How to Clean Out Your Jewelry Part One

Cleaning out your jewelry box at the end of summer and beginning of fall is the perfect time to do it because you make room for new jewelry and create an opportunity to re-style what you already have.

My two-part blog will help you go through your jewelry box with purpose and efficiency. This blog will start with narrowing down your jewelry box as a whole, and next week’s blog will be about what to do with them.

How To Break It Down

Step 1: 

Pull out the jewelry you wear regularly and put them in a pile. These pieces require no further attention unless they need repairs. The name of this group is Regularly Worn. 

Step 2: 

Pull out the jewelry that you really like but just don’t wear often. Perhaps, some of these pieces need to be repaired and cleaned, or they are worn on special occasions. These are the Like but Don’t Wear group.

Step 3: 

Pull out the jewelry that is sentimental, but you don’t love the style. Perhaps these are from a family member or a significant other. (It is okay that you don’t love the style even though an important person gave them to you. Everyone has their own style preferences!) These are the Sentimental Not My Style group.

Step 4: 

Pull out the jewelry that you don’t like anymore and has no sentimental value.  These are the Don’t Like Don’t Wear group. 

Step 5: 

If you have any jewelry left, pick up each piece and ask yourself, “If this piece was cleaned and repaired, would I like it enough to wear?” If the answer is yes, either put it in a pile to take to your jeweler (if it needs repair) or in the Regularly Worn jewelry group.  If the answer is no, put it in the Don’t Like Don’t Wear group.

Special Considerations

One thing that might come up as you are going through each piece is the “I should like this,” or “I should wear it.” 

When that comes up, hold each piece, and ask yourself “why should I like this,” or “why should I wear this.”  Often the answer is that it holds some sort of sentimental value, so then you can put it in the Sentimental Not My Style group.

Other times, the answer is that you or someone else spent a lot of money on it. Then, you can also put it into the Sentimental Not My Style group because this piece probably meant something to you at one time, but your styles and tastes have changed, which is why you don’t wear it, even though money was spent on it.  

You may even come across jewelry you really like but forgot about. Put them immediately in the Regularly Worn group to get it into your rotation!   

Take Your Time

It is okay to take your time on this process.

Some of the pieces will be easy to place in a group, while others may take more time and thought. 

You might reach a point where you feel confused about which group to place it in. Put those on pause and come back to it later!

Jewelry holds a lot of connection and emotional value, so moving through this process at your own pace is important.

What Next?

The next steps come out next week, but if you’d like to talk sooner, make an appointment with me today! I would love to help you with jewelry!  Angela Cisneros Jewelry Concierge brings back the joy and confidence of jewelry shopping, so that you can celebrate with ease! My by-appointment approach means:

• One-on-one appointments (personal attention and no crowds!)

• Discretion and privacy (surprises remain surprises!)

• Expert help from a Graduate Gemologist with 29 years of experience (yep, that’s me!)

Learn more about me and my process: www.AngelaCisneros.com 

Book your FREE appointment with me today! www.AngelaCisneros.com/book-appointment