Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Shell Jewelry and Its Care

Shell jewelry
Approximately 100,000 years ago people were allegedly preening themselves with a kind of class-defining jewelry. Shell necklaces were the earliest known. Even in that era, it was in fashion to create and wear Shell Jewelry. one can create exquisite indian jewellery by putting in a little bit of imagination and effort.
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Originating from sea animals, shells become exquisite and alluring objects once castoff. It's a fact that two shells are never alike, they differ in shapes and bands of color of natural interest. Customers can do shopping at any time through online stores.

It has been a tradition in various royal kingdoms that shells were gathered and strung into necklaces to adorn royalty and to be worn at special ceremonies such as weddings and funerals. Later on they were lured to the deceased as a gesture to their loved ones. In modern times they are donned for every occasion as a fashionable trend. Shell jewelries are beautiful reminders of nature's beauty. These customers even if they do not have much amount to pay for the jewelry they can always opt for EMI option. Online stores also provides EMI option to its customers.

It may appear to be easy to make shell jewelry but its not this way. Shells are collected at first and some of them are collected in season and it may take months spent in collecting a reasonable quantity. Its the time to strung them as the first step is over or you may say that after passing of the season. Before this one has to perform the tedious task of and this is more time consuming than collecting them off the beach. After the above two steps it's now a task as difficult as it could be, yes it is the sorting of the shells into different colors and sizes. Also usually almost every shell has a tiny rock or piece of sand that must be removed before piercing. One by one, thousands of shells are prepared with a tiny needle and one out of five is castoff due to some imperfection. The most burdensome is to collect, prepare and thread; they are naturally the most valuable and precious. The length of the piece, its colors and stringing method are some of the key factors that determine its price.Drops classic diamond earrings are also in fashion.

Taking Care of your shell jewelry

Shell jewelry is quite delicate to handle so when it comes to taking care of it and therefore for the maintenance of your shell jewelry, it is recommended to return them to their place of origin. In other words, you can use salt water from the ocean with a toothbrush. If you are land-locked, mix some sea salt with water. If not, then simply taking a dive into the ocean with your shells on is the easiest way of restoring them to their natural beauty. Never apply chemicals or take them into chemically treated water.

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