Category: jewelry

??Are you in love and have grand plans of spending the rest of your life with your childhood sweetheart? Did you find that wonderful person you were looking for all your life and want to ask her to marry you? Use antique jewelry when you pop the question and guarantee yourself an affirmative answer.

The Charm Of The Past

There are plenty of exceptionally expensive and beautiful jewelry all around you from diamonds to the latest designer label items; nonetheless, when you look at any antique jewelry your heart stops in its tracks. The beauty of these vintage items leaves you breathless and speechless. Have you ever wondered what makes them so attractive?

Antique jewelry is beautiful because of its past. Look at any antique piece or hold it in your hand and you will feel history talking with you. It is like you could close your eyes and imagine this wonderful piece of jewelry worn by kings and queens of yesteryear, experiencing with them their bygone life styles, their joys and disappointments; it is like the jewelry has a life of its own. It is this backdrop that makes the antique jewelry so magnetic, besides the fact that each vintage item is a masterpiece in its own class.

Find Out What She Would Prefer Before You Buy

Men and women have often totally opposite perception of beauty, so do not assume that you know what she would love to wear. The best would be to get her choose her jewelry herself. However, this would not be as much fun as surprising her with it. In this case you would have to trick her into telling you what she likes without her realizing that you are seeking her choice.

The best way to do this is to ask her to accompany you for window shopping, allegedly for your mother or sister. Ensure that you show her all that is available  the Victorian (1830-80) style jewelry, the Edwardian style (1901-15), the Art Deco (1920-35), the Art Nouveau (1890-1919) and watch her expressions. Her face would light up when she finds something that touched her heart  and you will know what to buy for her.

Double check by choosing and showing her the antique jewelry you would be planning to buy for her and watch her reaction. If she looks longingly at it with a smile on her face, she loves it. If she just glances at it and nods her approval, you need to search some more.

??Long before multi-million dollar jewelry companies like Tiffany emerged in the market, ancient Egyptians were already sporting different kinds of jewelry. Ancient Egyptian jewelry is generally known for its rich and intricate designs. However, the first generation of ancient Egyptian jewelry was not really so elaborate. In fact, you might see these pieces of jewelry as crude.

That’s Crude

During the Badari and the Naqada era in ancient Egypt, Egyptians were known to wear jewelry make up of simply natural materials such as shells, bones, beads plant branches and the like. These simple natural materials were arranged or strung using cow hair or threads of flax. Since the Egyptians were just starting to learn the art of jewelry making at that time, the designs of these first generation ancient Egyptian jewelry were not really that good.

That’s Better

During the First Dynasty, Egyptians started to master the art of making jewelry. At this time, Egyptians learned to paint stones with glass substances to bring out the natural beauty of the stones. Later on, they learned to make pieces of jewelry from solid semiprecious stones and metals like gold and silver. Some brilliant jewelry makers in Egypt also came up with some of the ancient world’s most intricate jewelry designs.

According to historians, the art of jewelry making peaked during the Middle Kingdom era in ancient Egypt. At this time, the Egyptians were able to master the techniques in melting precious metals and turning them into lovely jewelry pieces. To get all the necessary materials for jewelry making, the Egyptians were know to sent regular missions to Nubia and the Eastern Desert to extract precious stones and metals.

The Royal Family

The rulers of ancient Egypt were known for their love for ancient Egyptian jewelry. According to experts, the Egyptians consider jewelry as a kind of talisman that protects them from evil. Jewelry also defines the lineage or the economic status of the person in the ancient times. It was not uncommon for royalty to deck their bodies with several pieces of jewelries. The women and men of noble birth usually adorn themselves with several pieces of precious stones and metals.

Ancient Egyptians believe that jewelries can help the dead navigate to the next world that is why most tombs of ancient Egyptian royalty are filled with treasures. In most cases, several pieces of ancient Egyptian jewelry are placed on the body of the deceased to help him or her transcend to the next world.