January- Garnet

Garnet is the official birthstone for January and may be given as a gem on the 2nd and 6th wedding anniversary. The garnet continues to be the protective gem of journeyers. A gift of garnet is thought to be symbolic of love and the desire for a loved one's safe travel and speedy homecoming. Garnets in legend light up the night and protect their owners from nightmares. Noah used a garnet lantern to navigate the Ark at night. Garnets have long been carried by travelers to protect against accidents far from home.

Garnet and Modern Myth

Garnet has been used by various Indian tribes to enhance the potency of fire and to heal and enlighten their people. Many healers continue to use garnet today as a supplemental cure for nightmares, attacks, jaundice and unclean auras.

Care:

It is generally safe to clean your garnet in an ultrasonic cleaner. The safest way is to clean your garnet is to use warm plain or soapy water and a soft bristled brush or a cloth. A steamer is very risky.

Aquarium ornaments

We can easily build a beautiful water scene aquarium with the right selection and good combination of aquarium ornaments. Since choosing a right aquarium will be a good choice to grow a happy and healthy fish. But be careful while choosing a aquarium ornaments for the fish make sure that you keep the features of the fish in mind.

There are so many things to keep in mind while choosing the decoration ornaments for fish. You should keep in mind that you are building home for your fish. So you need to create a three dimension space for your fish to eat, sleep and breathe.

So the best place to start decoration is from the bottom. Gravel will be the best ornament to decorate the bottom of the aquarium. It comes in different colors and textures.

The next step is to choose the fun part decoration item. Two or more dramatic pieces of the fun part are useful for the fish. The fish will like it no matter what it is because it provides a lot of hiding place.

Accessory ornaments are necessary for fish that need more oxygen. This decoration item needs air pumps to power them.

Submersible light is a functional ornament used to provide soft glow in the aquarium. The final step in decoration is to choose the plant ornaments that best fit the aquarium. You can keep natural plants as well as plastic plants. The thing that needs to be noted is that whether you want to use lot of plants or less.

Buying Gold For Investing

When buying gold and gold ornaments we should first check for purity of the metal. A perfect gold metal will be 24 carrot that is 100 percent. But the gold ornaments can be mixed with other metals like copper in a less fraction.

Many jewelry shops may provide you with 916 kdm jewelry. In case do not forget to collect your guarantee card from the vendor. Likely it is advised to avoid investing on gold ornaments but investing on gold coins is very costly and effective.

Gold advantages over other advantages

The only and one substance that never lose its importance and value is said to gold. The proverb that comes into mind when speaking about gold is that all that glitters is not gold. What ever it might be only the luster and beauty of gold is what people likes.

The countries that are rich in the gold metal are said to be lucky since it is a natural metal and when scientist tried to make metal they failed. Women of all age give lot of importance to their gold ornaments. Gold is a precious metal that cannot be destroyed.

In the ancient times gold currency ruled the world. Even today when paper currency is used people still think that gold coin is a safe investment. Because of gold’s intrinsic value people try to invest the money on gold.

People invested on other things feel a loss when money losses its value sometimes but not the people who have invested their money in gold. The same fact goes to the countries also with the rise and fall in the economy the country that has the business in gold goes to the safer side than the others.

According to the economical trends the officials say that the value and worth of the gold coins go higher and higher. This trend does not happen in Europe and USA but also in all parts of the world.

Decoupage – jewelry making

Decoupage is an ancient craft that originated from east Siberian tomb art. Today this art is a simple one that is used to customize the look of the things you keep at home. Here I show one simple example of making jewelry box with decoupage.

Supplies:

1. Scissors
2. Craft knife
3. Fine grit sandpaper or emery board
4. Mod Podge
5. Foam paint brush
6. Popsicle stick
7. Plain wooden jewelry box with lid
8. Acrylic craft paint
9. Scrapbook paper
10. Copies of old family photos
11. Magazine clippings
12. Greeting cards
13. Other related ephemera
14. Ribbon, rhinestones, buttons, and other embellishments if desired

Instructions

1. Paint the jewelry color box and allow it dry thoroughly.

2. Get the collage items to fit in your jewelry box and cut it into small corners using craft knife.

3. To stick the pictures in your jewelry box use the foam paintbrush and mod podge. Smooth out the air bubbles with the Popsicle stick and dry it.

4. To give the collage a distressed look sand off the rough edges.

5. Coat with two or three layers of mod podge to close the box.

6. If you desire then add ribbon, rhinestones and other superfluities.

Indian Bridal Jewelry

For an original Indian bride jewelry plays an important role. It is a fact the bridal look is said to be incomplete unless the bride wears all the piece of the jewelry meant for her. Depending on the budget people might go for silver, platinum, white gold or diamond jewelry, but mostly in Indian wedding brides are wearing yellow gold jewelry. People also opt for precious stones such as ruby, jade, garnet, emerald, amethyst and pearl. We can also see the variation in the bridal jewelry depending on the regions of the country where it is taking place. So let see about the jewelry for an Indian bride.

Types of Indian Bridal Jewelry

Shringar Patti

This ornament is a kind of tiara made of gold which adorns the bride’s forehead. It is placed along her hairline. It consists of a circular sign in the middle which hangs in the centre separation of the hair.

Maang Tikka

Maang Tikka can be said to be an abbreviated adaptation of the shringaar patti. It encompasses a string, with a center piece attached to one end and a hook to the other. It is worn by the bride in center separation of the hair.

Necklace & Earrings

The setup of a bride is imperfect without a bridal set, which comprises of a heavy neck set, beside the matching earrings. Keeping the color and style of the bridal dress the bridal set is selected.

Nath (Nose Ring)

Nath forms another important part of the bridal jewelry. It is made up of a studded nose ring, which has a long chain attached to it. The chain is obsessed up in the hair of the bride, above the ear.

Chudi (Bangles)

Bangles are made up of gold as well as glass. In some case like Punjabi the bangles are replaced by ivory ones in red and white color. These ivory bangles are called chuda.

Hathphool (Bracelet with Rings)

Hathphool jewelry is used to adorn the bride’s wrist as well as her fingers. It is made up of bracelet with one or more strings attached to it containing the rings at the other end.

Anguthi (Finger Rings)

anguthi is most important for a bride. Apart from the engagement ring she should wear one or more gold or diamond rings.

Bichhua (Toe Ring)

Bichhua is a toe ring made up of silver and is considered as a sign of married women. It is usually worn in pairs only.

Payal (Anklet)

The payal is worn along with the toe ring which made up of silver. This is used to decorate the ankles of a bride and is decorated with meenakari, kundan or beads.

Mangal Sutra (Necklace with Black Beads)

This is the important ornament in the wedding and is not worn by the women’s before their marriage. It is tied by the husband as symbol of their relationship. It is made up of black beads with gold or diamond locket.

Kamarband (Waist Band)

This is an ancient ornament and now a day it is not much frequently used. It is a heavy piece of jewelry used to support the wedding dress.

Baaju Band (Arm Bands)

This one is also popular in olden days, now a day it is optional. Some wear this in both the hands and some in a single hand.

Ornaments evolution

During the Second World War metal are the precious things in the war field. In that time Americans used ornaments made in sliver, which gave good look and very shiny and they often painted with opaque colored and give transparent coating.

Every now and then strips of glitter were inserting within the ornament to provide some sparkle. Ultimately paper caps and paper inserts were substitute for the classic metal caps, one more requirement to bear American troops.

Hard to believe those during the Second World War many sacrifice were made. We think it is emotional that those sacrifices are represented through the ornaments of this period. Many ornaments were found in those days which are belonging to silver material and it very famous in that time.