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The Many Celebrations Of Art

Women love art just as much as any man (obviously there’s a lot of room for debate on that one but I’m not a genetic biologist or neurological specialist), and I’m sure you or anyone you know has a certain love (or at least respect) for the world’s museums. One particular art museum in New York City, The Metropolitan Museum of Art has one of the world’s finest art galleries. Below you can find a picture of just one of the hundreds of pieces that you can find there (if I’m not mistaken they have a pretty steady rotation of new and old pieces alike, but sadly I haven’t had the opportunity to visit The Met yet!)

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You would be pretty safe to assume that any given woman on the planet has some artistic sense or another. While one’s individual taste in art can and will vary from person to person, I like this art deco piece of art found in The Met. I like work that is deceptively simple; as you look close at this piece, you can see the individual brush strokes and derive any number of interpretations about people or society as an underlying message. © Frank Kovalchek.

Women of every nation celebrate their own taste in art every day. Typically, we find women that enjoy assembling their outfits and fashion, which is certainly artistic in its own way. However, typically the jewelry is the factor that ties an outfit together. With that in mind, take a look at some of these beautiful pieces of jewelry below.

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These beautiful rings and pendant are certainly something to behold. I’m not quite as skilled as some of my older female family members when it comes to judging just by looking at something, whether or not an individual piece is the real thing or just plastic costume jewelry. But if I was to hold one of those I doubt I would be disappointed! © International Gem and Jewelry Show.

With the sort of work you’d expect a young person to have, I’m not exactly making the kind of money that would allow for much jewelry purchasing. But then again, if it’s for the sake of celebrating art and boosting one’s self-esteem, I wouldn’t be too quick to shrug it off as simply disposable income…

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This is a nice little marriage of artistic design and the skillful craftsmanship of jewelry. I’m not sure what outfit would go best with this bejeweled silver butterfly but I am fairly certain that most women have an outfit or two that could suffice. © Aleksey Gnilenkov.

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Classy And Intercultural Beading Without The High Cost

Sometimes you can find something you didn’t even know you wanted and in my case I’ve been on the search for some unique beads and only recently hit any pay dirt! I’m surprised to find a website with such an enormous selection and at such low prices, it really is something that I didn’t know I wanted until I found it (and immediately bookmarked!). Beads make great gifts of course and are even better when crafted into something beautiful to add that extra personal touch. Bracelets, anklets, necklaces, and pendants are typically the go to beaded gift ideas but there plenty of outlets for one’s own individual creativity. But anyway, I suppose it might be the book worm or history nerd in me but I like seeing different examples of the cultures of the world exemplified through all kinds of works of art, particularly in beads. Now that site I mentioned definitely has a variety, including some types of beads I knew from their look but didn’t know them by name, and some that I’d never seen or even heard of!

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Here we see a photo (I love the lighting and angle by the way) of a Mexican style piece of art work fashioned from several hundred beads. © PRECIOSA ORNELA.

If I’m offering my subjective critique on the beads featured in the photo above, personally the beads themselves don’t seem as unique as all of the beads that are featured and sold in that website I mentioned above. However, just the display and arrangement of those simple beads is such an inspiration and definitely makes me wonder what somebody with that much talent could do with a selection of higher quality beads. Glassy Beads Play Huge Role in Creation of Planets.

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Now this is a bit on the other end of the spectrum compared to the other photo of the Mexican style bead work. These Czech style beads are more elongated and elegant, though not so artistically presented. © PRECIOSA ORNELA.

I’m not much of an artist so I can’t argue on behalf of my own abilities (or lack thereof) when it would come to creating even a simple piece of jewelry, but if I harken back to my days as a child playing with blocks and toys of that nature, I think I might be capable of using beads to create a sculpture of sorts, similar in form to that photo of the Mexican style bead work. Now if I can only channel that energy into something worth looking at…

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This is a nice blend of both worlds. We can see some relatively unique beads that have a nice variance of colors and styles and also strung together in quite an artistic pattern. Now this is the kind of thing that would be nice to make for someone as a little hand-made gift. © PRECIOSA ORNELA.

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A Guide to Buying Jewelry for Young Ladies

As many parents quickly find out when raising a young girl or a teenager (both of which sound like daunting tasks) that jewelry is a factor in how the young people want to present themselves. Culture is often influenced by what one wears and what type of social niche group a given young person wants to ascribe them with.  As young ladies go through their youth trying to find out what kind of person they are, so too will the fashion accessories they wish to adorn themselves with to outwardly convey their personality.  It is often an awkward time with a fair amount of experimentation with different friends and musical tastes fluctuating greatly and at times even more than the change of the seasons.

Some useful areas to look for something that the young lady would actually like, would be in the new teen magazines and of course keeping an ear to the ground culturally by watching what is new on MTV or anything that the young lady you’re shopping for is interested in.  Often this comes down to looking at what posters are on her walls and what music you hear her playing the most often.  The religion or spirituality (or lack thereof) of the young lady in question can often be major deciding factor in what is deemed fashionable jewelry, as many (especially in the western world) can see that the Christian symbols of the cross and crucifix are not the only religious icons adorning fashion accessories in recent years, but any icon of every religion.  Pandora is a company that provides some great variety and even individualized and designed for whatever the young lady would like.  It will show consideration and genuine interest if you can get them something that they would like without having to ask, but having them pick out exactly what they want is still better than offering them something that they have to fake a smile for.  One last word to the wise: if you are an adult and think that something is cool, then the odds are not in your favor that a young lady will agree with you.

 

Below are some images from flickr of popular Pandora bracelets.

Feminine jewelry often has a very noticeable shine and sparkle to it.

Accessories within an accessory are often very popular.