is a simple task to detach the snap charms from the finding. The snap once tapped out can be replaced with another snap charm. It can be changed according to the mood, and dress worn at a particular time. It can be used when wearing casual clothes like jeans etc. The same can be used to wear with a swanky evening dress.

There are various kinds of interchangeable snap charms available in the market. Statement necklaces are a famous snap jewelry article. These are usually 18 to 20 inches long. These statement necklaces can have as many as 3 to 4 snap charms. These can be changed as the time of wearing the jewelry demands. Snap Charm bracelets are the other well liked items of interchangeable jewelry.

The snap bracelets are available as pretty bangles or leather straps with 7 or 8 possibilities of snap charms on the base. The finding will remain the same but the charm on the bracelet can be used as per the liking of the wearer. Earrings with pearl snap charms are also making a place in the market. Rings of a variety of snap charms of pearl, stone and made of a variety of other material are in vogue. Ginger snap is another name for the interchangeable jewellery. It is said that the ginger snaps reflect the mood of wearer to a great extent.

The snap charms are vulnerable to staining after wearing for a long time because most are rhodium plated. These items should be worn with care. It is necessary to polish  these charms and findings regularly. These should be cleaned with a common cleaning-cloth. It should be dry because water is also harmful for the plating. These are not to be cleaned using other products like jewelry cleaners. The liquids can damage the rhodium plating easily and cause irreversible damage to the piece.

There is a huge variety of snap charms in the market. There are alphabets; animal shapes; birthstones; various geometrical designs; charms representing faiths like cross and angels; floral designs like silver, bronze, blue teal, silver dome type, pin dot type, pink rose and pastel flower shapes; snaps in gemstones, heart shaped and various kinds of symbols etched on the snap charms that can be snapped on to the jewelry finding.