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Archive for August, 2009
Kundan Jewelry India, Jewellery
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The jewelry of India knows no bounds in its offerings to the modern world. This is because India must be one of the most prolific countries when it comes to making jewelry, whether it be the simple enjoyable ones or the highly delicate ones that are intricate in its designs. There are just many types of Indian jewelry that even the young could find what they want among its offering of beads and shells in interwoven colorful threads. One of the most highly regarded Indian jewelry nowadays is the kundan jewelry.
Kundan jewelry is made of gold that is highly refined and is known as kundan in India. Indian jewelers also have another meaning of the word. For them, kundan is not only the gold that is made into a jewel but also the type of setting on which they set the precious stones. Kundan jewelry is not made of real solid gold. Its center part is made of lac or a natural resin made from hardened tree sap. The jewelry pieces that makes the whole kundan jewelry, which are usually justified into hollow separate halves, are usually handled by separate jewelers or istant jewelers for its shaping before they are fitted together through soldering. Holes are then bored into the separate halves of the kundan jewelry, once they are fitted together to make the pattern designed by the jeweler. These holes are where the stones are set. Any engraving is done before the hollows of the kundan jewelry are then inserted with lac. Because the lac could still be seen through the holes in front, the highly refined kundan gold is poured on the setting to cover the lac and only then is the stone pushed right into the still pliable kundan.
Kundan jewelry is also one of the old types of jewelry in India because the style on which it was made was used only way back when claw settings were still yet unknown in the country. Then, kundan jewelry had its precious stones were only set in gold and it wasn’t only until the nineteenth century that claw settings were introduced and used by the jewelers in India. This was during the Rajastahan empire when kings paid their jewelers handsomely for the exquisite kundan jewelry that they made that called for excellent craftsmanship.
There are now a lot of kundan jewelry available in the market and they could even be bought online. There are spectacularly designed kundan jewelry necklace sets that come with earrings. The most common are those that have uncut diamonds and other precious stones set in gold. Among the commonly used gems in kundan jewelry are emeralds, rubies and sapphires. This kundan jewelry, though, is often just a replica of the original one made in the eighteenth or seventeenth or nineteenth centuries. The original pieces could sell for as much as $200,000 or more per set.
Buying kundan jewelry nowadays may have been made more attainable for those who have deeper pockets as compared to the olden times when only kings and queens could afford them. Having kundan jewelry replicated and sold at lower prices is a welcome alternative for those who could not afford to buy the original antique pieces.
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read comments (2)[Mp3] Jewelry - Butterfly
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[Album] Jewelry vol.6 - Sophisticated
Pop / Dance | 2009.08.27
01. Bounce
02. Butterfly
03. Vari2ty
04. Strong Girl
05. Oops
06. Fantastic 4
07. Sweet Boy
08. Be Rocker
09. Rally
10. Vari2ty (inst.)
11. Rally (inst.)
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Marcasite and Blue Topaz Necklace and Earrings Set
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Stir up some sparkle when you don this Marcasite and Blue Topaz Necklace and Earrings Set. Fashioned from sterling silver, this chic jewelry set flaunts one of earrings and one necklace. The…
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Sterling Silver Fleur-de-Lis Jewelry by Blue Crockatt
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http://thesilverart.com
Amazing selection of handmade sterling silver jewelry by silversmith artist Blue Crockatt, all sterling silver & exclusive. All gemstone jewelry come with a wide variety of stones to choose from. Rings done in size 4 through 24. New items added weekly to the website last addition: fleur-de-lis lockets & adjustable fleur-de-lis spoon ring with gemstone of your choice!
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Jewel De Designe
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Designing cool and Funky Jewelry using electronics components, including diodes, resistors, capacitors and connecting wires, which represent the basic components of an electronic circuit.
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He went to Jared LOL
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I seen the commercial and was playing around lol
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She’s turning 27 and she loves butterflies. She doen’t want any jewelry or perfume and such.
Shoes, Purses, or some sort of nice-looking carrying bag usually always wins their heart over. Just don’t be upset when she replace’s it a few months later, women usually change purses all the time when they’re able to. Haha
Pagans, how do you feel about wearing jewelry that depicts symbols for a religion you do not follow?
I do a lot of costumed events and I frequently where jewelry for religions that I do not follow as part of the costume/character. Just recently I started seriously being aware of this fact and it gave me pause. I wanted to know how other people feel about it.
Examples:
I have a handmade silver rosary with a crucifix blessed in Rome that was given to me by a catholic former girlfriend. I occasionally like to wear it because it is beautiful and it reminds me of the good times we had. I am not a catholic and never have been.
I have a sterling ankh with cartouche (supposedly) imported from Egypt given to me by an follower of Kemetism (Egyptian Reconstructionist Paganism). We are close friends, and I know that the pendant meant a lot to him before he gave it to me. I do not follow Kemetism.
I have a handsome brass and copper Vodun Veve of Loa Agwe (protector of sailors and travelers) that I wear when I dress like a pirate. I know that it is consecrated because I did it myself. I am not a Houngan.
Theses are just some examples. Part of what has made me aware of it is that when I am wearing these symbols prominently people of that religion (or that choose to oppose that religion) approach me to talk about the symbols. Though I do not follow these religions, I NEVER wear something that I do not have some knowledge of; my crowd was big into wearing symbols, logos and flair designed to make a statement or draw attention, and we distained logos or symbols just for their popularity.
Personally, I am a Henotheist. I accept that there may be other gods, but I only worship my god. My god does not mind that I wear symbols of other religions, but I am not entirely sure how the other gods feel about it.
In answer to the question about why I did not just ask this question once with lots of belief systems at the beginning (or none): I have found in the past that if you do not target one belief system (or non-belief system) in the question a lot of people skip it. Also, if you put too many belief (or lack of belief) systems in the question it becomes a distraction from the question and many people do not bother.
I am more interested in hearing people’s opinions than I am worried about mildly annoying a few people.
If it does not bother you or your god, then I see nothing wrong with it. I personally have trouble with the idea of wearing crosses and symbols of other Abrahmic religions, but other religions that do not believe there is one true path do not bother me. I have and love Wicca stars although I am a Dianist as well as pieces that are Egyptian, Hindu, Buddhist, etc.
not the old fashioned wooden kind that you get at walmart, or a cheap cardboard kind , but a funky artsy cool box?
btw , i need to buy it online
these sites have all types of jewelry boxes
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http://www.chasingtreasure.com/Teen_Jewelry_Box_Jewelry_Boxes_for_Girls_s/183.htm
hope you find what your looking for !
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Where to buy diamond jewelry?
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Hi,
I am new to buying diamond jewelry. I am looking to buy a bracelet from a physical store in Seattle. Are there a major price differences in the national chains? (Jared, Zales, Kay, Ben Bridge, Tiffany, etc.)
I tried comparing similar items online, but they don’t really carry the same exact item from store to store.
Please share your experience.
Thanks,
Check this site out. They’ve got lots of diamond jewelries to choose from.