Amber Earrings
Posted in: Design by weddingcometrue | February 27th 2010 | no comments
Amber earrings for the chameleon in you - The name of “amber” derives from old Greek, meaning “sun-made”. Ambers are said to be tears of a weeping mother who had her son killed. Indeed, while admiring an amber gemstone, you have the sensation of looking to the Sun itself.
During Middle Ages, amber used to be burnt for its fragrance. Amber became extremely popular once “Jurassic Park” was launched. The story of the spectacular movie begins with a trapped mosquito, which contained remains of dinosaur blood. Amber is a limited gemstone, it can be mined only in Baltic region and Dominican Republic. Despite its rarity, amber jewels are quite accessible, because manufacturers usually combine amber with other gemstones.
As a rule: never an amber will be the gemstone of a golden earrings ` body, ring or necklace. Both yellow gold and amber have a similar color, so there is the risk that the client`s eyes get confused between the two. Instead, amber can be perfectly combined with white gold and sterling silver.
In jewelry amber gemstones are used largely, starting with pure yellow nuance and ending with a sort of brown tending to become green amber. Amber earrings usually have, beside the precious gemstone, a jade or a sapphire attached in order to create more contrast and make both stones attractive.
If you want to look gorgeous and mysterious to a date, an amber earrings are your perfect choice. Usually, they are designed in an Arabian style, to fall down over your shoulders. The gemstones of amber and jade are small, the supplementary one, the jade, is even smaller. The producer banks on the mystery and contrast created by both precious gemstones. One pair of amber earrings 40- 80$, a normal shopping for your beauty.
Most popular shapes for amber earrings are tear drop, leaves or rainbow earrings. You can also find stud earrings as if they were flowers, so called cartwheel earrings, which seem to be the most expensive, almost 150 $. On this kind of earrings you will find amber in two nuances: yellow cognac and brown deep amber.
You may also choose your stylish earrings from stripped amber items, based on honey like amber and sterling silver- only 60 $. The same combination of honey amber and sterling silver is to be remarked in mosaic amber earrings, so twinned as color and texture, that will blind men`s eyes and will make envious any woman from the party, wonder which will cost you almost 130 $.
Ambers can also be combined with pearls, this kind of earrings will surely make you feel like a mermaid, for only 100 $. If your budget is limited, a whole range of amber imitation earrings are waiting for you, starting from 20 $, but without the glamour and fined design of original amber gemstone earrings. You may also want to buy amber pendants, bracelets, necklaces or pins in order to highlight your fully elegance and freshen up your look.