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My boyfriend has told me that he would like to save up to engrave my stainless steel turk, a circular bar necklace that is locked in place. We want to engrave it with latin, 27 letters exactly, and maybe some roses. Does anyone know how much this would cost?

Engraving costs are decided by the engraver who will have to look at the item to be engraved, then the style of letters and artwork involved and the degree of difficulty for doing such a job. It can cost from $50 to about $75 based on what you mentioned.

The best thing to do is to take it to teh engraver and get an estimate. They do not charge for estimates.

I have a necklace made of thin rubber cord with tiny silver beads every 1/2". Over the years it has become stiff and holds it’s own nutty shape now so can’t be worn. Any ideas for softening it?

I don’t know exactly which "rubber cord" you have, but many of them will eventually lose their elasticity and softness and especially if they’re subjected to too much UV light (sunlight, fluorescent) or heat.
At that point I’m not sure anything can be done but guess you could try rubbing Vaseline into it or some kind of oil and see if it would be absorbed over a day or two and make any difference.

Some kinds of rubbery cording are less susceptible to UV rays (like Viton, for example, and possibly buna-V), so you could re-string the beads onto those, or just re-string onto more buna-N cord like you probably already have and store it out of light and heat–should last quite a while that way. I’ve heard that even buna-N, the most common kind, comes in various qualities but don’t know that for sure.
Or you could re-string on some other kind of cording instead.

You can read more about the types of rubbery cording, where to get them, what their characteristics are, etc., on this page of my site if you’re interested:
http://glassattic.com/polymer/pendants_cording.htm
…click on the subcategory *Rubbery Cording* category (under the Cording category)
You can also read about other types of necklace cording on this page, if interested:
http://glassattic.com/polymer/jewelry.htm
…click on *Cords for Beads* and its subcategories

HTH,

Diane B.

I’m searching some kind of necklaces for men. I’m looking for a white rosary style necklace. Most of the necklaces that i found on the net were with a cross at the end of the necklace. But i don’t want there to be the cross (hajj) at the end of the necklace. Maybe there can be some kind of wing or any other symbol. So maybe you can help me with finding some kind of rosary style necklace (especially white color) without the cross at the end. Please drop some links so i can see them.

Thanks in advance.

Try this site and see if can ship to your location, local stores here in USA are known as Family Christian Books.. www.FamilyChristian.com

I bought this pretty necklace that is metal and i have the same necklace that i bought earlier and the second necklace is beginning to rust. I don’t want that to happen with my new necklace, how do i stop it?

get a gold or silver one.

It looks to be about a 1 1/2 carat cubic zirconium loose diamond. I’d like to put it on a necklace and give it to my girlfriend for Christmas. How much do u think it would cost to put on a necklace?

some shops on the internet offer snap in settings in gold or silver. You can just push in your stone and it’s all finished. You will have to measure the stone to buy the exact matching pendant.

Yea i have a picture
of a person standing still.

But have this necklace/chain, and i want to put it on the picture and make it look natural.

How do i take a picture of a necklace and put it on a person and make it look normal?

First you have to photoshop the picture of the necklace/chain and use the "Magic wand tool" It’s got to be a solid background so that you can get a clean trace of the necklace all around. Once you traced it out of the background picture, open a new layer with the picture of the person standing and drag the traced out necklace onto the area where you want it. You got to do some customizing on it such as sizing. Try going on youtube to get a visual example of using the magic wand tool.

My boyfriend wants to give me a necklace that has his blood in it, but how do I keep it from drying out? Also, If he’d ask the doctor to take the blood for him, would he have to pay?

ahh yes he would have to pay and in the vials to draw blood is an anti-coagulant as long as it is not exposed to air it wont dry. how they put it in a necklace charm I don’t know

I am going to make a elegant necklace with the materials I have at home. I want to make the necklace weigh 1 newton. What materials should i put on the string making my necklace?

if you are at home, maybe you want to go out into your garden and find flowers or plants?
maybe you can use beads?
keychains that are small and cute?

Hey i was wanting to give a necklace for my girlfriend for Christmas but i think she is allergic to some metals used in jewelry. Is there any jewelry that is easier on skin than others? Or should i try and find out what she is allergic to?

aww how sweet are you

first of all its the thought that counts ( this does not mean to pick something super cheap/tacky looking )

second of all idk what your budget is im assuming your looking for something a little lower cost than gold with the price of it being what it is …. you could go for silver ( thats beautiful and inexspensive )
something 18k gold plated … this should be ok on her skin titanium is another option as it is irratant free and lastly you can look into NICKLE FREE jewlery you can ask about it at the store they are jewlery specialy made for sensative skin …

happy shopping hope your GF likes what you picked out for her !

My husband told me he wants to get me a necklace for Christmas. We’re going together and i know the design i would like for it (a bezel set diamond) but i’d like to be able to get the largest diamond we can afford. I was wondering how you go about haggling at a jewelry store or if that’s even acceptable to do. How much off can you ask for? Our budget will probably be $300. I know that since we’re in a recession it seems like i should be able to swing a deal some how. Please help.

Do a quick research on internet , for how much big a diamond will come in the price range of $300. and of what quality. you can get even 1ct. diamond but it would be of VS Clarity scale.
you can find many diamond sellers at this page http://www.dirjewelry.com/Diamonds/