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Archive for December 2011
Reasons Why You Need To Wear Jewelry
A lot of people think that fine jewelry can’t fit within their budget. Oftentimes these people will spend a lot of time dreaming about this type of jewelry nonetheless. Well, it is time for you to stop dreaming and learn where to shop and what to look for in order to make your dreams a reality. Fine jewelry is not just for the rich, famous, or for celebrities. Once a piece of jewelry is worn or sits in your jewelry box for a year or two, it is “used”.
Pre-owned jewelry is becoming more popular not only because of the price, but because it is good for the environment, new non-renewable material isn’t needed to make new pieces of jewelry when estate jewelry is bought and worn.
The Power Of Jewelry
Never underestimate the power that jewelry fashion accessories carry. Your current wardrobe may even become one that you actually enjoy even more once you are wearing a beautiful necklace and bracelet.
Transforming Your Wardrobe With Jewelry
You can actually transform a simple, white button down shirt and a pair of denim jeans into something a little dressier simply by tying a scarf in your hair or putting on a pair of gold chandelier earrings. Another option for this same outfit is to put on a classic strand of pearls or to put on a smoky quartz pendant or a strand of garnet nuggets. This can easily change the style of the outfit with the change in jewelry.Looking at the jewelry collections you will probably come up with more reasons to wear jewelry. Estate jewelry is available so that you can afford the fine jewelry that you’ve dreamed about.
The History Of Jewelry
Jewelry has been around for thousands of years. Vanity never goes out of style, and apparently neither does jewelry. As long ago as 3000 BC the Egyptians were fashioning all kinds of jewelry out of gold. Gold was the choice medium for the jewelers of the pharaohs. It was rare, which of course made the jewelry it formed very valuable. While perhaps not as intricate by today’s standards, ancient jewelers fashioned some of the most magnificent rings, pendants, necklaces and bracelets ever.
Golden Stones and Locks
In addition to gold, other cultures contributed to the beautiful adornments known as jewelry over time. The Greeks had a thing for using precious stones in combination with gold to create their jewelry. Stones like emeralds, garnets, and amethysts were not the only materials to enhance their jewelry possessions. Mourning jewelry was created to mark the passing of loved ones. Mourning jewelry was created using black colored stones, and often locks of hair from the deceased were tightly twisted or braided into the jewelry. Strange and macabre by today’s standards, but common place back then.
Pearl From Small Beginnings
Pearl jewelry has long been a favorite jewelry for the rich and sophisticated. Cultured pearls are just like real pearls, except for the human intervention of surgically placing a small bead into a mollusk to get the process started. Today’s cultured pearl jewelry while much more common than pearly jewelry found in the wild, can actually be more expensive.
Occasional Jewelry
Jewelry is right for any occasion and for many occasions an absolute necessity. Formal events such as weddings, anniversary’s, graduations, and even funerals have their appropriate jewelry requirements. Your jeweler can help make the right, selection, or that jewelry fashion maven everybody knows of. A little research and simply experimenting with different looks will help occasional jewelry.
The Correct Way To Clean Your Jewelry
If your jewelry is looking a little dull, it might be time to give it a good clean. Over time dirt, grime and even oils from your skin are deposited on your jewelry, and these need to be cleaned off. But you need to find the right jewelry cleaner for the job, because not all cleaners are as effective on different types of jewelry.
There are plenty of places where you can buy jewelry cleaner. Certainly your local jewelry store or discount jewelry warehouse will have a few options for sale. There’s almost always a jewelry-cleaning booth!
One thing to look for is the consistency of the jewelry cleaner. Consistency doesn’t always indicate whether or not a cleaner will work properly, but quite often the thicker consistency cleaners work a little better, mainly because they scrub the jewelry as well as clean it. Many stores will demonstrate their cleaning products to you, so ask them to show you a couple of different types of cleaner.
If you’re really worried about cleaning your jewelry yourself, you can ask your jewelry store to clean it for you. Sometimes they will do it for free, particularly if it’s part of a jewelry cleaner demonstration, and other times they will charge you a small amount. Perhaps you’re not comfortable leaving your jewelry at the store, but they don’t sell any cleaning products.
If you want to clean costume jewelry, particularly antique costume jewelry, then you do need to be careful in your choice of cleaning product. Many cleaners are designed to clean metal and precious stones, but can actually damage your precious costume jewelry.
Try cleaning your costume jewelry gently with water and a very soft toothbrush. If you’re careful, you can avoid chipping the paint and the glue won’t be weakened by any cleaning products.
We often become very attached to our favorite jewelry, but over time any piece of jewelry becomes a little the worse for wear and needs a clean. Take the time to find the right jewelry cleaner, and you’ll soon have your favorite pieces sparkling like new again.