Saturday, November 15, 2008

Silver celtic knot earrings

Earrings are one of those types of jewelry that women love when they go out. Silver Celtic knot earrings can be some of the most unique earrings for someone that wants to wear a little history. If you don't want to wear something that has a history of religious connotation behind it that Celtic may be the way not to go.

There are plenty of designs of Silver Celtic knot earrings, and if you are not big into the knot style you can go with another type of sterling silver Celtic jewelry.

There are a lot of sterling Celtic silver charms that the shops have up for sale, but I don't believe in mystical powers, and charms are nothing more than a pendant with no power.

So as I said there are plenty of Celtic style pieces that you can buy. Some of them may be antique or vintage, but they will have a lot of class to them and value.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Celtic toe rings

Most women today don't all wear toe rings, including myself. But I do have some friends that love them. Since introducing the Celtic toe rings that I have for sale to my female friends, they right away bought several each.

The most popular make that everyone seemed to want was the Celtic Knot Toe Ring. Its a traditional style that most people like wear, and its not too complex that you don't see its finer features.

As I have mentioned before, silver is the way to go. I personally break out when I wear gold, so I have to buy silver necklaces, rings, and earrings.

If you are looking at getting some really great deals on Celtic toe rings, then you might want to go with a more simple design. If you can afford it though you can find some places online where you can custom order Celtic jewelry at a discount. they also ship it pretty fast so its well worth the money paid.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Silver Celtic wedding bands

Weddings are one of the best occasions for all to enjoy. One of the most important things in a wedding is the ring that you buy. Or at least in many peoples opinion. Silver Celtic wedding bands have become more and more popular over the years with some people. Why is this?

Mainly this has to do with the common notion that you have to get a plain wedding band. There are those who do like to be different. It not only makes for an interesting talking piece to have a Silver Celtic wedding band other than a gold or a platinum, but also accentuates the wearers hand.

Its easy to miss a gold Celtic wedding band, but a silver has some serious sparkle when shined up to perfection. Remember the design on these rings requires attention occasionally to keep them in top shape, and also have the design become most evident to onlookers.

Below are a few examples of a Silver Celtic wedding bands. Enjoy!

Monday, November 10, 2008

Mens Silver Celtic rings

I think that one of the things my husband was scared of wearing was some of the Celtic jewelry I bought for him. I found a nice sterling mens silver Celtic ring at one of our local shops.

One of the first things he said to me was, I am not going to wear that. At first it kind of hurt my feelings. This is some amazing handmade custom silver Celtic jewelry we are talking about. not just the average stuff you find mass produced.

One of the things people today don't take advantage of is unique styles of jewelry. Celtic type jewelry being one of them. Men's silver Celtic rings are not inexpensive from certain places, but fortunately I was able to get him to test it out.

Eventually he came around to liking it and surprised me the other day with a special sterling silver heart pendant for our anniversary. What a nice touch is all I can say!

Celtic stone jewelry

Another piece of jewelry that has become popular by many that collect Celtic crafts is Celtic Stone jewelry. One of the famous places that this type of jewelry was originally found is on the island of Iona located off of the west coast of Scotland.

During the 6th to the 8th centuries this was a central location for Celtics. You will find a certain type of stone which the city bears the name by. This Iona jewelry better known as Celtic stone jewelry is on of the most amazing beauties of the world.

You will not find this type of stone anywhere else which makes it such a rarity to the world, and a collectible for those that understand the nature of the business.

This is just one aspect of silver Celtic jewelry that can be combined with other natural pieces to form amazing designs. You will find these only in custom shops, so if you find a specialty piece you like, you may want to pick it up because you don't know when you will see that silver Celtic pendant or whatever it may be.

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Celtic Jewelry History

One of the great things about history is that you get to learn. one type of culture that encompasses more than just the silver jewelery talked about on this site. The Celtic people are a people with great history. They were the tough peoples of the great prehistoric time and they were also early historic Europeans who shared some very similar cultural traits. The Celtic people and their traits were have thought to have originated in the Hallstatt and La Tène cultures.

Whether or not they brought much in the way of melted culture into today's society. How do we know? Much of the Celtic jewelry that we have today has a lot of history to it. Many people either buy celtic jewelry for sacred reasons, or because they love the style when they wear it.

This blog will continue to talk more about the various types of Celtic sterling silver that was worn by those in the old days, and how they compare to what is worn today. We hope you enjoy!