What are the different pearls?
- Seed beads
- Pearl ring design
- Creation of themed watches
- Tassel brooches
- What to do with Twin beads
- Gems, precious stones
- Le Cristal
- Hollow Tube Bracelets
- Liberty fabric bracelets
- Liberty bias necklace
- Gemstone bracelets
- Create a multi-row bracelet
- Plane knot bracelet tutorial
- Pearl and rhinestone hair clip tutorial
- Customize flip-flops
- Models of pearl rings
- Pearl earrings
- Animals in seed beads
- Pearl rings for teens
- Creating a twisted jewel
- Children's seed beads
- Hair jewelry
- Baguier
Micro-macramé jewelry
Creation of micro macramé jewelry combining stones and braided threads: bracelets, necklaces, key rings
Creation of micro macramé jewelry combining stones and braided threads: bracelets, necklaces, key rings
Gems and stones for jewelry
Gems and precious stones constitute a fascinating poetic and scientific universe, studied by the science of mineralogy and lithotherapy alike. Indeed, their healing properties, taught since the dawn of time by Ayurvedic medicine, are of interest to contemporary therapists who are rediscovering their properties and the energetic capacities they can transmit to those who wear them.
What are gems?
A gem is a fine, precious or decorative stone, made of a hard material and derived from mineral, rock or organic matter such as pearl, amber or coral.
A gem can be natural, treated or even manufactured, in which case it is called a synthetic stone.
Precious stones
The 4 gemstones are diamond, emerald, sapphire and ruby. Other stones are called gemstones. Some names are forbidden because they are confusing, such as Brazilian emerald, which is actually green tourmaline, Mexican jade, which is aventurine, and California ruby, which is a garnet stone.
Fine stones
Fashion jewelry designers prefer decorative stones such as agate, turquoise and lapis lazuli. Decorative stones, often opaque, have dimensions that enable them to be used in the manufacture of precious objects: boxes, flasks or figurines. Among these fine stones is a family rich in diversity: quartz. The best-known are rock crystal (colorless), purple amethysts, yellow citrines and rose quartz (a delicate opalescent pink).
The luster of a stone is said to be brilliant if light reflects off it as in a mirror, dull if it reflects little, or vitreous if its transparency is low. Its brilliance is called "adamantine" if the reflection of light is the same as that of a diamond.
Gemstones are also among the natural materials used by the Miss Sylvaé boutique to make earrings, along with wood and upcycled leather.
Stones and History
Some stones are famous in history for having had an eventful life, such as the Cullinan, the largest diamond discovered in 1905, which was cut into 9 main stones and 96 flakes, or the Hope, a blue diamond that changed owners and continents several times..
in goldsmith's or crowned-heads' museums, you'll be delighted to discover jewels from centuries gone by, using magnificent gems cut by talented lapidaries (at the Louvre, the Pitti Palace in Florence, in London for the closest): a feast for the eyes guaranteed!
Stones and treatments
To meet the huge demand for high-quality stones, they often undergo shock treatment: heating in electric furnaces up to 1800°, various types of irradiation, even laser treatment for diamonds, the aim being to change the hue to a more vivid color more often than not.
New stones regularly appear on the market, in surprising colors, such as Aqua Terra Violet Jasper, donut-shaped in this pendant with Swarovski crystal beads.
To discover on the web: a vast choice of gemstones directly from Brazilian productions (Emeralds, Amethysts, Citrines, Tourmalines, Marine aquamarines...)