Celtic Copper Blog

Do all Celtic Copper’s copper chains come with solid copper clasps? Short answer: Yes and no. Celtic Copper chains are made of solid copper - single metal, solid red copper. The rings and clasps at the ends of our copper chains can be either solid copper or copper-plated brass. As a jewelry customer you want to know what you’re paying for and if the piece of jewelry you are buying is made of solid metal: solid-copper, solid-silver, solid-gold, or even solid-pewter.  When you see the word “finish” used to describe an item chances are nearly 100% that what you are picking...

We thought lockdown in Washington State might be placid, quiet, even slightly boring but Nooo. . . Our tea-totaling Elves have to start drinking coffee to keep up with the activity of increased customer requests for solid copper jewelry.  The Elves have been burning the midnight oil to get things done and orders out. They also took the time to weave together all our precious scraps and remnants into copper bracelets and copper lanyard chains to give-out free to baristas, grocery checkers, and other team members of our essential workforce.  On the last foray to town we handed out our batches...

Our studio is stuffed with copper everything. We have enough copper clasps, beads, headpins, earrings doo-dads, and findings to be-jewel an army of Fashionista Revolutionaries. We make more solidly gorgeous stuff every day! To make room for the constant influx of new copper designs, as well as to outfit our creative customers with the same collected cache as our copper smithing Elves, we like to share our treasured stockpile of copper jewelry findings with copper-loving friends like you.  

FACT: Sterling silver, solid copper, and jewelry made from metal alloys will oxidize and tarnish with time. Even 14k gold can lose its luster with wear. There are two different ways to tame tarnish. Liquid tarnish removers use chemicals to dissolve tarnish and clean metal. Polishing cloths physically buff the surface of the metal to make it shiny.  Some jewelry is finished with platings and coatings to keep it bright. Celtic Copper jewelry is made of raw, solid copper and will begin to form a patina with wear. Some people enjoy the antiqued look of copper patina, others prefer a brighter finish.   In...