About Us
Elevated, sophisticated, and timelessly designed beaded jewelry
At Sharyl’s Boutique we specialize in handmade jewelry. We build our designs with 14K gold and 14K gold-filled beads and findings. We feature or accent with precious and semi-precious gemstones and gemstone beads. We also selectively and exclusively design with Swarovski Crystal beads and antiqued collectible Swarovski Crystal Elements.
Gold-beaded bracelets have become very popular in recent years. My brand is rooted in a prominent region of Virginia where thanks to virtually one person, gold beaded jewelry has been popular for about thirty years. This is a style of jewelry that I have always known and loved at first sight. It sparked something in me and almost immediately I began re-imagining. I have spent many years perfecting my style and building collections. I humbly present them to you here
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What Is Gold-Filled?
Gold-filled jewelry is jewelry composed of a solid layer of gold (typically constituting at least 5% of the item's total weight) mechanically bonded to a base of either sterling silver or some base metal. Most high-quality gold-filled pieces have the same appearance as high-karat gold, and gold-filled items, even with daily wear, can last 10 to 30 years without exposing the metal underneath. There’s even a legal requirement for jewelry to be considered gold-filled. Gold-filled pieces must be made with 1/20 (or 5%) of gold by weight. When it comes to karats, that gold layer must be 10k or higher. At Sharyl’s Boutique we prefer 14K and only use 10K pieces when they are no longer available or not produced in 14K. This is the reason for a slight color difference in the gold beads in some pieces.
Why Buy Gold-Filled? What are the Benefits?
Gold-filled jewelry has plenty of benefits. It is more durable than solid gold, less likely to tarnish, and it is less likely to cause an allergic skin reaction than gold-toned nickel-free jewelry. The layer of gold on gold-filled items is 5 to 10 times thicker than that produced by regular gold plating, and 15 to 25 times thicker than that produced by gold electroplating. But, because the process of gold-filling is more intense and much more quality karat gold is used, you can expect to pay more for gold-filled jewelry than gold-plated or vermeil pieces.
Will my gemstones/gemstone beads be exactly like the product images? My gemstones/gemstone beads are different than the pictures.
Precious and semi-precious gemstones are naturally forming, more than likely you will not receive the exact stone from the image. We are only representing an approximate size, weight, and color of an exact shape of a specific gemstone. Please consider this when ordering.
There are imperfections in the piece that I am interested in. Is there any chance that there will be imperfections in my piece?
At Shayl’s Boutique, we aim to be as sustainable and resourceful as possible. It’s better for our pockets, your pockets, and the environment overall. We recycle our product image beads, slowly introducing new beads as needed. There may be dents or scratches noticeable in some of the product images but every piece from Sharyl’s Boutique is hand-crafted and made to order, your piece is guaranteed to be flawless. Because of this, the normal processing and shipping time is 14 days. Please keep this in mind when ordering.
Also because of this All sales are final.
Regardless of the core used in the product images, and unless otherwise explicitly stated in the product’s description, it will be; 20 gauge gold filled 14/20 wire for earrings and bangles, appropriately gauged gold-filled wire, or Beadalon 19 Strand .012 inch wire in gold satin for precious and semi-precious gemstone bracelets or a more liquid bracelet, necklace, and anklets.