Jewelry

Cat jewelry: let`s purr!

In most of ancient cultures, cats were regarded as symbols as fertility and feminity. This old meaning has been somehow transferred to our modern cultures, we use to say that a sexy woman has a cat like walking, balancing her hips or that some women love to literally purr in the arms of their beloved.
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Jewelry produced have reborn old sensuality of cats by creating jewels based on cats representations. From home decors to model of watch, you are surrounded by cat jewelry and you will probably end by feeling as sexy as Michelle Pleiffer in Catwoman role paper.

Cats as home decors are designed to make you smile, they are graceful and begging for your petting as true cat, funny dressed like Harlequin and Christmas cats, which help Santa with sharing the gifts. You should really be careful with your true cat, if you have one, it will soon get jealous on the rival. Home decors are the cheapest items in cat jewelry, they start from 8 $ to 35 $.

In your jewelry collection, cats will make the rule. You can reveal your sexy and wild face by puting  a Regal Swarovski crystal cat or a Kitty Swarovski in the Moon in your hair. You can be proud and eager as a golden cat standing right on her paws or you can look romantic, daydreaming. Those hairpins will cost you between 20- 45 $, cheap as it can be for a royal aspect. If you feel like you want to surprise your friends attached to your look a cat with attitude pins: it can laugh, tongue, get scarred, bored or start to cry, anyhow they are as well cheap- only 9 $.



Be a true Catwoman by wearing a set of cat earrings and bracelet. They are unbelievably cheap (between 10- 20$) and they create a playful sensation for you and for the ones, that admire you. They are mostly made of sterling silver and adorned with crystals or gemstones (especially amethyst and amber). You won`t believe it, but some stylists recommend women to wear in the wedding day cat earrings or bracelets, in the old Egyptian tradition that said cats bring fertility and prosperity to the young couple. For that special day, you have to choose a high quality silver bracelet or earrings, which surprisingly will cost you very cheap, only 15 $.



Cat earrings are very funny and cheap (between 9- 15$), you can have a pair of cats balancing her tails, cats dangling a bell or even a mouse.

Cat rings follow the same way of being funny and cheap, moreover they are very colorful (red, blue or green). Sterling silver rings usually have as ornaments two or three cats.

Cat necklaces are further the most spectacular items: you can buy a purring cat in a circle, a kitty Swarovski crystals quartz or a dreaming cat, all for just 15 or 20 $.

Skull jewelry: get creepy!

We are used to see and wear delicate jewelry such as angels, butterflies or colorful gemstones, what about a total inversion of values?!  If you feel like you want to break rules, try to wear skull jewelry and everybody will catalogue as rock fan in the happiest case (for some of them you would like a satanic) or rebellious and powerful as the bad girls of show business.
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Creepy- that`s first impression when you will stare at one item of skull jewelry.  Then someone of them will remind of old symbol of pirates and they will seem to you much funnier.

Stars as Linsay Lohan and Christina Ricci have introduced skull jewelry in their daily look, so why won`t you go rebellious for a while?!

For your outstanding drive, you have plenty models to choose from. If your budget is low, you can stop at one small and silver skull pendant of 30 - 40$ or a skull ring of 15 $.

Bracelets of skulls will get you into a pirate mood for only 40- 50$. If you want to surprise your friends  at your meeting, try to put in your hair a skull pin (only 4 $) and will certainly notice it from distance.

For an extravagant and creepy look, you can wear a color skull necklace, available as purple, green, pink, blue or orange. Now you made sweety your new trend!

Pirates used to seal important letters or maps with personalized skull rings. Nowadays, the pirate girl in you can reveal her delicate fingers by wearing a massive silver skull ring of almost 70 $.

If you want to make discrete your skull jewelry preference, there are leather cuff for watches for women or men, accessible as price, only 60$.

For a creepy Valentine`s Day, some producers got an incredible idea: to combine the classical and lovely pink with silver skulls. The result: a dual, but nice pendant, which you can wear everyday, if you like and this will cost you just 14 $.  On the markt, you can also find jewels following the same model: skull bracelets with red or blue stones attached, skull rings with blue bone, with the same accessible price, of 20 $.



Swarovski House couldn`t have missed skull jewelry trend, so they lent their crystals, especially black to watch producers. You surely love this classical and creepy items, fine as manufacturing and rebellious as ornaments. 100 $ aren`t that much for reconciling both styles, are they?!

If you want to transform your lover into a pirate or to suggest him this, offer him an onyx and diamond ring, also adorned with a huge skull. The change is worthy, according to the price, almost 100$.

Finally, for pirate in you, who likes fine treasures, you can buy a white gold necklace with a small and discrete skull (270 $) or a 10 K white gold and black diamond skull pendant to make you sure that everyone will remark your presence in a party (400 $).

Boot jewelry: glitter for the most used feminine objects - Your boots have personality. You may laugh, you may be surprised, but early morning when you don`t what boot to choose from your crammed wardrobe, you have some directions in your head: you want to look sexy, so you grab high heeled boots, otherwise for a working fay, you prefer normal heeled boots.

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So your boots reflect you state of mind on that day, what if you would adorn them, as you adorn your hands or your neck with jewels? From this point of you, some jewelry producers have launched a revolution in this field: let`s give our boots the deserved jewels. Why deserved? Both sustain our body weight, boots protect us from wet or snow, boots helps to make a good impression in a new job or a new date, boots are as necessary as jewels for a womand, so why won`t you join them together?

If you have a normal heeled boot, it`s rather recommended to adorn it with a compact leather chain of crystals and figurines. It will cost you almost 40 $, but everybody will notice it, thank to its size. If you are one of couture style, Swarovski will come in your help with black crystals tied on furs, for 140 $.

For your daughter you can order a pink chain of crystals and pinkish fairies characters, she will be very pleased and proud to go to school with her boots and you don`t have to spend much on this caprice, just 40 $. For your high heeled boots you will need glamorous chains of crystals or imitations of gemstones, in order to evidence the elegancy of the heel. You may choose from rocker chains, golden chains, hearts bracelets, silver rings attached on your heel or a triple chain of small figurines.

If you are fan of Swarovski creations, you will be glad to find out that they thought of you, the modern woman on high heeled boots, busy as a bee, but still wanting to keep her feminity.

For only 29 – 35 $, you will have attached to your boots jewels that will make any man turn this eyes over your gorgeous legs and heels: pearls chains, crystal fringe with minuscule figurines, double multi-color bracelet, a chain of pearls with a pink heart drop, sterling silver bracelet , ice silver bracelet or even a gold ice bracelet. Wonderful, isn`t it? Now you feel like an Indian princess, who is covered with jewels from head to feet.

If you are looking  for something more extravagant, you can find a diamond or jade imitation chain to enlighten your feet. One popular saying is expressed like that: men usually look at your feet, to temper their shyness, before to look directly in your eyes, so why won`t help them with gorgeous chains around your feet.

Hairpins with Swarovski Crystals: feels like Cinderella - Another affair of success for Swarovski are the collection of hairpins, especially for brides. The idea is very simple: in that special day, you won`t be saving any money, so a delicate hairpin with crystals will just transform in one Cinderella who has seen her dreams fulfilled.

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For normal days, Swarovski has new offers for you: you can evidence your beauty by wearing flower or pearl hairpins, adorned with minuscule, but glittering Swarovski crystals. They are available as white, ivory or cream alike and one hairpin will cost you just 10- 15 EUR. A reasonable  price for just a little wonder, who will surely make you feel like a princess in front of your mirror.

Talking about the day of your marriage, as girls we understand you how much have you spent for your dress, jewels, cosmetics and other things related to your special look. Swarovski  comes with a small, but elegant hairpin to complete your beauty and above all, you don`t have to spend another too much: one of this accessories are about 15- 30 $. A great deal, isn`t it?

If you haven`t worn hairpins until now, you will be surprised to admire yourself. The colorful hairpins of your childhood made you like a little princess or mermaid, now a crystal hairpin will transform your daily allure into something more feminine, more elegant, more noble. The princess has turned to queen.

For the queens that are getting married, Swarovski has prepared an unbelievable and catchy collection of hairpins: stars, lilies, forget-me-not, petunia, orchid, violet, small posies, buttercup, dew drops, wild flowers, snowflake, roses, ocean flower, sandy shores and more others incredible accessories for your perfect wedding. Swarovski has chosen flowers, the sea and nature`s phenomena as recurrent themes in order to highlight the purity of the event. A dew drops hairpins can speak only of your beautiful soul, of your pure dreams regarding the man that you have chosen.

If you prefer colored hairpins, then you have to choose quickly  between turquoise, amethyst or jade look like hairpins describing ivory, peridot or lavender, all of them being in limited editions. If you love the way that your grandmother looked like in the day of her wedding, you can try a vintage crystal hairpin, which can sustain even a coquettish feather, if you like. The vintage collection will astonish your eyes with oyster crystal hairpins, pearls hairpins or lyre hairpins.

Some of hairpins have also a comb attached in order to catch more of your hair. Their price surpasses 30 $, but you may want to buy of this, because of their bigger size and their finest ornaments, which reminds you of fairies.

Disney Swarovski patterns: Crystal meets Fairy tale

After the success of Swarovski Steiff Bears, a new project brought a huge profit to Swarovski Jewelry House: Disney Swarovski patterns. Now the purest crystal is required to embody the most popular characters of Disney stories, can it create more magic than an animation?
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As expected, crystals representing Mickey Mouse, Pluto, Bambi or classical fairies were sold as hot cakes in the very week of their launching. The reason of this global success is that children all over world adore Disney stories and parents appreciate the accessible price of this jewelry items, between 30- 250 $.

A smiling Mickey Mouse on a bracelet or a stumbling Pluto as a pendant can be a perfect gift for a kid at one of his birthdays or as an appreciation of his good marks at school. For a Disney fan, Swarovski crystal will remind him of the story which enjoys the most and have seen it for so many times in cinemas.

For a true and passionate fan Swarovski prepared expensive, but graceful creations as a distracted Bambi, trying to catch a butterfly who just laid on his tail. The clear and fully faceted crystal leaves the realistic impression of moving and you will expect Bambi to jump into the wood.

The other characters from “Bambi”, launched in 2008, present the same feature, a realistic sense, which comes joined with the most expensive price: between 140 - 250 $. You can take home a Thumper Bunny Rabbit, smelling curiously something in the air, a Friend Owl, always prepared to raise the alarm in the wood or a little skunk protecting her nut.

Delightful figurine have been created after Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore, Tigger, Piglet or Tinkerbell. In this series dynamism is highlighted: Winnie as a crystal toy has just raised to the sky a balloon , Tigger is happily going for a walk and Peppino is so tired that he snuffled along the ground his white nose and seems to expect someone to take him home.

Every story of Disney can attract you through a charming jewel as a flower garden pendant to remind you of “Snow White and the seven dwarfs”, a marching Pinocchio with an apple in his hand, a Tinker Bell sitting on a crescent moon to wear as earrings.

The upcoming production “Alice in Wonderland” creates greats expectations as well a 3-D production and as a jewelry launching. Fans of both Swarovski and Disney will be rewarded with surrealist, spectacular and colorful jewelry and souvenirs. On this official site of Swarovski, items as Red Queen ring or earrings, Round Halley key as pendant, Sparrow pendant, Tea party cupcake pendant already appeared and surprisingly, they have good price for everybody, between 100- 150 $. All you have to do next in just to imagine that you are Alice in Wonderland.

Swarovski and Steiff Bears- perfect match
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One rule in marketing says that you have to anticipate the movements of your competition and to come along with a fresh product for your clients before they do.

It seems that`s what exactly the Jewelry House Swarovski did lately: in collaboration with the well-known German company Steiff, Swarovski launched a successful collection of Teddy bears adorned with crystals.

A surprising and courage step made in 2005, which has brought profit for both companies. The little plushed wonder was estimated at 220, 00 -225, 00 $, an incredible price for a toy. The new Teddy bear came back into children market on 2007, with a more accessible price of 110 00 $, but still it brought remarkable cashing for both sides.

In 2010 Swarovski Steiff Bears are back in business, in limited editions. One gorgeous bear is being estimated at 100- 200 EUR.

In 2005 only mothers with a high income could have bought for her child a Steiff Bear with Swarovski crystals and pins, nowadays even a medium- class mother can afford a nice Swarovski Steiff Bear for her son`s birthday.

Even the Teddy Bear have suffered changes. The model was richly adorned with fine pins or opulent necklace, the new Swarovski Steiff Bear has discrete crystals ornaments.

There something that never changed about this Teddy Bear: his funny aspect. Either he opens his arms as if he wishes to embrace you, either he wears gentle and fairy jewels, he will always make you smile, by remembering you the good time of childhood.

Pure white, brown or pink, the Swarovski Steiff Bears aren`t offered as a gift just to children, which are their prioritary clients, but also to fiancées or to a best friend. It`s a simple, unspeakable gesture of appreciation and love.

There are a few elements that you will conquer you, while admiring this bear in a shop window. It`s something about his subtle smile, who seems to call your name, next are his deep brown or black eyes which appear to look directly to you and to invite you to an lost story told by your grandmother and in the end, the Swarovski crystals, which makes him look like a character from a fairy.

Swarovski Steiff Bears have sometimes their ears and paws covered by crystals and they always wear a funny necklace as a heart, a star or a boot . A she- bear can be wearing in a princess dress, while a he-bear will be wearing Charming prince`s best suit.

Swarovski Steiff Bears is after all a story of success which lays on the old tradition of Teddy bears designed by Steiff brand combined with Swarovski delicate jewelry.

Yin Yang Jewelry: the spark and the tension. Yin and Yang: masculine, active element and feminine, passive element- both twinned in an unbreakable balance. Generally, Yin Yang represents a whole celestial phenomenon, including  the Cycle of The Sun, the four seasons of the year, meanings that European culture tends to pass by and to regard it just like a dual sign, as we talk about Evil and Good.

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The ancient Taoist representation of black (Yin, representing the Earth, the first woman) and white (Yang, representing the Sky and the first man) made the psychiatrist Carl Jung think that each of women have a masculine impulse  and each man will have a feminine inclination , the well- known tension and collaboration between animus and anima in every human being.

Like Peruvian opals, symbols of China`s lost history come to life nowadays, with the mention that Yin Yang jewelry is more popular than any ancient influenced jewels. Such a powerful symbol couldn`t have passed unobserved in jewelry industry. Stars, as Victoria Beckham, are very fond of Yin Yang Jewelry, believing it could bring again balance in their lives or create the desired balance.

Astonishingly, Yin Yang creations seem to be the cheapest jewelry on market: only 2 $ for an adjustable ring, 4 $ for pierced or shaped earrings and 5 $ for a necklace or a charm bracelet. A reason for this fact could be that women worldwide requires to buy them more than personalized jewels, for example. Many sites of jewelry are out of sale at this chapter , Yin Yang Jewelry, this is the clear sign that Yin Yang are extremely popular.

To satisfy a command of Yin Yang rings or earrings, producers adjust their manufacturing according to clients` budget: if cheap jewelry is required, they will satisfy that need with plastic and remake of gemstones items, otherwise for popstars necessities they will create  unique models made of silver and crystals, even diamonds,  estimated between 400 – 1000 $.

A Yin Yang collection will require your entire attention: you have to choose from a variety of rings, earrings, bracelets, pendants or necklaces, most of them hand- crafted. Some keep the traditional way of black and white, others get postmodernists mixtures as yellow, orange, green or red.

Most adornments are made of onyx or gilt citrine, which gives the Yin Yang jewelry a light and delicate aspect, easy to wear in any occasion. No matter the price of Yin Yang Jewelry, the expectations are the same: they are supposed to bring balance, to join again lovers, to stimulate creation or work.

Taking in account its origin of dual sign, of masculine and feminine, producers have also launched rings and pendants for men. What distinguish them from items of feminine collection is the pronounced sobriety of lines and colours. Yin Yang aren`t presented just in jewelry, they also invaded fashion style, house decorating works, nutrition or advertising spots.

You are not the only one who likes buying an immense amount of jewelry for every occasion in your life, your boyfriend or husband also adores to show off his masculinity by the aid of jewels.
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Taking in account this postmodern change of mentality, why not going together for jewelry shopping? It will be fun and will definitely enforce your relationship. He probably knows what kind of ring you like most, bu you will have the pleasant surprise to discover how addicted is your man after pendants , for example.

We have to mention that at the beginning of human society, men used to wear jewelry as bracelets, chains or some kind of piercing. Those jewels were considered signs of power and wisdom. Once women came at the leadership of the ancient tribe or community, jewelry were transferred to them. omen were offered jewels by their men as thanks for giving both to children or for having connected with the gods.

Nowadays, it seems men have rediscovered their taste for jewelry and creators all over the world have came into their arrival with special productions such as: gilt crosses and chains, diamonds adorned which, inevitably, will make your men feel unique. This kind of jewelry are the perfect gift for a special day as Valentine`s Day or another major event in your relationship. If you are decided to offer him a jewelry for men, you will have to open wildly your pocket for a thin gold chain, at 300 $ or 1300 $ for a massive masterpiece.

Unbelievable, but some men adore to wear rings, which we always believed to be a feminine prerogative, If your men is one of this category, you will have plenty models to choose. Most male creators have at least one personal presentation for men jewelry, composed by rings, cufflinks, bracelets, earrings or necklace. All this products bear a masculine fingerprint, having massive structure and sober adornment .

The most accessible men`s jewelry seems to be the earrings, at about 10 EUR or the cufflinks, starting with 150 EUR. If you really want to caress your men, try to buy him a necklace (a titanium one cost almost 160 EUR) or a watch, an eternal masculine gadget, starting with 120 EUR and ending to a considerable value, 350 EUR.

Any men jewelry is a tough decision from the point of view of a woman, that`s why it`s recommended to have your men next to you. For us, it`s a bit difficult to understand this universe of Storm watches, Steel rings or curious shaped cufflinks. You tend to chose what is glamorous and sizable, in exchange they tend to chose something performant, small and very necessary. When a men will go for jewelry shopping, he will probably ask for a performant, stylish watch.

Men won`t show off with their new gilt „gadgets”, for fear to be regarded as some kind of snobbish or, worse, gay. That`s why he will try not to let his necklace be seen at a meeting, he won`t wear everyday the titanium silvered ring you gave him last month.

The story of Swarovski is very simple, but a few people takes it in account. It seems that everything grows pale in front of the grace and glamour of every Swarovski`s creation. In the XIXth century a young Czech, Daniel Swarovski I has invented a machine to revolutionize the crystal cutting process- the rest of his story became legend. Indeed, when one talks about Swarovski, inevitably one thinks of the gentle swan, which represents the symbol of Swarovski`s House and the stars who proudly shows off their jewelery on red carpet.
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In fact, the famous Swarovski crystals are nothing more than some glass rocks with a high purity. They become precious jewelery during manufacturing, when it is highlighted the number of facets and so they give the illusion of being radiant. During time, Swarovski became worldwideleader in  crystal cutting with high precision, with strong attention for details.

Swarovski seems to appeal to olive cut, which is the most difficult, because it relies heavily on only one dimension and that is width. Successful olive cutting will have a certain predetermined width. One move while cutting the olive cut and the piece can easily break as this cut puts a lot of strain on the crystal piece itself.

The olive cut is considered the most elite cutting technique and only the most experienced cutters can do it, such as Swarovski`s employees.

Some crystal are accessible as price (it seems that the cheapest Swarovski costs 70 EUR), which is a very rare case, while the other ones have inconceivable prices for a common woman (starting with 200 EUR and ending with 80 000 EUR). This is the main reason why Swarovski will remain a shopping- objective only for the business woman and pop-stars.

Swarovski`s collection doesn`t stand just for ladies delightful (starting with the jewels inspired from North Pole coldness and whiteness and ending with jewels representing animals and flowers) , there are also produced home and office interiors, in an abstract line or vintage jewelery.  Swarovski seizes both old and new vogue, which assures the company a global profit in every corner of the world, in any age category.

Swarovski doesn`t mean only jewelery, the House also have an appreciated clocks collection,  accessories for woman and projects of enhancement with multimedia producers, such as Sony which has launched a limited edition of digital frame with the collaboration of Swarovski.

In the end, we have to mention that a series of stars (Rihanna and Beyoncé have even microphones with Swarovski crystals) and creators as Dolce&Gabbana, Chanel, Louis Vuitton enhanced their presentation with Swarovski`s crystals. Since 2002, the Crystal  Empire is directed by Nadja Swarovski, who has reinvented the traditional way of Swarovski`s creations. In Fashion Swarovski is almost a must-have, one can find a Swarovski on a hat, on a belt, on a bag, on shoes, on glasses or even on underwear.

If we take in account the fact that Swarovski House created limited editions pendants inspired by the Disney upcoming production, „Alice in Wonderland”, the success for 2010 in guaranteed. Both the movie and the new crystal items are will be bought out of breath by fans worldwide.

When I was little, as little as a button, my mother and father used to tell me that if I work hard I will have anything I ever wanted and that anything is possible as long as you want it to happen. These words stuck in my mind, as I am sure they stuck into yours too. And then there is also the saying that fairytales are not meant to tell children that dragons exist, since children are all too aware that dragons exist. Fairytales are meant to show children that dragons can be killed.

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So, the words my parents told me back then are difficult to combat, because whenever you see a success story you go “see? It IS possible. If they can do it so can anyone else”, while when failure comes knocking, and you say “it was impossible, I wanted it but it didn’t happen” then there will surely be someone around to tell you “you didn’t want it bad enough”.

Anyway, my point is that now I am older. I still believe what my parents told me, but I look around and I don’t see any jewelry warehouse in the backyard and no Bentley parked out-front. Does this make me a failure? I think not. I mean, sure, I want to believe that I am not, and I keep telling myself that, adding that my jewelry warehouse is my mind, but then there is that little devil on my left shoulder asking me with a big grin: “if your mind is your jewelry warehouse, then why do you sometimes feel like you want to stop working, but you can’t, because you have mortgages to pay and you can’t live on intellect. If you are so smart, then where’s your proof? Should I take your word for it?”. Then I get depressed.

Anyway, the depression passes and I once again find myself doing something I like, free from gut retching responsibility and free from the thought that I have millions of employees who are my responsibility and for whom I need to make all the right decisions and I can’t afford any mistakes. I am a free person and since my jewelry warehouse is my mind, there are no paparazzi hyenas going through my trash or taking photos of my… well… everything.

My working hours end at a precise time, at which point the freedom starts and I can do whatever I want, pursue the habits I have developed in my own lifestyle and I am perfectly happy and pleased with what I have right now. Sure, there is room for improvement, always, but exaggeration is never good for anything. Then there is that old Zen Buddhist saying by which “a frog that has lived in a well its entire life dies happy thinking that it has seen the entire world and everything in it”. Well, right now I am feeling like that frog and I think I understand the saying that “ignorance is bliss”. I mean, mediocrity is only bad if it refers to the brain. When it refers to financial potency, mediocrity is the middle road that allows happiness and enough prosperity to keep a balance in all things, good and bad. Now excuse me while I go do some chanting and stuff.