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		<title>Handcrafted Jewelry &#8211; Add Jewels to Your Fashion Statement</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Austin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Designer jewelry is basically any piece of jewelry whose design is its main feature. The importance here is mainly attached to the designer. Jewelry that are molded by renowned designers are termed as designer jewelry. Their hype and demand has increased considerably throughout the worldwide. The market of jewelry is a fast evolving one. Owing [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Designer jewelry is basically any piece of jewelry whose design is its main feature. The importance here is mainly attached to the designer. Jewelry that are molded by renowned designers are termed as designer jewelry. Their hype and demand has increased considerably throughout the worldwide.</p>
<p>The market of jewelry is a fast evolving one. Owing designer jewelry is no longer limited to rich people. The advancement of technology has made it affordable for everyone. The cost of such jewelry mainly depends upon the stones as well as metal used for this purpose. Gold and silver are among the most used items in the jewelry. These materials can be easily cut and molded into many shapes so as to form complex design patterns. Sometimes different types of materials are mixed so as to give the jewelry a trendier look.</p>
<p>Uniqueness is also very important factor for a designer jewelry as it enhances their personality. Anyone who buys a designer earring or designer bracelet wants it to be one of its kinds. Diamonds and gems also form an important ingredient of the designer jewelry. You will find many international designers using rare collection of gems and stones so as to create jewelry.</p>
<p>The exclusiveness as well as antiquity of such materials increases the cost of silver jewelry rapidly. The style of design is also given due importance. Sometimes the entire design of the jewel is influenced by the traditional patterns and it provides an antique as well as a rich look. Whereas sometimes the look is somewhat modern that keeps the pace with the latest trend.</p>
<p>The use of fine art jewelry is also becoming popular; in it the ornaments are handmade by the skilled artists. These designs depict the culture of the religion or country. Because of their natural eccentricity they are highly in demand.</p>
<p>Many people prefer to get their jewelry made according to their requirements. This makes the designs personalized and unique. This is a very common practice in case of diamond and gold designer Jewelry. However when it comes to buying jewelry online, you need to ensure about authenticity of brand as well as designer.</p>
<p>Riding on the wave of success and popularity of jewelry has become a compelling choice for this industry and you will find very high profits involved in this business. You should try to browse through several stores offer discounts on handsome ornaments. You&#8217;ll find many of them offer handsome discounts. These businesses helped to keep prices low, because there are different tricks of the trade.</p>
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		<title>Artisan Handcrafted Gemstone Jewelry</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 03:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sacred Earth Jewelry brings you artisan handmade beaded gemstone jewelry. Necklaces, bracelets and earrings are handcrafted from fine semi-precious gemstones such as turquoise, carnelian, amazonite, chalcedony, coral, pearls and amethyst. Sacred Earth Jewelry also uses more unusual and rare stones such as African opals, Peruvian pink and blue opals, various rare jaspers and agates. Sacred [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sacred Earth Jewelry brings you artisan handmade beaded <a href="http://www.handmade-beaded-gemstone-jewelry.com/">gemstone jewelry</a>. Necklaces, bracelets and earrings are handcrafted from fine <a href="http://www.handmade-beaded-gemstone-jewelry.com/">semi-precious gemstones</a> such as turquoise, carnelian, amazonite, chalcedony, coral, pearls and amethyst. Sacred Earth Jewelry also uses more unusual and rare stones such as African opals, Peruvian pink and blue opals, various rare jaspers and agates. Sacred Earth Jewelry uses only fine silver pendants, charms and clasps, including Thai Hill Tribe silver (97-99 percent pure silver), Bali silver (Sterling), and Sterling silver crafted by American silversmiths.</p>
<p>Sacred Earth Jewelry’s goal is to make reasonably priced, well-made, quality <a href="http://www.handmade-beaded-gemstone-jewelry.com/">keepsake jewelry</a> – jewelry that is artistic, unique and versatile. Sacred Earth Jewelry is both casual and elegant. Most pieces are one of a kind.</p>
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		<title>Hand Carved Original Jewelry Designer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 06:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zofia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marvin H McCloud, Jr. is the most prolific jewelry designer in the world today. Discovering with Marvin H McCloud, Jr. and McCloud 9&#8242;s products, you will realize the beauty and attraction of jewelry. You will also find that there are precious metals and jewels that you can wear with pride. The jewelry that you can [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Marvin H McCloud, Jr. is the most prolific <a href="http://www.mccloudnine.com">jewelry designer</a> in the world today. Discovering with Marvin H McCloud, Jr. and McCloud 9&#8242;s products, you will realize the beauty and attraction of jewelry. You will also find that there are precious metals and jewels that you can wear with pride. The jewelry that you can make will be something that you can get passionate about and only things required are correct tools and material.</p>
<p>Perhaps the best possible possession for making jewelry is the jewelry kit. This kit will assist you in making really marvelous pieces and give you plenty of confidence. The best investment you can make if you want to begin making your own jewelry is a kit. Kits will include the tools you need to get started, like a needle-nosed pliers and clasps. Beads are just one of the important supplies that you are going to have to have. You will find that there are chains and necklaces or even bracelets or earrings to help you make some wonderful pieces.</p>
<p>You&#8217;ll also need chains for necklaces and bracelets, backings for earrings, posts to create anything that dangles, and supplies to link it all together. You will find that this can be very expensive and you will also want to learn how to watch the craft stores for sales so that you can get all of supplies and even stock up. You will be able to get the kits with everything included. In Marvin H McCloud, Jr THESE ARE ALL DESIGNED AND CARVED BY HAND!</p>
<p>The fun to making the jewelry is to purchase all of the beans that you will use in your designs. Beads are made from a variety of things, such as metal, glass, clay, plastic, and even wood. You can make your own beads too, if you enjoy working with polymer clay. When shopping for beads, look for a variety of sizes, shapes, and colors so that you can make a number of different designs with your jewelry. You can now buy directly from official ebay and website of Marvin H. McCloud, Jr. of McCloud 9.</p>
<p>You will find that putting all the jewelry together can be very difficult, however, you will find it a lot easier when you get a magnifier to help you see. Using a magnifying glass probably won’t work well, since you’ll need both hands to work on the jewelry, but you can buy magnifiers on headsets that you can move in and out of your line of vision as you need it, or you can use standing magnifiers to work on your projects. The magnifying tools will help you to stay and keep yourself from loosing all the fun in making the jewelry. It will allow you to lose the frustrations. These magnifying tools will help your eyes stay strong and keep you from becoming too frustrated.</p>
<p>If you are working on making beautiful jewelry, a flat surface is highly recommended. Priority should be given to prevent rolling down of beads. Again, your target should be to make a design that will create a flutter.</p>
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		<title>Guide To Handmade Jewelry Techniques</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 04:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jewelry shopping is very popular to those savvy customer that are addicted with the beauty and elegance of jewelry. But this kind of activity, especially for women are very expensive because many jewelry artisan sold there items at a high cost, that includes all their expenses. People would probably disregard this idea, as they would [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jewelry shopping is very popular to those savvy customer that are addicted with the beauty and elegance of jewelry. But this kind of activity,</p>
<p>especially for women are very expensive because many jewelry artisan sold there items at a high cost, that includes all their expenses. People would</p>
<p>probably disregard this idea, as they would think that handmade jewelry is not as good as those jewelry sold at stores, made from well known artist.</p>
<p>However, handmade jewelry are more likely appreciated if they are just made nice enough to be worn.</p>
<p>Notice that there are now lots of jewelry making tutorials that can teach you how to make your own jewelry. Not only that, they can also teach you on</p>
<p>how you can obtain materials and tools needed to get started with jewelry making. The demand for jewelry continuously grow, and you may as well</p>
<p>consider jewelry making tutorial for you to also learn how to make your own jewelry, this can also be a good chance for you of taking the lead to the</p>
<p>newest trends in fashion jewelry.</p>
<p>As I&#8217;ve said earlier, commercial jewelry are sold at a high cost – mostly overpriced. Considering the value of the metals and stones needed are quite</p>
<p>high, an amount of labor cost are being added also. Now, obtaining materials probably not a problem for you because you can always buy materials at</p>
<p>a wholesale cost, but saving loads of money by creating your own jewelry eliminates the labor cost you are actually paying when you buy</p>
<p>commercialize jewelry. And this might be a great opportunity for you to start your own handmade jewelry business.</p>
<p>Think about this, beautiful jewelries are made with jewelry makers, and jewelry makers learned jewelry making through tutorials. So the point is, you</p>
<p>too can make your own beautiful jewelry creation if you will just consider taking jewelry making tutorial lesson. The only exception of jewelry makers</p>
<p>from you is if they happened to take apprenticeship for this craft. But if you really desire to make this craft possible, for sure you will, it is just a</p>
<p>matter of how much time and money you will invest to this venture.</p>
<p>There are many sources for jewelry making tutorial like tutorials in books, ebooks, Internet, and seminars. These sources of jewelry making tutorial</p>
<p>can really give benefits to you, whether jewelry making is just your mere hobby or you are into jewelry making business.</p>
<p>A Handmade Jewelry Comes in Different Forms, it could be a precious stone , a mineral, or a metal. A jewelry is made for the purpose of beauty and</p>
<p>luxury. History tells us that jewelry was once used by primitive men as a symbol of praise to their gods and as well as ornaments in the body. Jewelry</p>
<p>derived from the Latin word jocale which mean plaything.</p>
<p>Jewelry has been used by early mankind, archeological findings and studies suggests that ornaments or jewelries was once used to strap in the</p>
<p>clothings as a lock. But as mankind progresses, jewelry was used as a form of ornament, as well as a charms and other symbolic item in which they</p>
<p>gave importance to drive away demons, sickness and as well attracting good life and luck. Early known jewelry are believed to be shells and other</p>
<p>basic materials in which man could pick and stick it up in their clothing or body. Handmade Jewelry are a basic principle in which early man had</p>
<p>developed and which later generations had followed with the help of machinery.</p>
<p>Handmade jewelries are nice, creative, and had no patterns or whatsoever to perfect. Its just a flow in which an artistic mind of a person flows in a</p>
<p>continuous wave to create his or her own jewelry. As with the early ancestors, they dont use any machines to make a jewelry. Making Handmade</p>
<p>Jewelry is Fun. Its relaxing and also a cheap gift for all occasions.</p>
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		<title>Handmade Jewelry</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 07:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tina Young</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dasha Boutique is a San Francisco-based artisan studio whose handmade, customizable jewelry designs currently adorn brides, celebrities and fashion editors all over the world. Cathy Pitts, who studied studio art for 12 years and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, founded the company in 2003. Today, the Bay Area artisans who make up the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dasha Boutique is a San Francisco-based artisan studio whose handmade, <a href="http://www.dashaboutique.com"><strong>customizable jewelry</strong></a> designs currently adorn brides, celebrities and fashion editors all over the  world.  </p>
<p>Cathy Pitts, who studied studio art for 12 years and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, founded the company in 2003. Today, the Bay Area artisans who make  up the company?s creative team work hard to ensure that the Boutique?s customizable, handmade jewelry lives up to the Dasha name, which comes from the Greek word  for ?A Gift of the Gods.?</p>
<p>Dasha Boutique artisans employ <a href="http://www.dashaboutique.com"><strong>gemstones</strong></a> of all shapes, sizes and colors, set against sterling or gold chains and backings in order to create feminine, versatile designs  that are then tailored to meet the customer?s specific desires. It is one of the only online, handmade jewelry vendors that allows for such customization.</p>
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		<title>WrappedToGo &#8211; Wire Wrapped Handcrafted Jewelry</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wrappedtogo.net is an online store of unique, handmade wire wrapped jewelry! The store is willing to offer its customers all the most unique and unusual wire wrapped pendants, wire wrap necklaces, bracelets, beaded earrings with the highest quality &#8211; no mass produced, plastic or imitations. By using a variety of materials including Ammolite, Turquoise, Spectrolite, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wrappedtogo.net is an online store of unique, handmade <a HREF="http://www.wrappedtogo.net">wire wrapped jewelry</a>! The store is willing to offer its customers all the most unique and unusual wire wrapped pendants, wire wrap necklaces, bracelets, beaded earrings with the highest quality &#8211; no mass produced, plastic or imitations.</p>
<p>By using a variety of materials including Ammolite, Turquoise, Spectrolite, Pearls, Pietersite and the entire range of Agates and Jaspers, WrappedToGo always ensures your complete satisfaction with its creative and unique designs in handmade jewelry products.</p>
<p>Let WrappedToGo help you find your unique handmake jewelry products.</p>
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		<title>Handcrafted Designer Jewelry ? Precious Gifts With An Artist?s Touch</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 04:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Receiving a gift of fine jewelry is always appreciated, but handcrafted designer jewelry is an unexpected delight. Handcrafted designer jewelry is a gift that goes far beyond simply being precious metals and gems. It is something unique and special that reflects the unique and special place the receiver holds in your heart. There is no [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Receiving a gift of fine jewelry is always appreciated, but handcrafted designer jewelry is an unexpected delight.</p>
<p>Handcrafted designer jewelry is a gift that goes far beyond simply being precious metals and gems. It is something unique and special that reflects the unique and special place the receiver holds in your heart. There is no gift that has the power to move a woman like a rare and individual work of art that she can wear close to her heart.</p>
<p>Every piece of handcrafted designer jewelry can truly be called artist?s jewelry because each piece is individually designed and crafted by hand by a talented artist with a personal vision that he or she has brought to life in rare metals and precious gems.</p>
<p>Artist?s jewelry must pass the same standards of fine jewelry you can find in any major mall, but goes far beyond them in both quality and distinctiveness. When shopping for a gift of jewelry, you can give that special person a piece that she might see on another woman at any time, or you can give her something that has been created for no one else but her.</p>
<p>Handcrafted designer jewelry can be refined and elegant, with South Sea pearls and 14 carat gold or contemporary and edgy, made of unusual metals and set with rare stones you might not find anywhere else. Artist?s jewelry?s value is not found in the materials themselves, but in that indefinable something that speaks to the soul when an artist has captured a mood or a feeling and translated it to a piece of gorgeous wearable art.</p>
<p>Skilled craftsmanship combines with artistic sensibility to create one-of-a-kind artist?s jewelry that enhances the beauty of the wearer. Each piece will reflect not only the skill of the designer, but the impeccable taste of the wearer. As a gift, handcrafted designer jewelry sets apart both the giver and the receiver as truly memorable.</p>
<p>An artist?s jewelry can be so many things. A delicate tendril of vines twining around the throat, each leave hammered and finished by hand. A bold, hand-polished cabochon stone channel set in platinum to draw attention to an unforgettable hand. A sleek curve of etched metal that clasps a wrist. Or an intricate, unforgettable pair of elaborately carved earrings set with a stardust sprinkling of precious stones. The one thing handcrafted designer jewelry will never be is ordinary.</p>
<p>Fine jewelry has the power to move through its beauty and its feel. There is nothing quite like the feel of cool, precious metal against the skin. The rich, textural details of artist?s jewelry delight the touch as well as the eyes. So give your loved one a gift as daring and unforgettable as she is ? handcrafted designer jewelry unlike anything she has ever seen or touched ? much like you.</p>
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