Essay
My 8th grade project was on designing jewelry.The way I began creating Jewelry was with a family friend he was behind on work for a baby shower so I helped him make many different baby looking accessories. we created some neat looking necklaces rosaries,and bracelets for the guest to wear and win as prizes. I never knew you could have so much fun designing jewelry using my imagination to make others smile and happy.Also jewelry makes good gifts and to you can make money from it. Now to figure out what people really like in their fashion.
I choose designing jewelry for my project because I love doing it. Designing jewelry turned into a passion for me.I love how it keeps my mind focused in the beauty of life. The sparkles
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There were many people at my church that wanted rosaries for themselves and to give as presents. After the overwhelming load of work we had we figured that we were going to take a break for a while. Now we are on our break and in February is when we will do a lot of research and slowly begin with the jewelry again. Making jewelry is harder than most people think. Its not like matching a bunch of beads theres work behind the beauty. I find jewelry very complex. In the eyes of a designer the colors have to look nice with an eye catching flow. The length in the wire/string has to be a certain length to look right. Even so much as a wrongly cut wire can affect the quality on the clasps and the way that the necklace connects together. Personally I think that rosaries are most complex because where the wire splits they can't look all roughed up and jagged or else they don't come out looking nice. Adding accessories is very hard as well because it could become more complex with the rest of the beading. Sometimes it could be many minutes before I decide which bead is going to go next. The hardest part for me is choosing color and pattern. Theres so many colors and differently shaped beads to choose from. Also sizes there's variety in jewel sizes and how the different sizes appeal to the rest of the beads matters big time. All big beads and a midget bead may not look so nice together.So when youre making jewerly its important to make good
The Eastern Woodland people also made jewelry such as gorgets, armbands, earrings, and necklaces. The gorgets were created with pendants with two holes in them from shell, slate or shale stone. They were strung with lacing and worn around the neck. Armbands were typically made of metal such as copper. They also made them out of bones. Metal armbands could be simple, narrow bands or stamped and decorated. They were also made of beaded leather strips or finger woven wool. Earrings were simple metal hoops with beads or pendants dangling from them. This type of jewelry was also worn in piercings through the septum of their noses. Necklaces were made from a wide variety of materials. Pendants were made from bone, shell, stone and metal. Beads made from shell, stone, metal, wood and glass were strung in single or multiple strands. More intricate necklaces were made by stringing bear claws or bird claws. Overall, the Eastern Woodlands people made many items to help them with their everyday lives and I think that they were very talented and creative for being able to make these items such as the jewelry and all the
The most common style were the long pearl necklaces in all 1920s jewelry pieces, it was very popular to wear layers of them with 60 inches long. Any women could afford them because of the fake pearls and they were usually light pastel colors instead of plain white. Also the Dog collar necklace was one of the most common necklaces, there was different designs like triangle, square, trapezoid, or pointed oval stones, most recognized as chokers because of how low it was from the neck. Similar, Drop Earring were equally important since women wore short hair, it was necessary to have an accessory to expose and draw attention to the naked neck. Normally it was 2-3 inches long accompanied with a diamond. However, earrings with diamond were usually worn for formal events representing good wealth. Additionally, bracelets also were an item decorative to cover the arm with fully bangles to make it more attractive and fashionable. Most bangles are made from bold colors or are decorated with numerous types of repeating motifs. The bracelet’s design were made of thick or thin wood, bone, shell, metal, or plastic. Last but not least, rings were the style of the day, decorated by a myriad of gemstones. Many rings took on Art Deco shapes but the most popular Art Nouveau style of precious stones like diamonds. They often centered a colored stone or a large emerald diamond in which people
One way you and your close friend can still have meaningful jewelry is to pick out a sleek and classy necklace or bracelet and buy two - that way you both have the same piece of jewelry.
The oldest two pieces of jewelry were from Mesopotamia. The oldest, the headdress was made around 2500 BC and the second oldest, a head of a female wearing a necklace was made in the 9th- 8th century BC. Even within these two pieces of jewelry, one can tell that people began to make their jewelry more intricately with time because there are more beads shown in the necklace than in the headdress. The miniature broad collar found in Egypt made around 300 BC is much more elaborate than the two prior pieces. The pair of gold earrings found in Greece made around 300 BC do not include gemstones like the prior three examples of jewelry, but used much more complex details in the way the gold is shaped. The fifth oldest piece of jewelry, the gold armband is also quite intricate by using both gemstones and transforming the shape of the gold. The final piece of jewelry, the brooch, is the most different of all the jewelry in the set. It was made in Rome from around 100-300 AD. This piece is much different, because it is not made of gold, like all the others, but is made of copper. Even though it is not made of gold, it is much more innovative and complex than all the other jewelry because it was made by using a new process called the niello process to create a cat, the most complex figure on a piece of jewelry in the whole set (MMA).
First, new materials like metal clay, polymer clay, natural clay, ivory, bones, shells, wood, enamel, plastics and glass are being used. Second, some developments have taken place, improving the quality of artificial stones and making jewelry available to larger population segments from an economic point of view. Furthermore, the influence from other cultures and artistic forms is also changing the traditional jewelry. According to several publications, at the end of the 20th century a mix between Oriental and European techniques has been taking place. A case in point is Hawaiian jewelry which is highly fashionable and is enjoying of an increasing popularity during the last decades.
We have to make them want to wear their rings more by encouraging jewelers to create more practical designs which won't frighten off the traditionalist.
The African Diamond Trade is a large cycle of exploitation. An estimated 65% of diamonds mined worldwide originate in Africa (Cahill 2009). In 2016, the U.S. diamond industry grew 4% to reach $40 billion, approximately half of a global $80 billion industry (DeBeers Group 2017). But how do these diamonds make it from African river banks to American engagement rings? According to Time Magazine, there are 6 steps that take diamonds from the ground to the jewelry store; exploration, mining, sorting, cutting and polishing, manufacturing, and retailing (John and Jones 2015). Each of these steps adds value to the final product that is offered in jewelry stores worldwide but this value isn’t added fairly to those who create the most value.
Furthermore, the lifestyle both women want ends up in disaster however, one ends in death while the other in hard labor. In "The Necklace", the wife ends up losing her friend’s expensive necklace which causes her to work hard to earn enough money to pay of a new one. Due to all the work she loses her beauty. In contrast, whereas in "The Jewels" the constant attendance of the opera house during the winter causes her to die of inflammation which resulted a deep sorrow towards the husband. Both wife’s lived life differently. Both tries to find the best way to fulfill their desire for the good
Pearls, opals, antique jewelry AND silly costume jewelry – jangly bracelets, hoop ear rings and outsize cocktail rings.
I mentioned that my grandfather often worked with a lot of leather and asked how much more difficult it was to add on the beads. After talking to him, it proved to be a very tedious task. For you have to count each bead and make sure that everything is identical if you are making a pattern or shape, or else the whole thing would be off. It was obvious that it took a great amount of patience, so I asked how long it took him to make this picture of a woman he had on one of his bigger necklaces. That woman actually turned out to be his mother and was meant to be a sort of remembrance and something to honor her. It was beautiful and of course, took many months. I was happy to find that with some of the simpler beaded necklaces that you could wear them whenever you please, it wasn’t just for ceremonial purposes. The larger ones on the other hand, were obviously made for ceremonies, as they were very big and very beautiful. Each piece was special and could stand or be used for different occasions and I found that to be a wonderful aspect about the beadwork. In addition to jewelry, the beads are often found on the regalia which makes me wonder how much time that takes. Also displayed was regalia worn to a wedding, which had immense and colorful beadwork for both the groom and bride. It was amazing and if I get another chance, I plan on asking why the colorful beads are so often incorporated. Obviously it’s for
“The Necklace” is about a woman of lower class who wants to become different than her true self. At this ball, she acts to be someone who is wealthy for the night to impress those around her because everything for her seems to be about money and fame. The song, “Just a Girl” relates to the story because it shows how she let the money get to her, what she is like when she sees her old friend after many harsh years, what her husband thinks of her, and lastly how she confused where she stood in the class systems.
The Necklace also displays distinctive realism in the use of socioeconomic influences which are essential to the plot. The major conflict in the story would be absent and the theme would not be obtainable without Mathilde Loisel’s insecurity about her own socioeconomic reputation. An example of Loisel’s self-deprivation nature is presented when she realizes she does not have a necklace, she says “I shall look absolutely no one. I would almost rather not go to the party” (Maupassant, sec. 3). Another example of the self-conflict caused by social pressure is Loisel’s immediate attempt to replace the necklace and her reluctance to speak to her friend Madame Forestier about the necklace for ten whole years. If she were not conflicted by societal pressures she might have avoided the whole situation altogether. The Necklace establishes a realistic difference in value between the necklaces and proposed clothing. Her husband proposes flowers which were valued 10 franks so in any case if she had chosen the flowers there would have been an insignificant economic loss. Her decision not to tell her friend about the necklace ends up costing her seven times the worth of the original. The roses symbolize the simpler things in life to the theme of the story. Mathilde Loisel’s withered appearance at the end
I decided to analyze the short story The Necklace by Guy De Maupassant. It was very complex in the way it was written. The use of complex words did make it a little difficult to read. Once you got past the wording, you was able to grasp the meaning and understanding of the story. The Necklace was meant to teach the reader or audience a lesson. This is why I found it fascinating to write about.
Gold jewelry demand runs high in South Asia, East Asia and the Middle East. Women in the Sub-Continent would use gold as adornments and or store of value. Smart housewives prefer their savings in gold jewelry instead of holding it in cash form and it is passed onto, in gifted form, to daughters and sons at the time of wedding.
Jewelry purchases are highly discretionary because they are heavily affected by adverse trends in the general economy and are measured by disposable consumer income. The first half of fiscal 2003 can be described as a lackluster economy, lower consumer confidence and an unstable geopolitical environment. However, general economic conditions and consumer confidence improved in the second half of fiscal 2003, resulting in increased sales. Since the economy has taken some major strides towards recovery, the jewelry industry represents a bullish market. Large and small retailers are evaluating expansion opportunities outside of the traditional regional mall venue.