Butterflies: A component used in earrings. The “butterfly' attaches the earring to the ear by being slid down the post of the earring that pierces the ear. Also known as “scroll' pieces.
Cameos: A gem carved in relief.
Butterflies
Also known as scrolls, these are components that attach to the back of earposts to hold the earring in position on the ear lobe
Button Earrings
Also known as studs, buttons are flat earrings that sit on the earlobe ...
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Bright colors, bees, wasps, reds, greens, buds, flowers, butterflies and grass hoppers, inundated the world of jewelry and art. Rings had Medusa with flowing hair, animals and insects, entwined serpents, all in a sensual form.
Natural motifs such as butterflies, dragonflies, poppies, orchids, birds, reptiles, orchids and irises were very popular. Snakes symbolized life, eternity and sexuality.
Replacement gold and silver butterflies are readily available from all F Hinds stores. We also offer safety plastic earring backs with all earrings purchased for children - please ask for a free pair when you purchase.
The heartbeat may quicken, the solar plexus may feel as if a flock of butterflies flutter within it, and the brain seems to have crossed wires.
Butterfly Chain: A chain composed of very tiny butterfly-shaped links with oval-shaped "wings". The butterflies are linked head to tail at a slight angle very close to one another so that the wings form a long continuous spiral along the length ...
A style of jewelry common from early 1890's until the 1910's featuring flowing lines of women, butterflies, birds and other figures mainly in yellow gold, many pieces feature enamels and gemstones
Aventurine ...
Figural jewelry is disigned to look like real objects. Common subjects are the human body, animals (especially butterflies, dogs, cat, birds, and shells), flowers, leaves, and everyday objects (like baskets and fans).
FILIGREE ...
Art Nouveau: This jewelry period started in the 1890s and ended with the onset of World War I. It featured various free-flowing natural motifs, including dragonflies, butterflies, and curvaceousfloral designs, along with female faces.
Every movement creates a shifting pattern of surface colors, the brightest of which can rival those on the wings of tropical butterflies.
across the surface of a gem somewhat like a moonbeam across a fog enshrouded lake, is called Adularescence, or the Moonstone effect. Amolite or Fire Agate have a rainbow effect similar to what occurs in brightly colored wings of exotic butterflies ...
Its play of colours is essentially a photonic crystal phenomenon based on Bragg diffraction of light on the crystal's lattice planes. Another well-known photonic crystal is found on the wings of some butterflies such as those of genus Morpho.
to metal, by first outlining the metal surface with gold or silver wire into a design. The space between the wires is then filled with enamel and fired to a highly polished, glassy sheen. Many cloisonne designs feature flowers and butterflies.
Not surprising for someone who, as a boy growing up in Westport, Connecticut, assembled a natural science “museum' in the basement of the family home—“minerals and fossils, bee and wasp nests, coins and butterflies.
Prevailing motifs were spirals and naturalistic patterns drawn from cuttlefish, starfish, and butterflies.
In the 1980s there were some very attractive designs which combined enamel and crystal rhinestones. There were some especially nice figural pins from that period, and I have fish, butterflies, and a pheasant.
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