Cufflinks

Cufflinks

New range of cufflinks coming very soon to Lyre Studio.
Our cufflinks ranges are named after famous sea faring men.
Nelson
Drake
Montagu
Cunningham

Pure White Jewellery set in smooth shiny sterling silver

Are you looking for white jewellery?

Your search is over because you have now found the ultimate white jewellery set in sterling silver.  This collection of jewellery is created using white agate and set in a sleek silver design. The designs are total class and you will love them.



Matching white agate earrings, pendant, bracelet and ring.



This white agate collection is perfect for weddings.  

Whether you are the bride, mother of the bride or groom or even one of the guests, this white agate jewellery will match your outfit perfectly and look great in the photographs.

Designer Silver Shell Shape Ring

Designer Silver Shell Shape Ring

A stunning silver shell shape ring, this new design is proving very popular and with the Whitstable Oyster Festival coming very soon in a few weeks time in Whitstable, be sure to order yours now before they sell out.........

New Silver Contemporary Jewellery

A brand new collection of silver contemporary jewellery has arrived.

This new set of jewellery is designed by a swedish designer and I loved it the moment I saw it.

I think the collection looks like shells.  What do they look like to you?

If you like unique modern looking silver jewellery then these designs are for you.

This beautiful new silver jewellery collection has matching drop earrings, pendant and ring.

Welcome to New Crystal Collection

Welcome to the brand new range of crystal glass jewellery called the Carrington Crystal Collection

• Sparkly crystal glass beads are used to create this range of crystal jewellery.  
• The crystal beads are the very best quality faceted crystal glass beads.
• Each crystal design has a superior finish using top quality sterling silver fittings
• This beautiful range of crystal jewellery is made in Whitstable, England by Lyre Studio Jewellers of Whitstable.

 

Sophisticated and Sparkly

 

• This new crystal jewellery range has matching necklaces, bracelets and earrings.
• Each design is available in clear crystal glass or AB crystal glass which give off a rainbow colour effect
• Each crystal necklace is available in a variety of lengths

Simplicity in design and modern in look - buy your crystal jewellery to wear with any look.  Perfect for day or night, casual days out or special days like weddings.  Take a look at the Carrington Crystal Collection now.

 

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Lyre Studio Whitstable: Lockets are Great

Lyre Studio Whitstable: Lockets are Great

Lockets are Great

We love lockets at Lyre Studio Jewellers of Whitstable

A locket is a hinged pendant to hold a picture. Originally the locket was designed to hold an hand painted portrait but in modern times we now put photographs in our lockets.

Famous Lockets

The Penicuik Jewels, which are held in The National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, includes a gold enamelled locket and a gold
necklace said to have been a gift from Mary, Queen of Scots to her
servant Giles Mowbray just before her death. This treasured locket contains tiny portraits of the Queen and James VI and probably dates from between 1576-1579.

National Museum of Scotland - Penicuik Locket

Lockets traditionally hold a photograph of a loved one, however, some people choose to keep a memento of someone special in their locket such as a curl of hair or a babies finger print.

Lockets don't need to contain anything and can simply make great gifts because they look so attractive and stylish when worn.

Lockets can be designed in many shapes, the most popular being hearts, ovals and round.

Which style locket should you choose?

 

Answer these three questions

• Question: What shape locket do I need? Answer: Heart, Oval or Round

 

Shape Lockets

Lyre Studio sell different shaped lockets, hearts, ovals and round

• Question: What size locket do I need? Answer: Small, Medium, or Large

 

Size of Lockets

Lyre Studio sell different sized lockets in small, medium and large

• Question: What type of finish do I need? Answer: Fancy engraved or Plain Silver
  

Finish of Locket

1. Lyre Studio sell lockets that have a fancy engraving pattern on them, this engraving is usually both sides of the locket and gives the locket a vintage look.
2. Lyre Studio sell lockets that are polished to a high shine giving the locket a clean sleek modern look.

 

Buy your lockets from Lyre Studio Jewellers of Whitstable today Lockets Collection at Lyre Studio- Buy Today

Earrings

Earrings

Lyre Studio Jewellers are pleased to launch a new range of jewellery that is smoking!
Gorgeous smoky quartz jewellery sure to look great with your outfits this spring.

Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Information

Sterling Silver Jewellery

Silver jewellery is very popular with manufacturers and customers.

1. Silver is cheaper than gold
2. It is very malleable.  Manufacturing of silver is an easy metal to work with.
3. It is white.  White metals are very fashionable and popular.  Silver, Platinum, titanium, tungsten, steel or white gold are all highly sought after by customers.

Silver is a very soft metal and pure silver is too soft to wear as jewellery.  So most silver jewellery is made from “sterling silver”.  Sterling silver is more durable than pure silver because it is mixed with copper.  Sterling Silver contains 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper.  Copper makes the silver stronger and more durable so it can be made into jewellery.

Most silver jewellery will be stamped with 925 which means that the jewellery is made from sterling silver.

Why does my silver jewellery tarnish?

All silver pure or mixed will tarnish.  When silver is exposed to the air and atmosphere, it causes a chemical reaction that creates something called silver sulfate.  Silver sulfate is black and that is why your silver turns black.

Silver is a natural metal that reacts to chemicals.  Those chemicals can be the air or other chemicals in your bodies skin.

Silver can have a bad reaction to wool, rubber bands, latex gloves, natural skin oils and sweat, ammonia, chlorinated water, carpet padding, air pollution, perfumes, hair spray, onions, salty foods, vinegar, salad dressings, humidity.

The main reasons for silver tarnishing are humid weather, natural skin oils and sweat and body creams and perfumes.

Can you buy silver jewellery that does not tarnish?

It is possible to buy silver jewellery that has been protected with a thin layer of metal protection.  This is called “flashing” and manufactures use either a silver or rhodium layer to coat the outside of the jewellery to keep the tarnishing to a minimum.  So until that plating wears off your silver jewellery will stay looking clean and shiny.

How do I clean my silver?

The good news is that is very easy to clean up your silver.  A simple buff up with a good silver cloth and your jewellery will be looking new again in a few moments.

Cleaning your Silver Jewellery with warm water and drying it with a soft cloth after you wear it, will remove any oily residue and slow the process down as well.

How do I store my silver?

Because silver reacts to air and oxidises and becomes black, the best way to keep your silver jewellery is in individually sealed plastic bags, this will delay the process of tarnishing.

Keeping your Jewellery in Tupperware or plastic air tight boxes works well.