Tassel Collection Cobalt Glass Beaded Earrings

WHAT IS ION PLATING?

Once we finalize a design, a plastic mold is made in its likeness. The plastic mold is then filled with liquid stainless steel. The stainless steel design is then cleaned of all impurities through a process known as 'sputtering'. Next, we prepare our 18K Yellow Gold and/or 18K Rose Gold with a bonding agent. Both the coating and bonding agent are then vaporized by an electrical charge and the vapor is propelled onto the bonding material. Lastly, an opposite electrical charge is introduced and that forces the coating and underlying layer to bond. Our ‘silver’ ion plated stainless steel designs are always solid stainless steel, our yellow gold designs are 18k yellow gold over stainless steel and our rose gold designs are 18k rose gold over stainless steel...

WHAT IS SEED BEAD?

Seed bead is a generic term that is used for any small bead uniformly shaped and ranging in size from under a millimeter to several millimeters. Most commonly used for loom and off-loom bead weaving, seed bead is also well known for being used as spacers between other beads in jewelry. Seed Beads are typically made out of glass, however some are also made out of aluminum or steel...