Wood beads make great imitate jewelry at a far lesser cost. What's more, wood can be found almost anywhere, so wherever there is wood, you can create your own wood beads. Carpenters and carvers from various regions of the world make use of any available wood species while bead-making was given as an [...]
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The legacy of beads has certainly come a long way from about 75,000 years ago when the first beads were unearthed from archeological sites in Egypt, France, Japan, India, North America, and South Africa. Modern uses of beads have extended from jewelry to curtain crafts, embroidery, and just about anything that require decorating. [...]
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Trolls, generally, are ugly mythical creatures thought to live under bridges. Well, perhaps most of us have seen troll dolls and the common thing we can say about them is "they look ugly". Contrastingly, troll beads impress charming designs, which may often make us forget that they are named "troll beads".
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When Daniel Swarovski invented an automatic cutting machine in 1892, he not only changed the process of cutting Crystal Jewelry Stones, but also raised it to a level of precision. From 1895 until today, Swarovski crystal beads continue its legacy of perfection and timeless pieces.
A brief glimpse of the Swarovski legacy
From the day the [...]
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Seed beading history
Part of an age-old artwork and décor are seed beads. Around 4,000 years back, the Egyptians used beads to amuse their king as in the case of King Tut, of which beadworks such as a pair of slippers were found in his tomb. Other beaded items did not withstand the test [...]
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For many Christians, rosaries are an essential tool in keeping the Christian faith close to heart and mind. Christian believers see the rosary as the Gospel in beaded form and serve as both an aid in memory and for meditative prayer as well. The rosary has likewise been looked at as the life [...]
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Many religions in the world have adopted prayer beads as a symbolic way to count the number of repetitions of prayers, chants, and meditations. Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, and Islam all use prayer beads designed according to their religions prayers.
World's religions prayer beads
Buddhism
For the Buddhists, prayer beads are known as "Japa Mala", which are widely [...]
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Involve your children in some artwork or make them discover the artist within by giving them fun-filled activities for any occasion like Perler Bead Designs. Perler beads are colorful plastic, fusible beads that can be created to serve for decorative purposes like refrigerator magnets, picture frames, fancy jewelry items, and even toys.
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The Pandora name is more than just a Greek mythology character, however, the Pandora jewelry takes much inspiration from the tale - hope and opportunity.
Pandora's lavish sterling silver jewelry traces its origin in Scandinavia where its line was launched in 2002. Pandora beads hit the U.S. markets in 2003 while its seasoned designers based [...]
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New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States celebrates the biggest Mardi gras in the whole continent. However, Mardi gras are celebrated almost everywhere in the world. The celebrations vary from culture to culture and may behold some religious aspects in honor of patron saints as in the case of predominantly Catholic countries. [...]
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