| Use of gemstone beads to make jewelry is most | | | | jewelry designers, but for advanced |
| widely used in craft industry today because of | | | | jewelry-makers wishing to expand their offerings |
| the diverse patterns, beautiful look and color of | | | | and provide them with a meaningful historical |
| beads. The best thing about them is they are | | | | context. |
| affordable and anyone can work very easily with | | | | While tracing the historical significance of |
| them. Making jewelry seems like child's play while | | | | gemstones beads, it is as old as 18th century |
| working with gemstones beads. | | | | B.C. Anatolian people used gemstones to make |
| Gemstones are crystalline materials that can be | | | | jewelry and men and women used to wear |
| cut and polished. Gemstone beads are made of | | | | them. Location of Anatolia appears between |
| materials which can be found worldwide; knowing | | | | Europe and Asia that ensures that it had a deep |
| the history of a particular gemstone bead can | | | | impact of cultural influences which ultimately |
| make the jewelry piece on which it is featured | | | | shows in diversities of jewelry designs. Wearing |
| more meaningful to the wearer and, if given as a | | | | jewelry is also a sign of cultural impact and shows |
| gift, to the giver. And certainly, for marketing | | | | respect for other cultures. This tradition of |
| purposes, it is a wonderful selling point when a | | | | respect is visible in even today's jewelry designs. |
| jeweler is able to explain the histories of jewelry | | | | Just like in modern scenario, Anatolian people used |
| pieces to prospective buyers. The variance in | | | | to wear necklaces, earrings and other decorated |
| gemstone beads due to the nature of the | | | | jewelry that used to enhance their physical |
| minerals from which they came only adds to the | | | | attractiveness. They used to cover their |
| uniqueness of each piece of jewelry. | | | | maximum body parts including hair, noses, toes |
| Gorgeous precious and semi-precious gemstone | | | | etc. with jewelry of gemstone beads. It also |
| beads are available at wholesale prices, adding not | | | | reflects a way of showing status symbol just like |
| only to the affordability of jewelry-making but to | | | | in modern world. Jewelry made from gemstone |
| the ease of using creativity to combine materials | | | | beads is also use for protection purposes and in |
| and receive a new and different piece of jewelry | | | | special ceremonies, such as weddings. Special |
| every time. This means that using gemstone | | | | pieces were worn from birth until death and |
| beads is an excellent option not only for beginning | | | | passed down from generation to generation. |