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Jewellery And Gems

When it comes to jewellery in 2016, colour is the King! You can find your own stylish ear candy here, both bright and beady or, if big and bold isn’t your thing, then there are plenty of free-spirited earrings to be found!

Feel free to take a peek at metal patterned butterfly earrings, each set designed and handmade by a gifted artist.

2016 Runways are even seeing an ingenious joining of silk scarves and jewellery, making a single, drool-worthy piece. Try your hand at it with any of the lovely scarves — or even those you have already in your own closet!

Gems are more than simply birthstones or beauty-enhancers; in fact, they each have a long history as charms, messages, and therapies fraught with deeper meanings. For example, hematite’s name is derived from the Greek word for blood. Hematite is coal black or grey and shiny on the outside with a cooling smoothness on the skin. It has been used as a protective charm throughout history, and according to Feng Shui it is a grounding stone that calms and clears the mind.

Surprisingly, if you were to break this weighty black stone open, you would find that it is blood red on the inside. What a beautiful secret!

Another gemstone, chrysoprase, has a minty apple-green colour that can resemble jade. Ancient Greeks believed that this gem could secure a happy marriage and good health. Frederick the Great prized this gem above all others, having many of his household items and gifts crafted out of it. Alexander the Great always wore a chrysoprase on his belt, and it has been said that his success in battle was due to that one little stone. Its warm, clear light and vibrant colour make it an excellent choice to wear as jewellery or to design with.

Pearls are not formed inside the earth, but rather are grown, delicately and over years, in the ocean. They were incredibly rare and difficult to find until the 1900s, when a way was discovered to cultivate them ourselves. Many ancient cultures had rules about who could wear pearls and who couldn’t due to their rarity and value. The Greeks had a legend that pearls were the tears of the Gods; in fact, many cultures since have associated them with mourning and the mute expression of sorrow. Another meaning to be found in pearls is that of purity and union. Pearls are often associated with true love, weddings, and perfection. They have a beautiful, reserved sort of lustre to them that is like nothing else. Did you know that there are many colours of pearl? They can be black, gold, pink, brown, white, and also sometimes in unusual natural shapes.

These are only a few of the myriad of gemstone colours available for you to express your unique style to the world. Wearing jewellery is all about expression, shape, and meaning.

Have a look at the expertly crafted jewellery here at Your Crafts Fair for more inspiration — and maybe your perfect match!

Happy Mother’s Day!

As we approach the end of March, it’s common for sons and daughters all around the world to be caught en route to the store to pick up late Mother’s Day gifts. While most mothers are kind enough to let us off the hook for such poor planning and selfish behaviour, others are not quite so forgiving!

If you are looking to impress your mother and let her know that you haven’t forgotten about ‘her’ day, then why not go for something a little bit different? Every year, we buy the same things over and over – perfume, flowers, chocolates – but the selection out there is so grand and marvellous you really don’t need to settle for such a generic choice.

Why not go for something a little bit more unique, a little bit more long-term? Crafted jewellery and ornaments could be the best way to go. Mother’s Day is a difficult one to get right in terms of presents – you don’t want to go overboard, but you don’t want to understate how much your mother means to you.

As the kind soul who brought you up and fed you for many years, your mother deserves a little bit of something back from you, right? So why not go that extra mile to provide that and go for something she will have for years and years to come?

Jewellery which has been hand crafted is always a well appreciated gift, purely for the unique nature and style of it – it’s very rarely like anything else they will own.

This unique level of creativity will not only get you in the good books for originality, but your mother will genuinely appreciate being given something which she has not had for the last six years in a row from you! Don’t let your mind wander when you are out buying presents, as this is how poor presents are bought for people. A little bit of looking around online and finding the right type of gift for your mother, something that matches her own style, couldn’t be any simpler.

There are so many places that you can start online to find the right type of product for your mother, presents from the gas station are no longer an acceptable thing! So give you mother a nice big smile on Sunday when she receives something which isn’t the same as every other year – give her quality, hand-crafted jewellery she can wear and savour for many years to come.