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To help you choose , see our jewelry material descriptions below:

Sterling Silver
- Sterling silver is 92.5% pure silver, sometimes referred to as fine silver. Pure silver is so soft that if jewelry was made of 100% pure silver, it would easily damage. Therefore sterling silver is derived by combining 92.5 % pure silver with 7.5 % of another alloy. Copper is most commonly used as it improves the hardness of the metal, but does not change the color of the silver. The sterling silver that Hi O Silver Jewelry offers is always 92.5% pure silver.

Hill Tribe Silver
- Hill tribe silver is typical 93 degrees to 99 degrees pure silver. The artisans from the Hill Tribes of northern Thailand have gained a reputation for their creations in silver. The Hill Tribes consist of about 20 different tribes, the most famous being the Karen tribe. Every family member is involved in the creations of their designs. They melt the silver with torches, pour into molds and shape by topping. All of the Hill Tribe pieces are made by hand using little or no machinery. No two pieces are exactly alike. Beads are hammered and etched while others are sculpted into shape.

Bali Silver
- Bali is one of the islands that form Indonesia. The art of silver smiting has been passed on to each generation, using very simple tools. The process starts with pure silver mined in Indonesia, mixing it with a tiny bit of copper to make it stronger and a small amount of borax, which helps the metals when heated with a torch. Once this process is completed the silver is poured into a mold to create sheets are wire. From these, the silver is cut into shapes and sizes to form beads. The filigree designs are created by various cuts in the metal, soldering, then wires onto pieces, and applying granulation thereby creating a wide variety of designs. The beads are cleaned and dipped in an antiquing solution filling the grooves with a dark color creating a contrast between high and low parts of the beads.

Glass Beads
- Glass Beads offer a high solution of various processes in which glass is used to create different patterns. Some of the categories in the glass bead family include Lamp work, Millipore, Pressed glass, Blown Glass, Crystal Glass and Crystal Pearls, Vintage and Antique Beads. Glass beads are beautiful and come in a endless array of shapes, colors, textures and patterns.

Freshwater Pearls
- Hi O Silver Jewelry uses freshwater pearls creating some of the custom made pieces offered. Freshwater comes from freshwater mussels. They were produced in Japan and the U.S.A., but are now exclusive to China. Freshwater pearls are seldom perfectly round. They are noted for their wide range of color including white, rose, silvery white, pink, salmon, red, copper, bronze, brown, lavender, purple, green, blue, cream, and yellow. The different colors are a function of the genetics, water quality and the locations of the tissue in the grafting of the mussels.

Stainless Steel
- Stainless Steel has been used for years for watches and as of now become very popular in other fields of jewelry. Stainless Steel is very durable as it is a very hard metal. Scratches can be easily buffed out and comes in an array of finishes to include but not limited to brushed, matte, mirror, and bead blast.

Custom Made Jewelry
- The custom made pieces we offer are generally a one of a kind design. We create unique designs in a variety of gems and freshwater pearls. Because of our geographic location, the New Orleans and bayou areas of Louisiana, we feature a huge selection which reflect our heritage. Feel free to contact us to ask for jewelry designs that suit your special needs. Your request may be for a specific color, a special occasion or certain beads, but whatever your needs, we will make every effort to delivery. Simply fax , e-mail, or call us and we will be happy to discuss your request.

Cubic Zirconia
- Cubic Zirconia (or CZ) is zirconium oxide a mineral that is weirdly synthesized for use as a diamond stimulant. The synthesized material is hard, optically flawless and usually colorless, but can be made in a variety of different colors. Cubic Zirconia is extremely rare in nature.
Because of its low east, durability, and close visual likeness to diamond, synthetic Cubic Zirconia has remained the most gemological and economically important diamond stimulant since 1976.

Pewter
- Pewter is a metal alloy. Physically, Pewter a bright, shinny metal that is very similar in appearance to silver. Pewter will oxidize to a dull gray if left untreated. If cared for as you would sterling silver, it should maintain its beauty.

Gemstones
- A Gemstone gem or also called precious or semi-precious stone is highly attractive. Stones manufactured in laboratories are called synthetic or lab created gemstones.
Hi O Silver Jewelry gemstones are semi-precious or lab created. Some of the gemstones which we offer are Turquoise, Hematite, Tigers-eye, Quartz, Tourmaline, Carnelian, Malachite, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Moss Agate, Jasper, Amethyst, Lapis, Citrine, Topaz, Sapphires.

Rhodium Finished
- Rhodium finished or plating is used on sterling silver as it adds luster that gives silver jewelry the same high quality look as platinum and eliminates tarnishing. Most of our Cubic Zirconia jewelry is rhodium finished.

Vermeil
- Vermeil, also known as silver gilt, is a combination of sterling silver, gold and other precious metals. It is commonly used as a component in jewelry. A typical example is Sterling silver coated with 10 or 14 carat gold.
Vermeil can be produced by either fire-gilding or electrolysis. The fire-gilding method has been abolished because of health dangers it imposed and today vermeil is safely produced by electrolysis.

Dichroic Glass
- Dichroic Glass is a glass containing multiple micro-layers of metal oxides. NASA developed dichroic glass for use in satellite mirrors. The resulting plate of dichroic glass can be fused with other glass in multiple firings. Through the process an array of colors are displayed. Individual results can never be exactly reproduced = each piece of fused dichroic glass is unique.