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Pandora Jewelry recently added 12 new styles to its Murano Glass bead collection. These new bead designs add style, color, and flair to your Pandora bracelet or necklace. Dress up this fall in colorful swirls, polka dots, zigzags, and flower designs. Each piece is hand crafted and is a unique piece of art.
Murano glass is the longest lasting center for glass making in history, spanning from the 9th century to today. It is known for its beautiful and innovative artwork and glasswork. Because Murano does have such a long history, one can easily see the reflection of important events, including the Renaissance and Napoleon’s conquest of Europe, and how they affected a small island of glassmakers in the Adriatic Sea.
Murano is located on a small island northwest of the city of Venice, Italy — not much larger than a few square miles.
It is believed the origins of Murano Glass dates back to 9th century Rome, with significant Asian and Muslim influences, as Venice was a major trading port. Multihued perle (beads) were used in trading with Asian, African and Muslim neighbors. The first known historical document describes Domenico, a glass blowing master, who created bottles. Other equally rare documents describe Pietro Fiolario working with glass in 1083 and Giovanni Fiolario as a master glass blower making bottles in 1158.
During the1930s, Ermanno Toso changed the direction of Murano Glass, from one of creating traditional Muranese objects to one of one of more modern tastes. War threatened the glass masters in the 40s, but the industry managed to survive World War II and emerged post-war with pent up artistic energy, making the 1950s some of the most creative and innovative years the island of Murano have ever seen. The filigrana technique was expanded and used to new effect by another Murano master, Archimede Seguso, who opened his own shop, Vetreria Archimede Seguso, in 1946. Today, collectors consider the works created during this time the most desirable.
Artists including Dino Martens, who brought traditional Venetian techniques to America, Flavio Poli and Fulvio Bianconi all began making unique, non-traditional works to express their creativity.
Since the 1950’s the maestros in Venice have collaborated with artists worldwide, including Pablo Picasso, Henry Moore and Jean Cocteau in addition to serving as a mentors to artists who started the American Studio Glass movement.
A recent challenge to the Venetian glassblowers in the marketplace has been counterfeiting. Beginning in the 1990’s and continuing today, many of the classic vases, glassware and millefiore objects are being counterfeited in Asia, for sale overseas.
In September 2002, in response to this growing problem, Promovetro, the glassmaker’s consortium registered a Murano trademark with the European Union. The mark, a lilac colored sticker with a glassmaker’s cana de soffio (blowpipe) and the Italian inscription “Artistic Glass Murano” is printed on a film that is difficult to replicate or counterfeit.
In another recent development, on February 14, 2003, the city of Venice unveiled the new trademark for the city, created by French designer Mathieu Thibautto as seen above. The future of the Murano is as bright as ever. Continual innovation coupled with a renewed emphasis on collaboration with artists worldwide will serve the island well, allowing the maestro’s to flourish and establish the 21st century as another “Golden Age” of Murano glass!

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Buying Excellent Sterling Silver Charm Bracelets

People are excited about wearing sterling silver charm bracelets. The authentic sterling is made of 92.5% pure silver. Having them in your sterling silver jewelry collection is a sensible idea. Fashion statement can be nicely accentuated with a bracelet of charms.

A charm bracelet is worn on your wrist. Each bracelet is graced with charms, which have a variety of designs, shapes, style and color. In most cases, charm bracelets are chosen for significant reasons, such as having a meaningful sentimental value. Charm bracelets come in three types or designs.

Dangling charm bracelets are the traditional type, mainly because the charms carry the traditional motif. The base of dangling bracelet is made of interlocking links. Besides sterling silver, other expensive materials—such as white gold, yellow gold and stainless steel—are often used to make these dangling charm bracelets.

The charms are hooked to the bracelet links. When these bracelets are worn, the charms dangle on your wrist. The most common motif for dangling charms is engraved hearts, initials, dates, and birthstones. Baby’s booties are also a popular motif. There are attractive shapes, designs and color for baby booty charms.

If you could observe children’s jewelry, you would notice that they are either sterling silver charm bracelets or gold charm bracelets. The links on this jewelry can be adjusted as the child grows. Moreover, the charms are customizable to fit the child’s interests.

Italian charm bracelets are another type. The charms on Italian bracelet interlock with each other to form a watch band. The charms are flat and modular links hooked together onto the surface of the link. Using a soldering paste and soldering iron, the charms are securely locked on their surfaces.

The charms are in the form of musical motifs, religious symbols, cartoon characters and many other subjects. Unlike in dangling charm bracelet, the charms on Italian bracelet can be changed according to your fashion sense. The last type of charm bracelet is the Pandora charm bracelet.

Pandora charm bracelets are the last type. A Pandora sterling silver charm bracelet and charm gold bracelet are the popular style. It originated in Europe, and most people refer to it as the European charm bracelet. The beads which can be from glass or gemstones charm its bracelet, which resembles a rope. Like the Italia, Pandora charms are interchangeable.

Besides knowing the types of a bracelet for charms, it is also important to know its purpose. You can buy charm jewelry as a present for birthday, wedding anniversary, thanksgiving, and graduation.

Another reason why many individuals buy charm jewelry is to celebrate a friendship or a special relationship. Even parents choose gold charm bracelet for their baby. Bracelet for charms can be a great addition to your jewelry collection. Whether your preference is a gold charm bracelet or a sterling silver charm bracelet, both are worthy investments.

In North America, online or brick and mortar stores offer the chance to customize your own design for charm bracelets. Members of organizations and clubs wear uniform charm bracelet as their trademark. Other personal groups have their members wear bracelets with initials as their charms.

If you are married or engaged, you and your partner may find it romantic to have your initials or names engraved on a sterling silver charm bracelet as a symbol of your commitment and love.

Go to http://www.hibeads.com discover more about charm bracelets. There are certain things to consider when buy a bracelet, in which you can discover hot tips in choosing your bracelet.

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