Crystals

Peridot is a stone of lightness and beauty. It emits a warm, friendly energy. It provides for a shield of protection around the body. It can help to lessen anger or jealousy, inspiring happiness within the self and delight in the nature of one’s life. An amazing fact about Peridot is that it is also a gemstone from outer space. It has been found in meteors that have fallen to earth from deep space.

Only spiritual or clear-minded persons should use Peridot. The person with too many earthly problems will not be able to understand the beauty of the Peridot. The very spiritual can wear Peridot in a necklace with the stone at the base of the throat to feel its soothing effect. Used in a necklace, Peridot is a protector against negative emotions. Peridot has been known to have healing effect on the gall bladder and liver.

Legend says that Peridot was one of the favorite gemstones of Cleopatra and that some of the “emeralds” worn by her were actually Peridot. Cleopatra is as famous for her love of emeralds as was Princess Di for her love of sapphires. Peridot, a soda-bottle-green olivine, was mined for millennia on the island of Zabargad, 35 miles off Egypt’s coast in the Red Sea. Supposedly, it was more beautiful than the emerald which Egypt also produced—so beautiful, in fact, it is widely believed to have been used as the second stone in the high priest’s breastplate for the second Temple of Jerusalem built in 515 BC

The Greeks and later the Romans continued to carry the torch for Peridot. The Romans praised it as “evening emerald” because its green did not darken at night but remained bright under all lighting conditions.

Curiously for a gem with as long a history as Peridot, its name is recent. For centuries, this gem was known as chrysolite from the Greek word for yellow stone. To avoid constant confusion with yellow topaz, the British adopted the name Peridot in the 18th century.

Peridot is a stone of protection and cleansing. Its meaning is focused on helping you stay clear of people with a bad influence on you or to minimize their influence. The reason being that Peridot increased your assertiveness and independence, making it easier to realize your dreams by following your own path.

It has been known from ancient times. You can see it from the jewelry accessories which prove it. Even in old times people understood and enjoyed beauty of this stone. You can see it in these masterpieces, which are so elegant and gorgeous.

The jewellers can create absolutely amazing things with such adorable stone.

Your look will be enchanting even in everyday life with such captivating accessories. Click To Tweet

The Peridot is cut in accordance with its crystal shape, mostly faceted or in classical table cuts, round or oval. Smaller crystals are cut into standardised series stones, larger ones into imaginative one-offs. The goldsmiths like to work with this stone, because of its easiness to work with. The raw crystals can be very tricky and may crack easily. There is often a good deal of tension on the inside of the crystal.

People, who were born in August, should pay attention to it, because Peridot is the birthstone of August. For these people it brings not only good luck, but also dignity, prosperity and fame.

It is also a stone for 16th Wedding Anniversary. However many goldsmiths use this stone for creating really enticing rings. They fit as for wedding or anniversary as for another special events.

Combinations of Peridot gemstones mixed with other stones, can show all beauty in earrings, necklaces, rings, brooches etc. This brooch and pendant are a great example of it.

What do you think about this stone? You can leave your comments in the box below. See you soon! 🙂

Good evening! I hope your Monday was good and you are ready for a new portion of inspiration. And today I’d like to talk about something really beautiful and namely – about pearl jewelry.

‘Pearl is a hard object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled mollusc. Just like the shell of a clam, a pearl is composed of calcium carbonate in minute crystalline form, which has been deposited in concentric layers. The ideal pearl is perfectly round and smooth, but many other shapes (baroque pearls) occur. The finest quality natural pearls have been highly valued as gemstones and objects of beauty for many centuries.’ Because of this, pearl jewelry has become a metaphor for something rare, fine, admirable and valuable. Click To Tweet

Natural pearl - is one of the most unusual jewelry gemstone. Click To Tweet Its surface doesn’t require additional processing. It is so feminine, due to the softness of colors and brightness, that Romans dedicated it to Venus. And as we all know, Venus – the goddess of beauty and feminine elegance. So it’s natural that pearl jewelry, and especially pearl necklace  – is the most important attribute of a true lady.

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Pearls could be white, silver-white, cream or brightly pink. Less common are golden-brown and black pearls. Therefore, you can choose an adornment made of pearls on any one taste. White pearl jewelry will accentuate your classic style. Cream and silver-white will add to your daily image some spice. Brightly pink pearl jewelry is perfect for young fashionistas. And brown and black will add to your image a certain mystique.

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Pearl, which is used for jewelry creating is divided into three types:

• Freshwater pearl ( mined in the rivers of Russia, China, Germany and North America);
• Pearl of southern Seas ( found or cultivated near coasts of Australia, the Philippines, Myanmar, Indonesia, and the islands of Polynesia);
• Akoya/Tahitian Pearl (found around Japan – it is the most valued, as it is characterized by a particularly beautiful shine).

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Pearl is a favorite stone of the East. Japanese people consider pearl as the gem, that returns the youth. Click To Tweet Pearl jewelry, as an opal, is attributed to the jewelry of happiness because it “destroys” a negative force of the Moon, brings to its losing of the false illusions,  it can also bring health. So just like any gemstone, pearl jewelry can be used not only for creating a unique image, but also for some healing.

Mikimoto Pearl Jewelry – is a model of quality since the company founder Kokichi Mikimoto was able to cultivate the pearl in 1893 for the first time in the world.

Since ancient times, pearl was a talisman stone, symbolizing love and happiness, prosperity and wealth. Click To Tweet

Each pearl is unique and also the only jewel generated by a living creature. It is one of the perfect creations of the nature!
That’s why a lot of people oppose the establishment of jewelry made of natural pearl jewelry, as well as clothing made of natural fur and leather.

‘The most valuable pearls occur spontaneously in the wild, but are extremely rare. These wild pearls are referred to as natural pearls. Cultured or farmed pearls from pearl oysters and freshwater mussels make up the majority of those currently sold. Imitation pearls are also widely sold in inexpensive jewelry, but the quality of their iridescence is usually very poor and is easily distinguished from that of genuine pearls. Pearls have been harvested and cultivated primarily for use in jewelry, but in the past were also used to adorn clothing. They have also been crushed and used in cosmetics, medicines and paint formulations.’

In Europe pearl is a symbol of longevity, in India – a symbol of prosperity and a well-being.
In China it’s a symbol of fertility and magic power, in Greece and India pearl jewelry is a symbol of marriage.

In the East people believe that the ring with pearl protects against theft, fraudulent transactions and also against the evil eye.

According to the indian healer’s opinion pearl includes important primary elements: Water, Air and Earth, which explains its cooling and soothing effect.

Over the centuries people believed that it had a divine origin and a magical aura. Not casually pearl has a lot of beautiful legends.
For example, in China black pearl was a symbol of wisdom. Chinese believed that it had a reliable protection – the dragon’s teeth. Greeks and Romans believed that pearl was born out of the rain. The more interesting story came up with the Persians, believing that the pearl was born in a place where a rainbow meets the earth. In East, pearls were compared with the tears of angels, mermaids and nymphs. And here is another – Ceylon legend: Adam’s and Eve’s tears created a lake that gave birth to pearls.

The English word pearl comes from the French perle, originally from the Latin perna, meaning leg.

Stay beautiful, stylish and always choose all tastefully. And our blog will try to help you with that! Write the comments – what would you like to learn the next time.
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The black type of gold –  is the type of metal, which color is achieved by coating the top of the product. In other words it is the classical gold, which has passed to the dark side =) Click To Tweet

Nowadays black gold quickly gains momentum in popularity of using it in the creation of jewelry.

When we are searching for a kind of golden jewelry – we are used to choose between white, red and yellow gold. But modern fashion dictates us the other rules. It is not a secret that the latest fashion trends require an abundance of colors and brightness. That’s why most of the fashion brands appealed to artificial materials, creating their new season masterpieces.

But there could be such events and even such ladies, who just can’t afford to themselves wearing earrings or bracelets made of plastic. ‘Couse it is an insult to this kind of “princesses”. Namely for such case of life skillful hands of jewelers created an amazing solution – colored gold, wherein are such colors as blue, purple and black!

Black-colored gold can be produced by various methods:

• Electroplating, using black rhodium or ruthenium. Solutions that contain ruthenium give a slightly harder black coating than those that contain rhodium.
• Patination by applying sulfur- and oxygen-containing compounds.
• Plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition process involving amorphous carbon
• Controlled oxidation of gold containing chromium or cobalt (e.g. 75% gold, 25% cobalt).

After laboratory working with such gold, this metal gets tough rhodium coating, which protects jewelry from micro-scratches. The process of rhodium plating is complicated from the technological side, as it requires compliance with certain conditions, but it is the most reliable way to increase the lifetime of jewelry. This is especially important for products which are worn on a daily basis. This metal is also more hypoallergenic, in case if you have sensitive skin.

The first black jewelry were presented to the public at the exhibition «Basel-2001″, than, three years later, one of the famous jewelry houses Fawaz Gruosi has used it  in its collections. The rest of jewelers relate to black products carefully, gradually introducing this metal in their works.

Although many people don’t  recognize black gold as “serious”, soon it will be present in “must-have” list of nearly every stylist. People are accustomed to the existence of white and red gold, because their colors are familiar and “natural.” But in fact, the only natural color of gold is yellow. Click To Tweet Black gold is “produced” practically by the same processes as other “shades” of this metal. But nevertheless black gold is made by complicated technology, so this explains its high price per gram. Jewelry master may range the intensity of the color, that is, give any shade to the metal – from lightly gray to deep black.

The only problem that you may face while wearing jewelry made from black gold – is its fragility. A large number of oxidations and “procedures”, which this metal passes through before becoming black, make its structure not so stable as in the classic gold. But it doesn’t really matter – because nobody is going to throw such adornments, does it?) Click To Tweet

But we should not throw away the black gold because of its lower strength. Still, it’s a metal.

Black gold jewelry is really gaining in popularity among fashionistas. And this is not a surprise, because black gold is very practical. The black range is a versatile Click To Tweet; color fits practically any prospective holder of such jewelry. In combination with the white gold this product becomes the embodiment of classic style.

Black gold looks very impressive and precious and semi precious stones fit perfectly into the black rim. Emeralds and rubies surrounded by black look very solemnly, and diamonds fully exert their beauty.

Black gold looks particularly advantageous in combination with other types of colored gold, for example, with the classic yellow and red. Cameos look very unusually – ivory or semi precious stones faceted with the black gold. This duo of materials brings such adornment to the masterpieces of antique art.

Black jewelry always looks exclusive and unusual, highlighting its owner from the surrounding crowd. Such products inherent bulk, certain sculptural finesse. Black metal is used in the manufacture of men’s and women’s jewelry, it also looks spectacular in wedding rings.

Jewelry made of black gold are excellent for lovers of minimalism Click To Tweet, as masters usually add to such metal only 1 or 2 stones, leaving the main focus to the black color of base. Black gold and such support as the black diamonds is the perfect combination in this case. In practice, emeralds and rubies even look more elegant on a dark background. Also jewelry made of dark gold are perfect for engraving, as they retain the inscriptions made by masters for a long time .

Black metal, completed with luxurious emeralds, opals, rubies, sapphires and diamonds – is a huge field for the imagination of designers on the theme of the mysterious East. Similar developments have been presented by such brends as S.Antonini, Damiani, Autore and Boutique.

Black gold combined with colored stones and a black pearl was presented in the collection of Stephen Webster, who prefers to work with the dark shades of gold. Company recently introduced a new collection that illustrates the theme of the sea. It includes crabs, jellyfish and fish, wonderfully sparkling in pendants, earrings and rings.

Black gold is deservedly considered to be masculine. Click To Tweet Rings-signets, made of only black metal or in combination with the white gold, always look elegant and will suit even the most stringent business suit.

For the men line of accessories designers use black gold also to create watches. After all, what can adorn modern men and show his excellent sense of style better than elegant watch?

Products made of black gold differ with refinement, originality and, of course, belong to the elite sector of jewelry. In near future we expect a large number of black jewelry for men and the development of dark watch bracelets.

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Hello, Monday! Hello, a new day of knowledge! Hello, a post about the history of the material! New spring month had started for 4 days already, and we haven’t changed anything. But it’s okay. We remain faithful to our traditions.
Last week I finished a dreamy  post about engagement rings, their selection and symbolism. And there was a ring, which has fallen into my soul for the whole weekend – it was a turquoise stone ring. This feeling I had when I first saw the beauty of lapis jewelry. This is something magical, something fascinating …

Ancient people believed that turquoise stone brings a good luck in love and reconciles spouses. Click To Tweet Perhaps this is why turquoise is one of the extended  stones for creating engagement and wedding rings. By the way, do you know the funny tradition that has perhaps every couple –  hanging locks on the bridge of lovers? So, some of these of locks are done with turquoise stone inlaids.

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It is said that turquoise is able to change its color throughout the life. According to the legend, lovers shared a stone among themselves, and if it eventually changed the color, it means that the second half fell out of love. It is like a belief about the darkening pearl or a crack in the emerald.

But natural turquoise stone can really change its color under the influence of heat, light, sweat, oils, cosmetics and detergents, the process of drying. For a long time people have been trying to guess the state of health of the person who wears the turquoise, that had changed the color.

Like any sugary girl I couldn’t take my eyes off the color saturation of this stone: such gentle, girlishly correct pastel candy shade. The color scheme of the turquoise ranges from a sky-blue to an apple green. ‘The green “turquoise” is merely ground magnesite or howelite that has been dyed, mixed with resin and poured into a mold. “Green turquoise” is actually a stone called Chrysacola.’ Sometimes you can meet even such option as a “white turquoise”. But, ‘ there is no such thing as white turquoise. What people call white turquoise is actually Howelite.’ The blueness of turquoise snone is attached by copper and green tones are just impurities of iron. Typically, turquoise is dotted with lots of dark streaks and inclusions, which create an original structural drawing. And if lapis can be compared with a starry sky – beauty of this unusual stone can’t be compared with anything. But it’s just my opinion. Maybe you have any options of natural phenomena or something like this? Please, write in comments.

‘The substance has been known by many names, but the word turquoise, which dates to the 17th century, is derived from the French turques for “Turks”, because the mineral was first brought to Europe from Turkey, from mines in the historical Khorasan Province of Persia.’

Turquoise has always been considered the stone of happiness. Click To Tweet And it is not strange at all – everything is connected with the fascinating color of this stone. The main effect of the turquoise shade - is the physical tranquility. Click To Tweet But in addition, this color reduces aggressiveness, strengthens the emotional stability. Turquoise color can be found in meditation rooms.

Clothes in this color “will establish” a contact with your interlocutor. A diary or any frequently used item associated with your work – will reduce nervousness during the week. So you can imagine what magical properties have a stone, that bears the name of turquoise.

There are also still a lot of hopeful beliefs on the account of this stone. It is said that the morning examining of turquoise improves the vision. Wearing turquoise stone earrings or a pendant strengthens the heart, eliminate fear, save us from fatigue. Anyone who wears turquoise, will never have a shortage of money. Wearing turquoise stone also provides a long life and prosperity.

In China turquoise has long been the second favorite stone after the jade. On the territory of ancient Tibet it was considered not even a gem, but a living creature, and even the deity. According to the legend, tribes of North American Indians considered turquoise stone the greatest value – it was a magical stone for them, which value was opened to people by gods. Persian shahs were the most insane and passionate hunters for the turquoise. The Shah treasury is in the basement of the Iran Central Bank – it has a unique collection of turquoise. Special valued Farah Pahlavi’s tiara is famous for its design: turquoise stone is alternating with diamonds.

‘Turquoise was among the first gems to be mined, and while many historic sites have been depleted, some are still worked to this day. These are all small-scale, often seasonal operations, owing to the limited scope and remoteness of the deposits. Most are worked by hand with little or no mechanization. However, turquoise stone is often recovered as a byproduct of large-scale copper mining operations, especially in the United States.’

The real turquoise - is a very absorbent material. Click To TweetProducts made of it should be protected from sudden changes in temperature, heating, from exposure to acids, abrasives and fumes, also it can’t be cleaned in a soapy water. The most valuable is considered to be a blue turquoise. Click To Tweet Turquoise stones, crossed with brown and black veins, as well as turquoise in a yellow-green color have a lower gem quality, and therefore are sold cheaper than natural sky-blue option.

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Made in different ways imitation of this stone order  80% of the current turquoise market. Turquoise stone is often being counterfeited in plastic – the cheapest non-porous imitation, which melts upon the heating and smells bad. Widespread counterfeiting, manufactured by surface staining with a special ceramic, porcelain or bones. Such forgeries can be recognized by splitting the stone and making sure that the false “turquoise” is white inside.

Here is a beauty in the details. I wish you to find your perfect turquoise stone and not to fall for a fake!

Agate jewelry designs were very popular among men and women even from ancient times! And that’s no wonder – because almost every agate stone has its own special, unique and uncommon pattern! Given the fact that agate pictures are separated by agate specialists for more than 30 different groups, purchasing or creating agate jewelry designs even in industrial production, you can be assured that your purchase or creation is unique! Agate jewelry designs are particularly suitable for the style of boho. Click To Tweet

To know more about agate history and its properties you can read my post:

Agate Stone: Jewelry Of Happiness

In particular, cameos are also very popular: artfully carved by jewelry masters, who are familiar with ring-shaped and striped stone layers. In addition,  bright colors of agate are very popular among young people. So the first piece of jewelry that I want to introduce you is a choker made with the drop-shaped Agate and Malachite, based on a white leather strap.  Such accessory as choker isn’t going to surrender its leading position in the summer 2016 season. Click To Tweet Moreover, summer chokers are mixing very different styles, and all of them are extremely popular. The tightly fitting neck necklaces complemented images on the every second show from 2016 Fashion Weeks.

Agate is classified into groups depending on the color scheme, the pattern shape, the structure, and the chemical composition. The biggest attention at manufacturing of jewelry is paid to the picture of the mineral. By making agate jewelry designs, jewelry masters often use other natural minerals. Agate can be perfectly combined with pearls, crystals, chalcedony and carnelian. Click To Tweet Therefore, as an additional stone for the choker you can use any of these options.

Agate, by its nature, is very varied and it gives jewelers almost unlimited scope for a flight of imagination to create unique agate jewelry designs. Beads made of a strict black stone will perfectly accentuate your skin softness. Or you can create a classic image with a necklace made of the most unexpected shapes and colors of agate. The second product of agate jewelry designs  is also made as a choker by a half. The second half is a very bright necklace made of agate colored plates and supplemented with small golden beads.

In ancient times, black agate was considered one of the main royal amulets. Click To Tweet  This is a stone-marquis, a stone-prince, worthy patron of noble and honorable names. Beautiful black agate jewelry designs natural shine is particularly pronounced in large samples. But in order not to burden the decoration, I suggest to use small beads of black agate and thin black filaments to create another fashionable choker:

Earrings made of agate are striking in their diversity and exclusivity. Click To Tweet Black agate – is a stone that activates all the internal forces of the body, energy storage and supports morally. Into a set for such choker you can create earrings, the upper part of that will be a plate of gold-brown agate:

How does the black agate help women? This mineral magically balances the refined and complex female mentality. If you feel that you are getting out of yourself , if you are severely disturbed by some event in your life, or you just can’t calm down – you should wear a ring or a pendant with the black agate and your emotional state will certainly stabilize. You will no longer exhaust yourself with a wasted feeling. I created several agate jewelry designs of rings, including ring with a black agate. In this illustration you will see rings for which creation you can use other materials that will go well with agate and emphasize its natural beauty:

Ring with a large black agate - it is always a sensation and a great attention. Click To Tweet

Multicolored stripes, teardrop-shaped swirls, stars, nested one inside the other, fancy mossy growths, blue lakes among the green forests … That’s the world of the agate surface seen by person with developed imagination! And yet, this stone has precisely magical powers that can make human’s life happier. I present to your attention one more variant from agate jewelry designs with a very fashionable for 2016 shape:

Agate - is one of the least expensive semi-precious stones. Click To Tweet So for creation of such beads you will not need a lot of costs. The basis of this necklace should be maximally solid and robust to maintain the correct shape.

Ancient people believed that jewelry made from agate make its owner agreeable and eloquent, as well as protect him from machinations of enemies and gossips. Pliny the Elder believed that agate helps athletes to achieve sporting success and to pacify anger. It was also believed that agate is able to protect its owner from a lightning strike and to save during the earthquake.

So, create and purchase as much as possible agate jewelry designs and be constantly happy, beautiful and stylish!