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31: Almost Everyone Wears Rings But Where Does The Tradition Come From
The tradition of wearing rings really became popular in Europe during the Middle Ages when the rings were constructed of gold, silver, or copper which also served to show what social class the person belonged to who was wearing the ring. The more rare and precious the material, the higher in class the person wearing the ring was. By the late 1300s
32: How To Buy Abstract Paintings on Ebay
Buying and collecting abstract painting can be a labor of love. I love abstract paintings. I think that my favorite medium is gouache. I recently purchased a work from Oscar Bluemner. The person I bought the abstract painting from had it in storage for over twenty years. I am going to hang this piece in my office.
I found an oil abstract pa
33: Why Are Diamond Bracelets Called Tennis Bracelets
It's not often that a piece of jewelry is named for an accident, but such is the case with tennis bracelets. They got their unusual name from an incident involving professional tennis player Chris Evert during a match in 1987. Evert had been wearing an expensive bracelet featuring an inline string of individually-set diamonds. When the clasp snappe
34: Benefits of Online Shopping
When it comes to shopping, more and more of us are letting our fingers (and our mice) do the walking.
Online sales are expected to hit $211 billion this year. That is a rise of 20 percent over last year and comes just three years after the industry hit the $100 billion milestone, according to the 2006 State of Retailing Online report from Shop
35: Cleaning Cubic Zirconia
The basic rule of jewelry care is to apply all lotions, make-up, hair spray, etc. first, then put on the jewelry. Pearls are especially susceptive to the solvents in hair sprays. In the reality of the jewelry business, I see people who refuse to remove rings and those who do so only once in a while. When we clean a customer's jewelry and inspect fo
36: How to Cut and Clasp Jade Bracelets
Typically, jade bracelets come cut as a solid bangle or as a flexible bracelet with several sections of jade held by metal end caps and joints between pieces. With your bracelet, adding the spacer is a good idea but you will have to have two spacers, not one.
Since the solid jade is not flexible, the bracelet will need to be cut on opposite sid
37: How Badly Do You Want a Body Piercing?
Body modification, such as the relatively typical body piercing, has been practiced starting in the olden times by various traditions. Reasons of body piercings of long ago are often spiritual or cultural. In present times, piercings have been mainly for decorative reasons as well as for self-expression. Almost everyone nowadays, young and old, men
38: How Can I Tell if a Strand of Pearls is Real
Want to know if you've got the real thing? Rub the strand across the front of your upper teeth. It may sound strange, but real pearls will feel rough or gritty while fake ones will feel smooth. This is due to the micropores found on the genuine article.
Imitation pearls are usually made by dipping a glass or plastic bead into a solution of fish
39: Some Ideas For Choosing The Perfect Watch For The Man On Your Gift List
When looking for the perfect gift for the man in your life a watch is an excellent idea. Watches can be as individual as the man himself. Watches are something a man needs regardless of his career or hobbies. Finding the perfect watch for him isn't difficult when you consider his likes and dislikes. It will be a purchase he can use for years to com
40: Some Of The Reasons To Consider Online Jewlery Stores
Looking for the perfect diamond? Intrigued by the bobbles and bling hanging off your favorite Hollywood star's neck? Have you even gone as far as searching the Internet for glimpses of these shiny, clear stones? It's no wonder. Who can resist a girl's best friend, hanging from earrings, clamped into a ring, or dangling from a bracelet?
You can
41: How To Choose The Best Showcases For Your Jewelry
Jewelry is a very popular commodity. While of course the jewelry itself is very important, the showcase itself is perhaps even more so. It is very important to show off the jewelry. You have to be sure that you show how beautiful it is so it will sell. The cases also protect the jewelry from being stolen. The security means that it cannot be easily
42: How To Find And Buy Quality Cuban Cigars
It is a widely known fact among cigar lovers that the very best quality cigars are those from Cuba. The problem with having that knowledge is that it can land you in hot water if you are determined to buy them or at the very least make you get burned by someone selling cigars as Cubans that really aren't. If you are insistent on getting yourself a
43: eBay Spain eBay Auctions In Spain
Unlike the many books and magazines that come in a Spanish translation of the original English text, eBay Spain, eBay.es is not the Spanish version of eBay.com. It is the eBay website by and for users in Spain, the European nation.
EBay found astronomical success when it was founded in the US in 1995 and since then has proliferated to several o
44: How To Clean Your Diamonds Without Damaging Them
Many of us have diamonds or other jewelry that may need to be cleaned. Our day to day activities cause these items to become dirty and in need of some care. Lotion, soap, and skin oil can cause a film to appear on your jewelry. Even if you don't wear your jewelry everyday it can gather dust in storage. Here are a few things you can do to keep you
45: White Gold Can Get Yellow
Gold minded from the earth is a metallic mineral and is always a rich yellow color when refined. Pure gold is quite a rich color, quite soft and very malleable. For use in jewelry, gold must be made stronger. Strength is added by making gold part of a recipe(alloy) of metals. Generally, the basic metals added to pure gold are silver and copper.
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