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Featured Reviews on Handmade Jewellery
Sterling silver band ring, 'Leather Minimalist'
By Susan
Wedding Ring
My husband lost his wedding ring on a water slide... yip he did! This ring was his Father's Day present and it is absolutely gorgeous, beautifully made, and the right blend of strong and soft elements that one would look for in a ring for a dad. Love it! and he loves it too!
Multi-gemstone ring, 'Brilliant Majesty'
By Kathleen
so pretty...
this ring is beautiful, its dainty and feminine but still fill up a good portion of the finger. stones are clear and sparkle. love love love this ring!
Pearl and citrine cluster earrings, 'Radiant Love'
By Nancy
Love Nareerat's earrings!
This is my second pair of earrings from the same artist. With the variety of different-colored stones she uses, there are earrings to compliment any color outfit one might have!
Featured Artist
To keep these traditions alive, the Zenú teach at a local children's school that approaches ethnocultural knowledge by teaching students to always integrate craftwork with oral history.
The Zenú are an Indigenous people in Colombia, whose ancestral territory comprises the Sinu Valleys and San Jorge Rivers as well as the Caribbean... read more
About Handcrafted Jewellery
Men and women have adorned themselves with jewelry since long before the age of reason! Garlands of flowers, bracelets of woven grass, shells, and stone; such were the first decorations to beautify the human body. We may have been wearing jewellery as far back as 75,000 years ago - 30,000 years earlier than previously believed - according to a recent report by National Geographic News. Over the millennia, jewellery styles and materials have evolved in step with the advances of civilization. From the Stone Age to the Bronze Age, from the Iron Age to the Industrial Revolution (and seemingly back again!), jewellery styles have transformed, modernized, and then often returned to their most basic forms and essential elements.
Tips and Resources
- Selecting handcrafted jewellery
- Handmade jewellery wearing and pairing tips
- The caring and cleaning of handcrafted jewellery
- Healing and spiritual beliefs: Gems, crystals, and magnetic jewellery
- Precious metals
- Beads & other materials
- Precious and semiprecious gems
- NOVICA's Handmade Jewellery Encyclopedia
- Jewellery on Wikipedia
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