You're getting ready to take off for some much needed rest and relaxation. (Unless you're traveling for work, in which case we apologize for teasing!)
Visions of white sandy beaches and drinks with little umbrellas dance in your head. Or maybe you're picturing yourself at the tiptop of that mountain peak.
Either way, you have some business to take care of before you leave. Some jewelry business.
Check off each of the following six to-dos to ensure your jewelry is as vacation-ready as you are.
Don't believe everything you read on the internet, friends.
Search "homemade jewelry cleaner" and hundreds of different methods pop up. Everything from natural cleaning resources to lifestyle websites to online recipe catalogs claim to have a tried-and-true method of DIY jewelry cleaning. But, do you really want to trust the homemade jewelry cleaner recipe listed alongside directions for the ultimate meatloaf? Probably not.
Customizing your own unique piece of jewelry sounds expensive, right?
It can be if you're starting from scratch. But if you use a couple pieces you already own but don't really wear, it can be inexpensive (and fun) to combine those into something totally new.
One of our own had a great experience creating a unique piece out of recycled jewelry.
Moving is the third most stressful life event, after death and divorce, according to relocation services industry trade group Worldwide ERC.
Much of this stress comes from not being able to find what you’re looking for when you get to your new home. Sometimes, these missing items are never found.
You don’t want your jewelry to be among those items.