What are the gems?

Everything that glitters is not gold - sometimes they are gems. They glitter, sparkle and dance in light and are nothing but a glass aspect. But as the sources of real stones have been exhausted, sought -after techniques searched for techniques to duplicate the appearance of the original. This method created gems as we know them today. The progress of Daniel Swarovský in the technique of cutting crystals to imitate aspects of gems more than a century later allowed them to produce and popularity of gems. And they are made of glass, acrylic, paste or gem. They can be used to decorate everything from wedding headbands to Vegas Showgirl Headdresses, from competing costumes of figure skating to jewelry costumes.

Their popularity hit its flourishing during the modern era between 1945 and 1960, when jewelers of quality invested their talent in the production of fine gems. Fashion designers have upset the majorityEvening clothing (and a lot of daily laundry) with this fun and coquettish detail. Top clothing decorated with them and pieces of signature jewelry became a hot commodity on the antiques and collecting objects market.

Today's crystal stones are still mostly produced in Austria, with the Czech Republic just a second. Those made of acrylic are made in many countries. Regardless of where they were made, they will have to carefully process to protect from Damouge. When storing stones, people should never place them face to face because they easily scratch; They should always be stored separately or have tissue placed between the pieces. Cotton swaps soaked in friction of alcohol can be used to clean them. The water should be prevented because it will tarnish the pad of the foil.