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Handmade Gemstone Jewelry

Executive Summary by Phil Rorrer

Sri Lanka has been renowned for its gemstones and gem studded jewelry since ancient times.

The gemstones of Sri Lanka have adorned the crowns and jewelry of royalty around the world for many centuries.

The wedding ring given to princess Diana by prince Charles was set with a large blue star sapphire from Sri Lanka.

The Great Aqua of Sri Lanka, with a weight of roughly 1,890 carats is the largest gem found in Sri Lanka. The antiquity of the gem trade in Sri Lanka is clearly established by the fact that two technical terms used for two popular gemstones, Tourmaline and Padparascha are of Sri Lankan origin.

(1) Hopes cats eye- over 500 carats. It is the largest chrysoberyl Cats Eye in the world previously owned by Thomas P.Hope,the wealthy British banker and gem investor.

(2) Blue giant of the orient-466 carats This is the largest blue sapphire in the world-466 carats. Is was mined in the Ratnapura (Gem City) District of Sri Lanka in 1907.It is a treasured possession of a famous American Gem Collector.

(3) Logan Blue Sapphire-423 carats It is the second largest blue sapphire in the world.

Handmade Gemstone Jewelry - A Little Outdated?

Executive Summary By Chloe Seville

Handmade jewelry is not made from rudimentary materials, using primitive techniques, by elementary craftspeople. Handmade jewelry is made by people who have studied metals and stones for years, are artists, and understand how to design jewelry that is stylish and shows off the beauty of the natural materials.

In fact, many pieces you see in small jewelry stores, or even worn by famous people, are handmade. One advantage to handmade gemstone jewelry is that every piece is different. No two pieces of turquoise are alike, and no two handmade pieces of jewelry are alike, either. If you are looking for a unique piece, then you have to choose a handmade piece of jewelry.

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What Makes Handmade Jewelry Handmade?

Executive Summary By Catherine Gallegos

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Men and women have adorned themselves with handmade jewelry since long before the age of reason.
Today, jewelry is primarily machine made, allowing manufacturers to produce uniform jewelry designs much more economically than traditional handcrafting and hand-casting techniques allow. Many specialty galleries — and even major department stores — now feature an increasing array of handmade jewelry.

Novica hosts the largest handmade jewelry market place on the Internet, featuring some 15,000 unique designs, direct from master artisans in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Bimadona specializes in assisting jewelers who still create limited-edition collections with traditional, handmade techniques.
In the following interview, Bimadona outlines the basic differences between handmade and mass-produced jewelry, and the benefits of and drawbacks to both handmade and machine-made techniques.

Five Reasons to Buy Handmade Jewelry

Executive Summary By Elaine Rojas

Handcrafted jewelry makes a lovely Christmas present for women and teen girls. Handcrafted jewelry is also often referred to as Artisan jewelry. Artisan jewelry is some of the most beautiful handmade jewelry in the world. It excels store-bought, mass-produced jewelry in a number of ways. While most handcrafted jewelry is more expensive than store-bought jewelry, it is also typically better constructed and from better materials. Cheap jewelry requires the use of cheap materials and fast, often careless, labor. Cheap jewelry does not become a family heirloom the way handcrafted jewelry does.

Artisan Jewelry from Peru :

1. Artisan Jewelry from Peru is made with natural materials by native people.

2. Each piece of jewelry has a special meaning to the craftsman that made it.

3. Each piece of jewelry is handmade, making it unique in character. This means that you are wearing a piece of art, something that is hard to put a price on.

4. All of the jewelry that is made is from genuine sterling silver. These pieces will
last a lifetime and can be passed from mother to daughter through generations.

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