Beautiful Masterpeices in Silver

Have you ever thought of wearing a chair or telephone and even tool kits as silver jewelry accessories?

Now it’s high time you start thinking of wearing them, because Monaco based designer Brigitte Giraudi has created jewelry inspired from the objects like telephones, tool kits, chairs, tables etc.

Brigitte Giraudi has designed rings in shape of telephones, bracelets in the shape of tool kits and necklaces in shape of chairs. Now that’s what I call irresistible blend of Jewelry.

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May Birthstone - Emerald

The modern and trditional birthstone of May and also the Zodiac stone for Cancer and Taurus is Emerald. Emerald is the only stone after Topaz, which is listed in the ancient birthstone tables. This gemstone is suggested as an anniversary gift for the 20th and 35th anniversaries and as an alternate stone for the 55th wedding anniversary. Emerald symbolizes fidelity and goodness. This beautiful green birth stone looks beautiful in any type of jewelry especially in a Ring.
Emerald is considered as the green version of the mineral Beryl. It also vary in color from light to deep green. The name Emerald is derived from the French "esmeraude” and the Greek root "smaragdos” which means 'green gemstone'. Its wonderful green color is obtained unparallely in the gem kingdom and this precious color is obtained by small amounts of chromium and enhanced by traces of iron. High quality emerald are a deep grass green with a slightly bluish cast, but many low quality stone are lighter shades of green and can have a more yellowish tone. Their quality too ranges from poor to sensational with a side warning about fakes. This stone is brittle in nature and proper care should be taken while wearing or cleaning them. They should never be immersed in an ultrasonic or subjected to steam cleaning.
They were used as amulets to ward off epilepsy in children and thought to cure diseases of the eye. It also help in improving memory,intelligence, and enhance clairvoyance thus helping to predict future events.
Emeralds are found in many countries, but Colombia and Brazil are the major producers and Colombia is recognized as the source for the finest stones. They are also found in Pakistan, Australia, South Africa, India,Russia, Norway, and United States.

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