Do your clothes long to be accessorized? Do they cry out for the wonderful accents that jewelry can provide? Or do you want to bestow a friend with the perfect gift? This article discusses advice you can take to make the best selections.

Do not use any chemicals on your jewelery stones. These chemicals can turn stones dull and even erode the enamel.

Be cautious of storing all of your pieces of jewelry together. Jewelry should be stored in an organized way in a box, a jewelry holder or hung on hooks. Throwing the jewelry together into the jewelry box is a no-no. This not only harms the fragile pieces, but it can also cause items, such as necklaces, to get badly tangled up with the other pieces of jewelry.

The metals in jewelry can tarnish if exposed to humid air, so you will want to store them in a …