Body Jewelry & Piercings
thewrightplace asked:
A video of some of our Body Jewelry & past piercing jobs!Backround music by : OUT OF HATRED!
Secrets to Collecting Antique & Vintage Jewelry at 20% of Market Value
Candace Daugherty asked:
Over the past 35 years I have collected antique and vintage signed and unsigned costume and fine jewelry and through this experience I have found many ways to find and acquire the most amazing and collectible pieces, having values far higher than what I paid.
My tried and true secrets have worked and as a result I own an extraordinary collection of mostly signed and book pieces dating from the late 1800’s up tio the present. I have acquired signed and unsigned Miriam Haskell (some of which were developed for Coco Chanel and have even been featured in Chanel print ads from the late 1930’s and 40’s),Schiaparelli, Pennino, McClelland-Barclay, Alfred Philippe for Trifari, DeMario, and more of the most sought after names in the antique and vintage jewelry genre.
There are three secrets I employ to acquire such desirable pieces.
The first secret is aligning myself with the companies that sell out estates from the home of the deceased. I create relationships with the owners of these companies and ask if I can inspect all jewelry (whether costume or fine)prior to the estate sale dates. In exchange I help publicize their upcoming sale by notifying antique dealers, shop owners and specialty store retailers who may be in the market for great furniture, rugs and accessories. To the estate disposal companies this help is invaluable as it raises their chances of getting better than fair market value as they are going to be selling to resellers. There is a second part to this secret and that is that it also works with auctioneers who do general auctions of household and personal items. Once you have developed these relationships, they will call prior to an auction and sell to you before the auction preview at a low box lot price.
The second secret is to align yourself with pawn shop owners. They do not sell costume jewelry which to them has really no intrinsic value but will offer a bulk price for costume jewelry brought in by folks and for a small profit sell it to me. I have acquired the most amazing pieces this way. A person has unfortunately hit a rough spot and needs cash and will usually clean out all of their drawers which may include a lot of fine but most likely more costume jewelry. The pawnbroker knows they have an instant sale to me of any and all costume jewelry and most likely sell it to me as a box lot. The person needing the money wins, the pawnbroker wins and I really win, because many of the items have been in the family for years and may date to the late 30’s or older. Some may be trash but there is always at least one or two pieces that made the transaction a success.
The third secret and one that takes tact and sensitivity is when a widower or children of a recently deceased family member is trying to move on and feels the need to donate or “clean out” their belongings and personal affects. The family hears of me through an ad I run in the local newspaper or “Pennysaver magazine” stating that I pay cash for any costume jewelry. The family will call and I always give them a more than fair price for the items they have and they are pleased and I have found more wonderful treasures to add to my collection.
All in all, after a few years of using the above secrets people will just come to know you as the “jewelry lady” and the calls will consistently come and the jewelry selections will continue to get better and better.
Good Luck in your treasure hunt and jewelry quest!!!
For more great tips about jewelry and collecting register at www.vintagegemsemporium.com and come sell or buy to your heart’s content.
Over the past 35 years I have collected antique and vintage signed and unsigned costume and fine jewelry and through this experience I have found many ways to find and acquire the most amazing and collectible pieces, having values far higher than what I paid.
My tried and true secrets have worked and as a result I own an extraordinary collection of mostly signed and book pieces dating from the late 1800’s up tio the present. I have acquired signed and unsigned Miriam Haskell (some of which were developed for Coco Chanel and have even been featured in Chanel print ads from the late 1930’s and 40’s),Schiaparelli, Pennino, McClelland-Barclay, Alfred Philippe for Trifari, DeMario, and more of the most sought after names in the antique and vintage jewelry genre.
There are three secrets I employ to acquire such desirable pieces.
The first secret is aligning myself with the companies that sell out estates from the home of the deceased. I create relationships with the owners of these companies and ask if I can inspect all jewelry (whether costume or fine)prior to the estate sale dates. In exchange I help publicize their upcoming sale by notifying antique dealers, shop owners and specialty store retailers who may be in the market for great furniture, rugs and accessories. To the estate disposal companies this help is invaluable as it raises their chances of getting better than fair market value as they are going to be selling to resellers. There is a second part to this secret and that is that it also works with auctioneers who do general auctions of household and personal items. Once you have developed these relationships, they will call prior to an auction and sell to you before the auction preview at a low box lot price.
The second secret is to align yourself with pawn shop owners. They do not sell costume jewelry which to them has really no intrinsic value but will offer a bulk price for costume jewelry brought in by folks and for a small profit sell it to me. I have acquired the most amazing pieces this way. A person has unfortunately hit a rough spot and needs cash and will usually clean out all of their drawers which may include a lot of fine but most likely more costume jewelry. The pawnbroker knows they have an instant sale to me of any and all costume jewelry and most likely sell it to me as a box lot. The person needing the money wins, the pawnbroker wins and I really win, because many of the items have been in the family for years and may date to the late 30’s or older. Some may be trash but there is always at least one or two pieces that made the transaction a success.
The third secret and one that takes tact and sensitivity is when a widower or children of a recently deceased family member is trying to move on and feels the need to donate or “clean out” their belongings and personal affects. The family hears of me through an ad I run in the local newspaper or “Pennysaver magazine” stating that I pay cash for any costume jewelry. The family will call and I always give them a more than fair price for the items they have and they are pleased and I have found more wonderful treasures to add to my collection.
All in all, after a few years of using the above secrets people will just come to know you as the “jewelry lady” and the calls will consistently come and the jewelry selections will continue to get better and better.
Good Luck in your treasure hunt and jewelry quest!!!
For more great tips about jewelry and collecting register at www.vintagegemsemporium.com and come sell or buy to your heart’s content.
can someone please help me with my silk road essay?
eshady08m asked:
heres what i have so far
heres what i have so far
The Silk Road
With silk, jade, furs and many other items being carried by merchants of many countries on the Silk Road from present day China to present day Turkey, the interaction of these different cultures created a cultural diffusion that can be seen in the resulting names, tools, jewelry, luxuries and house wares that these different societies adopted.
The Silk Road came into existence at around 300 B.C. This “road” consisted of vast and numerous trade routes that went from between modern day China and modern day Europe, on the way passing through such countries as India, Afghanistan, and Kazakhstan. The road also went through desert oasis’s surrounded by large mountains. On this immense trade route there were many different kinds of trade routes, such as silk routes, spice routes, and Eurasian step routes.
Silk was one of the most important items traded along the Silk Road. This expensive item is made from the silkworm when it spins a cocoon. The Chinese discovered this at around 2600 B.C.E. and kept this secret of producing silk a very well kept one. Once the Silk Road was open techniques of weaving the silken thread did not begin to spread because this material was similar to that used by cloth weavers. But by 300 A.D. silk cloth was being woven in central and western Asia using Chinese thread. The well kept Chinese secret was not kept for long because at the start of the fifth century people in the Khotan (an oasis) on the southern path of the silk rode around the Takla Makan Desert learned the secret of the production and making of silk itself. The story of how this happens goes like this. One of the Khotan kings married a Chinese princess who smuggled out silk worms and mulberry seeds (the silk worm only eats from mulberry trees) out of china in her headdress. (The silk route and spices, Reid, 32-33)
One of the earliest materials to be transported from the Khotan area located on the southern Silk Road was jade. Jade was valuable at the time and was crafted into many things such as ring shaped pendants, and coiled yellow jade dragons placed in graves. Since jade is still transported by road from Khotan to China one might not call this road the Silk Road but rather the Jade Road, if it wasn’t for the fact that silk was traded over a greater distance.
The Chinese and Sogdians were both very active traders on the silk road, trading many things between each other and other civilization. Some of the things the Chinese traded were silk, jade, furs, porcelain and other ceramics, Lauer, and iron. From a Sogdian letter we learn that the Sogdian merchants traded gold, musk, pepper, camphor, flasks, cloth and wheat.
Items weren’t the only things traded on the Silk Road. Knowledge, science, art, technology, language, and religion were traded amongst the people on the Silk Road.
Technology played a very important role in the thriving of the Silk Road. Iron smelting is one example
With all the trading going on, on the Silk Road there was also the mixing of different cultures. Europeans learned to make paper from the Sogdians. Chinese art (especially wall paintings) had a strong effect on Sogdian art. Sogdian sources say that during the fourth century A.D. indicate that there was a triangular trade pattern between India, Sogdiana, and China. By the seventh century many Sogdian merchants had settled in China and took on Chinese names. These merchants became respected members of Chinese society. Sogdians bought silk from the Chinese, as well as copied their copper coins.
Besides cultural diffusion there was also religious diffusion. There is evidence of Zoroastrian (a Sogdian religion) temples in Lanzhog China. Another major religion transmitted across the Silk Road by Sogdians is Malchelism. This is proved by Sogdian letters. The Buddhist religion came to China using the Silk Road at around 100 A.D. The Menikin religion was adopted by the Vighurs for hundreds of years.
it has to be 6 pages and right now its 3 
any ideas on how to make it longer or how to make it look longer will be greatly apreciated
Thank you
Mexico-store.com asked:
Would You Like to Resell Mexican Products for Great Profits ? Would You like to feel what’s it like to have excellent profit margins as a retail merchant or wholesale distributor ?
Mexican products have become big sellers in every country of the world. The total value of Mexican products that are imported into the US alone exceeds the billion dollar mark by far.
Thanks to their low cost, quality and uniqueness, most Mexican products can be resold for high profits. It’s not uncommon for American and European traders dealing in Mexican art, paintings, silver or exotic leather to harvest handsome profit margins that in many cases exceed a 100% markup when they buy from the right suppliers.
Business Fact #1: There is no such thing as Free Lunch .-
Thanks to the Internet it might seem that finding low cost suppliers of profitable and fast moving Mexican products is an easy task, but it really isn’t. The vast majority of the “suppliers” you find on the web are American companies or individuals that are basically reselling Mexican products at high margins. The truth is that with them as your sources you won’t even get close to having the best possible wholesale prices.
To make fat JUICY profits in the import / export business you definitely MUST get in touch with the real – hard – to – find – low – cost – sources. There is simply no other way to make it BIG in this business. You NEED the Low cost SOURCES. Period. The cheaper you buy, the more competitive and profitable you get.
The problem is that discovering REAL low cost sources can be a difficult, time consuming and expensive mission. Some information providers on the web are charging $30 per manufacturer profile, while others can charge you more than $1000 per business directory, or even a subscription fee to access their trade leads database. But who do you think is listed on their databases? The Mexican manufacturers? or just another reseller eager to sell at a nice profit? Exactly!. Those trade leads databases are mainly filled with lists and lists of intermediaries and marketers that want to make money reselling the product for a heavy profit.
At Mexico-Store.com you can get access TODAY to these AUTHENTIC, UPDATED & BUSINESS SAVVY sources of information:
1- The Mexican Rustic Handcrafts Manufacturers Directory
2- The Mexican Taxco Silver Jewelry Manufacturers Directory, and
3- The Mexican Leather Products Manufacturers Directory
4- The Business Guide On How to Re-Sell your Mexican Products
These 3 Mexico Trade directories & The Business Guide On How to Re-Sell your Mexican Products are an excellent source for low cost – first class products & practical marketing strategies if you plan to sell & distribute: rustic furniture, forged iron, silver jewelry, colonial art, beautiful hand crafts or exotic leather products at Ebay, on your website or start up a wholesale or “brick and mortar” retail operation any where.
It’s all about the profits. YOUR Profits! at Mexico-Store.com ..-
Don’t get us wrong. We don’t have any problem with being a reseller of Mexican products. It’s totally legal and very PROFITABLE. But being a reseller your self, wouldn’t it be better if you could cut the extra middleman and offer a better price to your customers ?
Access the updated Mexico Trade Manufacturers Directories today and start BARGAINING directly with AUTHENTIC manufacturers of thousands of Mexican products that sell incredibly well in the USA and other countries.
Our trade directories contain low cost Mexican manufacturers of beautiful rustic wrought iron, Taxco silver bracelets, earrings and more elegant jewelry, leather briefcases, folk art, leather clothing, blown crystal, luxurious leather furniture, Talavera pottery, textile and gift items, pewter décor, wood hand crafts, leather shoes and exotic boots, crocodile leather, swine, lamb and ostrich, oil paintings all made by skilled craftsmen and RELIABLE suppliers at incredible cheap prices.
Avoid those expensive resellers and get in touch with the real Mexican manufacturers today ! .-
We provide you with all the necessary contact information including email and websites.
Some of these silver jewelry, handcrafts and leather products manufacturers do have a website. But that doesn’t mean you can easily find them on the search engines. As we all know, its very hard to make it to the top of the search engine rankings and it can take more than 6 months to even get a website listed with them. That and the fact that most Mexican artisans are not as computer savvy as “we all think” are the main reason why you won’t find that many websites at all of Mexican manufacturers listed on Google or Yahoo. In many cases their websites are not even optimized for the search engines to list them.
Don’t expect to get the best possible prices from those Mexican products “providers” that you can find on the web for free .-
Most of the guys and companies that are ranking at the top of the search engine results are basically American companies that are reselling Mexican products. So don’t expect to get the best possible prices from them. Don’t kid your self. Marketers and other middlemen exist to make a profit. Everybody knows that. It’s impossible for an intermediary to sell you at a manufacturer’s low price. It’s against their business model.
The only way you are going to make BIG cash is by dealing direct with Mexican sources. Get our updated Mexico trade directories and start getting incredible low prices per silver gram or per handcrafted product that you can easily resell twice as much or translate into GREATER profit margins for your self.
Low cost Mexican products that sell incredibly well world wide at Mexico-Store.com .-
1- With our Mexican Silver Manufacturers Directory you will get great deals on silver rings for men and women in all sizes, earrings, necklaces, bangles, charms, chains and bracelets at incredible low prices per gram !
2- With the updated Mexican hand crafts and rustic furniture manufacturers directory you can get access to thousands of first class Mexican art products with proven high demand in the USA and other European and Asian countries.
Our hand crafts directory contains Mexican manufacturers of beautiful rustic wrought iron, folk art, blown crystal, talavera pottery, textile and gift items, pewter décor, wood hand crafts and oil paintings all made by skilled craftsmen at BARGAIN prices.
3- With the updated Mexican Leather products manufacturers directory you can access ultra low cost suppliers of exotic, luxurious and profitable leather products that sell like crazy at expensive prices.
We are talking about leather clothing, exotic boots and leather footware for men, woman and children, made of crocodile leather, ostrich, goat, swine, bovine and lamb, handbags, purses, elegant briefcases, soccer balls, wallets, leather cigar cases, laptop cases, sport and casual cloths among many more great products.
4- With The Business Guide on How to Resell Mexican Products you will discover powerful marketing strategies that will show you how to get the neccesary exposure among targeted customers.
$ Discover different ways to sell your products either wholesale or at retail locations. How to find BIG or numerous small clients for your products regardless of your location.
$ You will learn how to start your internet business and sell your products online by using proven internet marketing strategies that can help you increase traffic to your website.
$ You will discover how to manage your competition and take advantage of them in practical ways.
$ You will get valuable tips on how to approach and deal with the Mexican manufacturers that can make your venture more profitable and successful right from the start.
$ The Business Guide on How to Resell Mexican Products is your step by step plan for marketing and conducting your business like a Pro !
P.S: Bigger profits just around the corner.
If you already sell silver jewelry, art, leather or Mexican handcrafts, imagine the savings and the immediate extra profits that you can generate by contacting cheaper reliable suppliers.
Take this opportunity and Visit us TODAY! at Mexico-Store.com
Helping you buy direct from Mexico at real cheap prices!
http://www.mexico-store.com
Mexico-Store.com helps importers from every country in the world get access to low cost Mexican products with high resale value
Would You Like to Resell Mexican Products for Great Profits ? Would You like to feel what’s it like to have excellent profit margins as a retail merchant or wholesale distributor ?
Mexican products have become big sellers in every country of the world. The total value of Mexican products that are imported into the US alone exceeds the billion dollar mark by far.
Thanks to their low cost, quality and uniqueness, most Mexican products can be resold for high profits. It’s not uncommon for American and European traders dealing in Mexican art, paintings, silver or exotic leather to harvest handsome profit margins that in many cases exceed a 100% markup when they buy from the right suppliers.
Business Fact #1: There is no such thing as Free Lunch .-
Thanks to the Internet it might seem that finding low cost suppliers of profitable and fast moving Mexican products is an easy task, but it really isn’t. The vast majority of the “suppliers” you find on the web are American companies or individuals that are basically reselling Mexican products at high margins. The truth is that with them as your sources you won’t even get close to having the best possible wholesale prices.
To make fat JUICY profits in the import / export business you definitely MUST get in touch with the real – hard – to – find – low – cost – sources. There is simply no other way to make it BIG in this business. You NEED the Low cost SOURCES. Period. The cheaper you buy, the more competitive and profitable you get.
The problem is that discovering REAL low cost sources can be a difficult, time consuming and expensive mission. Some information providers on the web are charging $30 per manufacturer profile, while others can charge you more than $1000 per business directory, or even a subscription fee to access their trade leads database. But who do you think is listed on their databases? The Mexican manufacturers? or just another reseller eager to sell at a nice profit? Exactly!. Those trade leads databases are mainly filled with lists and lists of intermediaries and marketers that want to make money reselling the product for a heavy profit.
At Mexico-Store.com you can get access TODAY to these AUTHENTIC, UPDATED & BUSINESS SAVVY sources of information:
1- The Mexican Rustic Handcrafts Manufacturers Directory
2- The Mexican Taxco Silver Jewelry Manufacturers Directory, and
3- The Mexican Leather Products Manufacturers Directory
4- The Business Guide On How to Re-Sell your Mexican Products
These 3 Mexico Trade directories & The Business Guide On How to Re-Sell your Mexican Products are an excellent source for low cost – first class products & practical marketing strategies if you plan to sell & distribute: rustic furniture, forged iron, silver jewelry, colonial art, beautiful hand crafts or exotic leather products at Ebay, on your website or start up a wholesale or “brick and mortar” retail operation any where.
It’s all about the profits. YOUR Profits! at Mexico-Store.com ..-
Don’t get us wrong. We don’t have any problem with being a reseller of Mexican products. It’s totally legal and very PROFITABLE. But being a reseller your self, wouldn’t it be better if you could cut the extra middleman and offer a better price to your customers ?
Access the updated Mexico Trade Manufacturers Directories today and start BARGAINING directly with AUTHENTIC manufacturers of thousands of Mexican products that sell incredibly well in the USA and other countries.
Our trade directories contain low cost Mexican manufacturers of beautiful rustic wrought iron, Taxco silver bracelets, earrings and more elegant jewelry, leather briefcases, folk art, leather clothing, blown crystal, luxurious leather furniture, Talavera pottery, textile and gift items, pewter décor, wood hand crafts, leather shoes and exotic boots, crocodile leather, swine, lamb and ostrich, oil paintings all made by skilled craftsmen and RELIABLE suppliers at incredible cheap prices.
Avoid those expensive resellers and get in touch with the real Mexican manufacturers today ! .-
We provide you with all the necessary contact information including email and websites.
Some of these silver jewelry, handcrafts and leather products manufacturers do have a website. But that doesn’t mean you can easily find them on the search engines. As we all know, its very hard to make it to the top of the search engine rankings and it can take more than 6 months to even get a website listed with them. That and the fact that most Mexican artisans are not as computer savvy as “we all think” are the main reason why you won’t find that many websites at all of Mexican manufacturers listed on Google or Yahoo. In many cases their websites are not even optimized for the search engines to list them.
Don’t expect to get the best possible prices from those Mexican products “providers” that you can find on the web for free .-
Most of the guys and companies that are ranking at the top of the search engine results are basically American companies that are reselling Mexican products. So don’t expect to get the best possible prices from them. Don’t kid your self. Marketers and other middlemen exist to make a profit. Everybody knows that. It’s impossible for an intermediary to sell you at a manufacturer’s low price. It’s against their business model.
The only way you are going to make BIG cash is by dealing direct with Mexican sources. Get our updated Mexico trade directories and start getting incredible low prices per silver gram or per handcrafted product that you can easily resell twice as much or translate into GREATER profit margins for your self.
Low cost Mexican products that sell incredibly well world wide at Mexico-Store.com .-
1- With our Mexican Silver Manufacturers Directory you will get great deals on silver rings for men and women in all sizes, earrings, necklaces, bangles, charms, chains and bracelets at incredible low prices per gram !
2- With the updated Mexican hand crafts and rustic furniture manufacturers directory you can get access to thousands of first class Mexican art products with proven high demand in the USA and other European and Asian countries.
Our hand crafts directory contains Mexican manufacturers of beautiful rustic wrought iron, folk art, blown crystal, talavera pottery, textile and gift items, pewter décor, wood hand crafts and oil paintings all made by skilled craftsmen at BARGAIN prices.
3- With the updated Mexican Leather products manufacturers directory you can access ultra low cost suppliers of exotic, luxurious and profitable leather products that sell like crazy at expensive prices.
We are talking about leather clothing, exotic boots and leather footware for men, woman and children, made of crocodile leather, ostrich, goat, swine, bovine and lamb, handbags, purses, elegant briefcases, soccer balls, wallets, leather cigar cases, laptop cases, sport and casual cloths among many more great products.
4- With The Business Guide on How to Resell Mexican Products you will discover powerful marketing strategies that will show you how to get the neccesary exposure among targeted customers.
$ Discover different ways to sell your products either wholesale or at retail locations. How to find BIG or numerous small clients for your products regardless of your location.
$ You will learn how to start your internet business and sell your products online by using proven internet marketing strategies that can help you increase traffic to your website.
$ You will discover how to manage your competition and take advantage of them in practical ways.
$ You will get valuable tips on how to approach and deal with the Mexican manufacturers that can make your venture more profitable and successful right from the start.
$ The Business Guide on How to Resell Mexican Products is your step by step plan for marketing and conducting your business like a Pro !
P.S: Bigger profits just around the corner.
If you already sell silver jewelry, art, leather or Mexican handcrafts, imagine the savings and the immediate extra profits that you can generate by contacting cheaper reliable suppliers.
Take this opportunity and Visit us TODAY! at Mexico-Store.com
Helping you buy direct from Mexico at real cheap prices!
http://www.mexico-store.com
Mexico-Store.com helps importers from every country in the world get access to low cost Mexican products with high resale value
Visual Arts and Writing Camps?
booklover15 asked:
I’m applying to a few different camps for this summer. The SCAD Summer Seminars in Savannah, for workshops in mixed media and jewelry making or digital photography. Converse College Young Writers Camp, Sewanee Young Writers Conference, and the Atlantic Center for the Arts Teen Creative Writing Residency.
Has anyone been to any of these camps? And would you recommend it? What was it like? Any tips or advice? Thanks.
I’m applying to a few different camps for this summer. The SCAD Summer Seminars in Savannah, for workshops in mixed media and jewelry making or digital photography. Converse College Young Writers Camp, Sewanee Young Writers Conference, and the Atlantic Center for the Arts Teen Creative Writing Residency.
Has anyone been to any of these camps? And would you recommend it? What was it like? Any tips or advice? Thanks.
Jewelry for Healing: True or False?
Ron Mark asked:
There are many common things in this world. Two of these things are jewelry wearing and the belief in a higher power. Depending on how the jewelry is created, many people think that the pieces they wear have special powers, making them feel better in more ways than one. Given these facts, it is now common practice to wear jewelry for healing.
But how can one obtain such jewelry? I mean it is not like you come up one day with an idea of something you think it looks nice and determine that piece of jewelry has healing powers. It is a process that takes time and determination, and most of all belief.
For one thing, if someone that wants to create jewelry for healing, the starting point would be the materials used for manufacturing. Pure materials, like gold and silver, as well as gemstones are some of the most common pieces used for creation.
Going back ages ago, people back then believed that some gemstones have specific powers that can aid them throughout their lives. For instance, the most popular gemstone of all, the diamond, was believed to dispel madness and poison, and also witchcraft.
Related to poison, it was a common belief that a ruby turns cloudy and an opal turns pale when they are near such substances. The ruby was also believed to ward off stress and evil thoughts, while the opal was helpful when it came to internal diseases.
Using these gemstones to create pieces of jewelry for healing is still practiced today. Depending on culture, some people still think that they posses these powers. But, considering that every fairytale starts from a truth, they may have a point.
If you are interested in wearing jewelry for healing, the aspect of the piece you want to buy is essential. I, for one, wouldn’t be caught dead wearing something that looks like it was cut up from a comic book. Therefore, apart from the unseen benefits, jewelry art plays an important role for the use of a particular piece.
As we all know, when someone says art, they mean something you can admire. Many people depict various activities as art because they enjoy watching them take their course. When it comes to jewelry art, this implies a unique piece that can be viewed with admiration by anyone, even though they may not understand it.
The most obvious features that set apart jewelry art are craftsmanship and design. The later is important because everyone wants to wear something unique and the other because the most common things that stand out are the flaws. If your jewelry has flaws, and others start noticing them, then your enthusiasm about it will easily wear off in a short while.
If you are interested in products of this kind, be sure to visit ka-gold-jewelry.com. Their designer is David Weitzman and he managed to create harmony between jewelry art and special healing powers. The materials used are pure, the designs come from sacred geometry shapes and the submission to a special energizing process through meditation attribute each piece their powers.
There are many common things in this world. Two of these things are jewelry wearing and the belief in a higher power. Depending on how the jewelry is created, many people think that the pieces they wear have special powers, making them feel better in more ways than one. Given these facts, it is now common practice to wear jewelry for healing.
But how can one obtain such jewelry? I mean it is not like you come up one day with an idea of something you think it looks nice and determine that piece of jewelry has healing powers. It is a process that takes time and determination, and most of all belief.
For one thing, if someone that wants to create jewelry for healing, the starting point would be the materials used for manufacturing. Pure materials, like gold and silver, as well as gemstones are some of the most common pieces used for creation.
Going back ages ago, people back then believed that some gemstones have specific powers that can aid them throughout their lives. For instance, the most popular gemstone of all, the diamond, was believed to dispel madness and poison, and also witchcraft.
Related to poison, it was a common belief that a ruby turns cloudy and an opal turns pale when they are near such substances. The ruby was also believed to ward off stress and evil thoughts, while the opal was helpful when it came to internal diseases.
Using these gemstones to create pieces of jewelry for healing is still practiced today. Depending on culture, some people still think that they posses these powers. But, considering that every fairytale starts from a truth, they may have a point.
If you are interested in wearing jewelry for healing, the aspect of the piece you want to buy is essential. I, for one, wouldn’t be caught dead wearing something that looks like it was cut up from a comic book. Therefore, apart from the unseen benefits, jewelry art plays an important role for the use of a particular piece.
As we all know, when someone says art, they mean something you can admire. Many people depict various activities as art because they enjoy watching them take their course. When it comes to jewelry art, this implies a unique piece that can be viewed with admiration by anyone, even though they may not understand it.
The most obvious features that set apart jewelry art are craftsmanship and design. The later is important because everyone wants to wear something unique and the other because the most common things that stand out are the flaws. If your jewelry has flaws, and others start noticing them, then your enthusiasm about it will easily wear off in a short while.
If you are interested in products of this kind, be sure to visit ka-gold-jewelry.com. Their designer is David Weitzman and he managed to create harmony between jewelry art and special healing powers. The materials used are pure, the designs come from sacred geometry shapes and the submission to a special energizing process through meditation attribute each piece their powers.
Egyptian Gift shop in Hollywood and Los Angeles Area (possibly San Fernando Valley, too)?
The_Thinker asked:
Hi, all! My friend is so passionate about Egyptian everything. I need to give her a gift. So, where are the best gift shops around Hollywood, Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley area? I’m thinking of getting her a jewelry box, bracelet, necklace, art, or some kind of decoration. Definitely not earrings, since some people are allergic to copper backs, and oils eventhough Egypt is popular for them, I think. Please, help me out. I only have this weekend and a few more days.
Hi, all! My friend is so passionate about Egyptian everything. I need to give her a gift. So, where are the best gift shops around Hollywood, Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley area? I’m thinking of getting her a jewelry box, bracelet, necklace, art, or some kind of decoration. Definitely not earrings, since some people are allergic to copper backs, and oils eventhough Egypt is popular for them, I think. Please, help me out. I only have this weekend and a few more days.
Would like to travel next Aug.09′ from Northern England to Wales by train about 16 days?
LM asked:
We would need 2 week open train passes for a family for
6 of us, with various interests including: history,castles,(Roman and Celtic history too).Medieval re-enactments,metal arts, jewelry and chain mail, glassblowing, music festivals, punting and outdoor antique fairs. Food and culinary (we have a culinary student coming with us)Good tea rooms, Bed and Breakfasts moderate price, Good bookstores would be a plus. What are the local things we should not miss.Interested in “off the beaten path” villages and historic sites. I’ve been to England several times as a teenager but haven’t been since 1972. I know this is a long list but I’m trying to be complete. Thanks in advance. Best answer gets 10 points
We would need 2 week open train passes for a family for
6 of us, with various interests including: history,castles,(Roman and Celtic history too).Medieval re-enactments,metal arts, jewelry and chain mail, glassblowing, music festivals, punting and outdoor antique fairs. Food and culinary (we have a culinary student coming with us)Good tea rooms, Bed and Breakfasts moderate price, Good bookstores would be a plus. What are the local things we should not miss.Interested in “off the beaten path” villages and historic sites. I’ve been to England several times as a teenager but haven’t been since 1972. I know this is a long list but I’m trying to be complete. Thanks in advance. Best answer gets 10 points
Fascinated Jade Jewelry — the ‘oriental Green Gem’ in Eastern Culture
Krista QQ(www.123giftfactory.com) asked:
With delicate and lubricating texture and limpid luster and clear sheens, jade are generally used as symbols of power, status, wealth and theocracy.
When you wear a jade jewelry, as long as you cherishes the true, the good and the beautiful things, the jewels adhered to your skin will understand your the sincerity and truth, I believe that good fortune, good health, happiness, welfare will always be around you. Emerald is one kind of jades, compared with brilliant and flashing diamonds, Chinese people have given more enthusiasms on the fine, sleek and colorful emeralds.
Jade, known as the “king of emerald” for its fresh & beautiful appearance and transparent texture, and featured with its gentle, crystal, modest and fine characters, people often use jade as a symbol of happy, reunion, harmony and beauty.
Jade is an extremely durable mineral, Jade in China is varied and can be divided into two categories: hard and soft jade. Good materials provide a strong basis for jade jewelry carving, but the value of a jade object depends on the skills and reputation of the craftsman, date of carving, peculiar modeling and the owner’s status. Certainly, different people will have various views on the value of the same jade object. It is difficult to have a unanimous standard.
The patterns of China’s jade jewelry have rich connotations, revealing strong, auspicious colors. The name of “Jade” has a very interesting origin: In general, stones in color of wine, maroon or ochre are called “emerald”, while in color of pea green and deep-green called “jade”. However, there has an another parlance: Legend has it that “Fei” is a birdie with red plumes, green jade is birdie with green feathers, so the merger of the two words refers specifically to a kind birdie who has cyan and brown feathers. As be assimilated as lovely and cute birdies, the beauty of jade is beyond of common speaking.
Not noly admired as its amorous but smooth color, bright but crystal luster, jade also been endowed with gracious noble characters. As an ancient saying goes: “The gentleman in the Derby-yu” If you wearing a clear green but solid quality jade jewelry, your gentlemanly style will open out naturally. Perhaps that is why people are inclined to carve and chisel their favorite jades aboratively, so as to present its delicate mettle and florid brilliance. In this way, One by one pieces of jade art were born.
As a wonderful work of Arts Academy, she emits limpid and fleckless flavor, she display you a world detached from our daily life, and make all restless hearts regained quietness. Her pure, transparent and smart characters make people enjoyed. Furthermore, the auspicious patterns carved in her body indicate the luck and happiness yet!
For thousands of years’ immersion with traditional oriental culture, its exquisite carving crafts, smooth and gentle lines and attractive changes, all reveals its refined beauty and elegant and royal temperaments, which charming much.
With delicate and lubricating texture and limpid luster and clear sheens, jade are generally used as symbols of power, status, wealth and theocracy.
When you wear a jade jewelry, as long as you cherishes the true, the good and the beautiful things, the jewels adhered to your skin will understand your the sincerity and truth, I believe that good fortune, good health, happiness, welfare will always be around you. Emerald is one kind of jades, compared with brilliant and flashing diamonds, Chinese people have given more enthusiasms on the fine, sleek and colorful emeralds.
Jade, known as the “king of emerald” for its fresh & beautiful appearance and transparent texture, and featured with its gentle, crystal, modest and fine characters, people often use jade as a symbol of happy, reunion, harmony and beauty.
Jade is an extremely durable mineral, Jade in China is varied and can be divided into two categories: hard and soft jade. Good materials provide a strong basis for jade jewelry carving, but the value of a jade object depends on the skills and reputation of the craftsman, date of carving, peculiar modeling and the owner’s status. Certainly, different people will have various views on the value of the same jade object. It is difficult to have a unanimous standard.
The patterns of China’s jade jewelry have rich connotations, revealing strong, auspicious colors. The name of “Jade” has a very interesting origin: In general, stones in color of wine, maroon or ochre are called “emerald”, while in color of pea green and deep-green called “jade”. However, there has an another parlance: Legend has it that “Fei” is a birdie with red plumes, green jade is birdie with green feathers, so the merger of the two words refers specifically to a kind birdie who has cyan and brown feathers. As be assimilated as lovely and cute birdies, the beauty of jade is beyond of common speaking.
Not noly admired as its amorous but smooth color, bright but crystal luster, jade also been endowed with gracious noble characters. As an ancient saying goes: “The gentleman in the Derby-yu” If you wearing a clear green but solid quality jade jewelry, your gentlemanly style will open out naturally. Perhaps that is why people are inclined to carve and chisel their favorite jades aboratively, so as to present its delicate mettle and florid brilliance. In this way, One by one pieces of jade art were born.
As a wonderful work of Arts Academy, she emits limpid and fleckless flavor, she display you a world detached from our daily life, and make all restless hearts regained quietness. Her pure, transparent and smart characters make people enjoyed. Furthermore, the auspicious patterns carved in her body indicate the luck and happiness yet!
For thousands of years’ immersion with traditional oriental culture, its exquisite carving crafts, smooth and gentle lines and attractive changes, all reveals its refined beauty and elegant and royal temperaments, which charming much.
what’s hot and what’s not?
JB ROXXX asked:
what’s hot? what’s not? if you could number these, that would be great!
what’s hot? what’s not? if you could number these, that would be great!
1. emo bangs
2. jonas brothers
3. thick eyebrows
4. reading
5. highlights
6. summer dresses
7. dr. pepper
8. cheerleading
9. converse
10. chunky jewelry
11. hairbows
12. headbands
13. moccasins
14. tea-cup dogs
15. red lipstick
16. art
17. vera bradley
18. vintage
19. chunky belts
20. sewing
21. bath and body works
22. iphones
23. hoodies
24. short uggs
25. toddler t-shirts (power rangers, thomas the train, arthur etc)
26. pen pals
27. pottery
28. french manicures
29. sweatpants
30. navy bathing suits
31. shopping at target
32. eating greasy foods
33. guy shoes
34. going green
35. reading tabloids
36. harijuku lovers
37. square sunglasses
38. bargain shopping
39. hats
40. disney channel
haha, this is a survey for my fashion class at school, and i thought i would ask you guys! btw, i added some of my own stuff :] thank you soo much!