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Featured Reviews on Handmade Jewelry
Pearl drop earrings, 'Moonlight Sand'





By LAURA
Featherweight beauties
These sterling silver beauties are so light I forget I have earrings on. They can be dressed up or down. The craftsmanship is meticulous, and the tiny pearl, or bead, in the center adds a focal point. They make the point all things in nature cyclical. I wear these earrings all the time. I absolutely love them!
Amber cocktail ring, 'Glowing Honey'





By Ariana
If you think you want this, don't hesitate
This ring is amazing. One of those treasures of design and detail. It sparks joy, as they say, every single time I reach for it. Its strange symmetries and clever detail (amber as honey, open honeycomb design, three strategic bees) make me happy to beehold. (Had to!)
Turquoise cuff bracelet, 'Aztec Elegance'





By Judith
Simple and classic
Love this bracelet. Well designed and made, just what I was looking for. Also very easy to wear. I was concerned that it would get int he way as I use a computer all day, but it doesnt at all.
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About Handcrafted Jewelry
Men and women have adorned themselves with jewelry since long before the age of reason! Garlands of flowers, bracelets of woven grass, shells, and stone; such were the first decorations to beautify the human body. We may have been wearing jewelry as far back as 75,000 years ago - 30,000 years earlier than previously believed - according to a recent report by National Geographic News. Over the millennia, jewelry styles and materials have evolved in step with the advances of civilization. From the Stone Age to the Bronze Age, from the Iron Age to the Industrial Revolution (and seemingly back again!), jewelry styles have transformed, modernized, and then often returned to their most basic forms and essential elements.
Tips and Resources
- Selecting handcrafted jewelry
- Handmade jewelry wearing and pairing tips
- The caring and cleaning of handcrafted jewelry
- Healing and spiritual beliefs: Gems, crystals, and magnetic jewelry
- Precious metals
- Beads & other materials
- Precious and semiprecious gems
- NOVICA's Handmade Jewelry Encyclopedia
- Jewelry on Wikipedia