Costume Jewelry Earrings

They are colorful, they sparkle, the appeal of costume jewelry earrings crosses all age, sex and cultural lines.  People from every nation and every culture wear costume jewlery.

Costume earrings made of gold, silver and emeralds  have been worn for literally centuries to make both a class and fashion statement.  These priceless pieces of jewlery were created to be worn as accessories to a certain ‘costume’, hence the name costume jewelry came to be.

A 2000 year old earring was discovered by archaeologists in Jerusalem, a pair of 4500 year old gold disc earrings were discovered in England, and a pair of still older jade earrings were found Inner Mongolia. These last earrings are believed to be between 7500 to 8200 years old.  We women have been swinging earrings from our earlobes for quite awhile haven’t we?

Women have been adorning their earlobes with earrings for centuries, and while the popularity of costume jewelry earrings has been up and down, depending, for the most part, on economy of the culture, costume jewelry earrings have remained a staple item in the jewlery boxes of wealthy women since recorded time.

Costume jewelery earrings in centuries past were made of the precious metals like gold and silver, but today we think of fashion jewlery as disposable jewlery, stuff that can be easily discarded as the fashion dictates.

Most of them are made to look like silver or gold, the real stuff, and, truthfully, with today’s advanced technology and jewlery manufacturing methods, it is difficult to tell the fake costume jewlery from the real stuff. Only your bank account knows the difference

Fans of costume jewelry earrings love that they can produce an entirely different look just by switching out the earrings they are wearing. With a bouncy pair of bangle earrings, you can look sexy and lively, but with a classic stud pair, you can pull off the most formal of occasions.

Fabulous costume jewelry earrings can be found almost everywhere. Of course, the malls are full of them, but what many people don’t know is that quality wholesale costume jewlery including costume jewelry earrings can be found all over the Internet.

In fact, if could be said that the largest variety and the best prices can be found at the online stores including Ebay and Etsy as well as literally thousands of smaller independent online jewlery specialty stores.

I think that most people have the wrong idea about shopping the Web wholesale jewlery sites, they think that they are only for the large or volume buyer, but nothing could be farther from the truth.

Most of the online stores are glad to sell you a single pair of costume jewelry earrings, a single gold jewellery bracelet, or just one silver necklace. They almost always have outstanding customer service with a willingness to make and keep satisfied customers.

A major benefit to purchasing your new earrings online is that you can shop from the comfort and convenience of your own home.  Finding and purchasing the perfect pair of costume jewelry earrings to match you new outfit couldn’t possibly be easier.

Wholesale Costume Jewelry

Where can wholesale costume jewelry be found?  With more and more people having access to the Internet, the online wholesale costume jewelry sites are hands down the best places to find a huge selection of wholesale costume jewelry.

In fact, one could even say that the Web has literally taken over the wholesale costume jewelry business.  There is no longer a need for brick and mortar wholesale jewelry stores.  Because of the Internet, they have become obsolete much like Blockbusters and some of the other name brand video stores.

It is just much more convenient to shop via online than it is to get out and go somewhere.  Will the Internet turn us all into hermits, I wonder?  Yet, progress is progress, and I’m sure we will all adapt to buying our wholesale costume jewelry via the Web.

Today, there are thousands of online sites that are the lifeblood for independent as well as other wholesale distributors of wholesale costume jewelry.  Company reps as well as individual buyers, hop on their computers and make purchases using their cyber shopping carts.

It’s all about price cuts and price breaks.  A small wholesale costume jewelry buyer may not have the resources to buy in bulk directly form the costume jewelry manufacturer, but he will have money to buy in bulk from another wholesale buyer.   These people are called volume buyers

He won’t get the same price break as the buyer who buys directly from the costume jewelry factory, but his jewlery will still be discounted enough so that when he resales he will make a reasonable profit.

There are some online wholesale costume jewelry sites that will even sell in singles to individuals.  These online stores are on the Internet, but you might have to surf a bit to find them.  You can also ask if a company will sell to an individual buyer.  Some of them will, but don’t advertise that the do.

When you do find a online company or a few companies that have the type of wholesale costume jewlery that satisfies your needs, make it a point to develop a personal relationship with the customer sevive reps in those companies.

You will be amazed at what they can do for you when they recognize your name, where you are from and so forth.  The wholesale costume jewlery customer service folks, like all customer service people, have it within their power to make your life a whole lot easier, and this is especially true around Christmas time when you are needing your shipment out pronto.

Get to know the customer service reps by name, and ask for them by name, they are just like the rest of us, they enjoy being known and appreciated.

Wholesale fashion costume jewelry is constantly growing because there is always a desire for jewlery by both men and women of every age.

From the time of the cave men, when they were wearing necklaces and bracelets made of animal teeth, down to the present time, we humans have felt the need to adorn ourselves.  A costume jewelry wholesaler will always have a profitable business not matter which way the economy goes.

To connect with the best wholesale costume jewelry online sites, just google for ‘wholesale costume jewelry’, google’s search results will return a list of the top sites.

Costume Jewelry Rings

What are some of the benefits to wearing costume jewelry rings?

Most of us have jobs and most of us would like to spice up our everyday work outfits to make them look a little different from day to day. The use of costume jewelry can multiply your outfits many times over.

Costume jewlery in general and costume jewelry rings in particular are an excellent way to jazz up even the plainest garment in your work wardrobe.  Next to our faces, our hands are the most seen parts of our bodies.  Have you ever noticed that when anyone wears a new ring to work, literally everyone wants to see it?

When you purchase a  new costume jewelry set, which usually includes a necklace, earrings, and bracelet, see if there is a matching or complimentary costume jewelry ring to go with it.

This is a simple, but cost efficient way to make your dull dresses, pants suits, casual outfits, and really all the clothes in your closet leap to life.

In fact, many working people purposely buy simple clothing knowing that they can inexpensively accessorize with costume jewelry to change the overall appearance of the outfit.

The choice range is almost limitless, you can select from costume jewelry rings, bangle earrings, pins, necklaces, and bracelets.  They can be set with synthetic stones of every color on earth and they can be designed in any shape the imagination can think of.

Of course, the main benefit to costume jewelry rings is that they are relatively inexpensive.  Usually they are  much cheaper than a ring made of solid gold or platinum, but even though they don’t cost like the real stuff does, they can be well made.  But, if you have your heart set on the real deal, you can’t go wrong with cushion cut engagement rings.

Modern manufacturing has enabled them to be produced with higher quality than ever before in history.  Today’s costume jewelry rings are being made from stainless steel and sterling silver, both metals last a lifetime and both are easy to care for.

Costume jewelry rings can be found in wholesale costume jewelry online stores and in mall costume jewelry stores.  Look in your local Sunday papers for advertisements on beautiful fashion costume jewelry, without fail, you will see numerous ads for stunning costume jewelry rings.

The online wholesale costume jewelry sites will offer you the best and widest selections on costume jewelry rings, and they offer you the distinct advantage of being able to shop to your hearts content right from the comfort of your own home. You should know your correct ring size before you add the ring to your shopping cart.

Today’s costume jewelry rings are made with bold colors and many of them are of a big chunky style.  Combined with a matching necklace or bracelet, they can brighten up any drab article of clothing that you may choose to wear.  Costume jewelry can turn your closet into a fashion runway.

But by far, the quickest way to turn office heads and be in style at the same time is to invest in a few dazzling costume jewelry rings, then, sit back and take in all the sure-to-come compliments.

Costume Jewelry

I love everything about costume jewelry, it’s  suits my pocketbook, I can buy all kinds of in vogue costume jewlery to match all my various outfits, and I can feel like I’m in style all the time.

Additionally, I get tons of compliments on my attractive, but inexpensive costume jewelry.

Most women and lots of men too would be lost without their jewlery, and costume jewelry while usually being inexpensive does not have to look cheap.  During these less than prosperous times, inexpensive costume jewelry has the big advantage of  letting us wear the look without buying the real thing.

Costume jewelry can be found almost everywhere, it strip malls, dept stores, online, wholesale outlets, craig’s list, yard sales, flea markets, craft fairs, church attic sales and pawn shops to name just a few.

Versatility  and availability are two of the main benefits of costume jewlery.  Not only is there a lot of it everywhere, but you can adapt it to meet many of your accessory needs.

There is almost an endless variety of costume jewelry and while most of it is relatively cheap, there is an enormous price range.  And, some costume jewelry made by famous designers can even be quite expensive.  It you run across a piece of vintage costume jewlery made by one of these top designers, it can be pricey.

One point to consider when buying vintage costume jewelry is to make sure that it is in good shape with the clasp in good working order.  Also, check to see if there are any stones missing.

A lot of vintage costume jewlery may be dirty and it may be difficult to see if the stones are all there.  They are hard to match if any are missing so you might be better off passing on damaged pieces.

On terrific benefit to most costume jewlery is that you can wear it out and about without worrying about losing it or having it stolen, and also you don’t usually have to insure it like you would the real stuff.

Any type of jewlery can fall into the costume category.   There are costume jewelry rings, pearl costume jewelry, costume jewelry earrings, costume jewelry bracelets and necklaces, and now there is even bridal costume jewelry.

Of course, we all still want to have a few pieces of real expensive jewlery, but when you can buy a whole jewelry box full of costume jewelry for what you could purchase just one piece of the real stuff for,  why not enjoy the many benefits of the fashion jewelry?

Fashion jewelry is another name for costume jewlery, the stones in fashion jewelry are synthetic and can be made in every color and style imaginable.  The setting material can be coated with gold, platinum or silver but the base material can be nylon, acrylic, shells, or wood.  All of these materials are readily available and cost next to nothing.

Today’s costume jewelry is made to look like the real thing and it can comfortably be worn to even formal occasions as it would take a jeweler to know the difference.

Both men and women love their real jewelry, but from the stand point of variety, cost, and versatiltity costume jewelry is often your best bet.

Costume Jewlery

What would be considered costume jewlery today?  I’ve always thought of costume or fashion jewlery as  jewlery that you purchase to go with a certain outfit.

You get a good-looking red dress and you want to wear jewlery that complements that particular dress.

When that fashion goes out of vogue, the costume jewlery bought to go with it gets thrown out, given away or moved to the bottom of a drawer somewhere.  Your costume jewlery collection usually fluctuates with the latest fashion.

Unlike real gold jewlery, usually, no one places much value in  costume jewlery.  You certainly wouldn’t put it in a safe, and probably wouldn’t suffer too much if you lost it or it turned up missing.

Not only do you buy it to accessorize a certain ensemble, but you purchase it to add beauty and style to both you and your entire outfit.  Nothing attracts attention faster than a stylish, appropriate piece of jewlery.

The relatively low cost of most costume jewlery, at least that which we typically think of as costume jewlery, lets you highlight as many separate ensembles as you want without ruining your bank account.

Indeed, costume jewelry allows you to define your fashion statement to your heart’s content without worrying about the cost of wearing the latest style or fashion.

Having said that, there is a difference between fine costume jewlery, and cheap costume jewlery.  A variety of materials may be used in making costume jewlery, and the more expensive the metal used, the more expensive the jewlery.

Costume jewlery can be made from sterling silver, kundan, gold plated metals, semi-precous stones, glass beads, hemp, pewter, stainless steel, and you name it, it has probably been used to make costume jewlery.  Usually the jewlery you select depends on the style you want to convey.

Certainly, costume jewlery is not in scant supply, and some of the vintage costume jewlery is well worth collecting.

If you decide to begin a collection of vintage costume jewlery, there are a number of places to look that you might not think of right off the cuff.  Flea markets, garage sales, and antique fairs are all good places in which to search and you might even be lucky enough run across an unbelievable deal on a remarkable piece.

Also, church bazaars inevitably turn up interesting costume jewlery, maybe even a Fabulous Fake, that has been stashed away up in someones attic.

When these precious pieces get passed down to the next generation, they are often forgotten or considered worthless pieces of junk.  Many rare finds are discovered through patiently searching through the costume jewlery at a church rummage sale.

There are a few things to be aware of when digging around for antique or vintage costume jewlery.  Avoid pieces that are turning green, missing stones, or the pieces where the pins or clasps are broken or don’t function properly.

If you’re looking for current fashion costume jewlery, try looking online at the wholesale costume jewlery sites.  There are many Web sites that offer a wide selection of today’s trendy costume jewlery styles.

Sterling Silver Jewlery

Today as never before, sterling silver jewlery of every conceivable sort is in high demand.  Sterling silver jewlery can be  costume jewlery, body jewlery,  or antique jewlery.

It is always more affordable than gold jewlery, but lasts just as long, and if it taken care of properly, it looks like white gold, a much more expensive and precious metal.

Exactly what is sterling silver?  It is a combination of .925 pure silver and .075 of some other metal, usually copper.  The copper is added to make the silver harder and more durable, but it does not alter the appearance of the the jewlery.  The process of adding other metals to silver is called amalgamation.

Sterling silver is an alloy of silver.  Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, but it is too soft for practical use, and that is why designers add the copper or some other alloy metal.

Sterling silver jewlery has taken the market by storm and one can find an endless collection of beautifully designed silver bangles, earrings, bracelets, necklaces, silver rings,  pendants, charms, jewlery sets, and now body jewlery all made from sterling silver, the third precious metal.

In times gone by, only platinum and gold jewlery were considered worth collecting and wearing  by the rich, the famous, the elite, the movie stars and other celebrities, but today sterling silver jewlery, because it is so cost effective, has largely replaced a lot of  the more expensive jewlery even in the collections of those that could well afford gold and platinum.

Sterling silver is also a popular choice among jewlery designers as there is no piece of jewlery that cannot be crafted from this spectacular and versatile metal.

Quality charm bracelets and charms are usually made from sterling silver.  There are some that are made from pewter or gold, but the bulk of this popular form of jewlery is made from sterling silver.

Sterling silver jewlery can be found online from the comfort of your own home computer.  There are many specialty wholesale sterling silver jewlery websites that offer a huge selection of unusual jewlery at prices that are a true value.

In fact, if you will take the time to surf the online jewlery sites, you will ensure that you will obtain the perfect sterling silver jewlery piece at an affordable if not a bargain price.

Other places to find bargan prices on sterling silver jewlery are craft fairs, pawn shops, yard sales, Craig’s list and there are also usually ads for sterling  jewlery in your local newspapers.

Additionally, you could also investigate the wholesale jewlery outlets both online or in your local phone books.  Sterling silver jewlery is one of the primary types of jewlery they stock.

What is your favorite type of jewlery?  Wow?  That is a tough question. To me it is kind of like saying what is your favorite song of all time or your favorite movie of all time. It really depends on what mood I am in as to  what jewlery accessories I choose on any given day.

If I am sad as a worm, an uplifting song or movie is just what I probably need, but it sure isn’t necessarily what I want. In fact, it tends to kind of ticks me off  to have to listen to something real jolly and uplifting when I am more than down about something.  But let’s get back to jewlery.

I guess, one of the basics we should address when we’re talking about  Jewlery is to point out all the many different spellings for the word jewlery. There is jewellery, jewelry, jewelery, jewlry, jewlrey and of course jewlery.  Kind of confusing isn’t it?  I will use all of them interchangeably throughout our discussion.

What is my favorite type of Jewlery?

For some reason, I wear a lot of silver jewlery these days. I have a sterling silver charm bracelet and two sterling silver rings. I also wear some sterling earrings that are inlaid with turquoise and spiny oyster. I absolutely love them.

I don’t care too much for the earrings that dangle, although everyone says they look terrific on me.  Most likely, it is because I’ve never gotten used to wearing them.  I have dark hair and the sterling silver earrings that dangle down really accent my curly dark hair.  I should probably try to get used to wearing them.  Hey, a girl needs all the attention she can get, right?

I have been looking at some sterling silver jewellery watches. They can kind of be pricey, so I have been on the lookout for some at the wholesale sterling silver jewellery online stores.

I know exactly what I want, I just haven’t found the right price for it.  But, I’m a patient woman, and I’ll just keep looking until I find what I want at the right price.

The silver watch that I’m on the lookout for is a southwestern style with truquoise and spiny oyster inlay to go with the beautiful sterling silver earring jewlery that  I already have.

When I go out to an Art show or museum opening or a special birthday celebration, I like to wear gold jewellery including gold jewelery necklaces, rings, and, of course,  my gold Rolex watch.  Events like these are opportunities to see and be seen aren’t they?

Just the act of wearing gold jewlery makes me feel elegant, successful and upbeat.  I guess gold jewlery has been a symbol of wealth and power for as long as any of us can remember hasn’t it?

Like me, you’ve probably wondered why of all the precious metals that gold and gold jewellery have remained all down through recorded time as the most desirable and popular symbols of wealth, power and prosperity.

Why out of  all the metals was the allure of gold so strong that countless wars have been fought in every time period, by most cultures, and by many, many nations?

Just why has gold been so sought after that it has historically always been the singular symbol of power and wealth and why has it literally been worshiped by so many peoples and nations?

Even today,n most cultures, gold and gold jewellery still proves to be the most coveted precious metal for any culture and country.  For example, look at our modern day stock market.

When the economy seems to be heading south, people of every country start buying gold stocks, and gold.  They beging  hording gold, gold jewellery, gold items of every description, and they even start saving their gold teeth.

Gold buyers advertise on TV that they will purchase your unwanted, outdated gold jewellery pieces.  The practice is so lucrative and popular that it can even be done quickly by mail.  The latest ad that I saw said you would get your money within seven days.  That’s a pretty fast turnover since they have to get your gold pieces, weigh and analyze them, and then get your money back to you.

What about the contagious fever that resulted in the famous California Gold Rush in 1848.  Men rushed to the west in hopes of hitting the big gold find that would make them unbelievably rich.

Most didn’t find gold, and a lot of them died trying.  Yet, there were more than a few gold rushers that actually did strike it rich on their finds of  big, wonderful, gold nuggets.

The brilliance of gold in the 14th century captivated the Incas and inspired them to totally cover every wall of the stunning Temple of the Sun in the golden precious metal.  In the 15h century, Cortes defeated Montezuma and seized the Aztec’s vast stores of gold.

The Egyptians were smitten with gold and buried their Pharaohs and Queens with all manner of gold jewellery, gold head pieces, golden wrist bands, and their subjects even covered their caskets with gold.

The wealthy Egyptians wore gold jewellery and other fine jewlery of every description even during daily life.  How many movies have been made about the enormous majestic Pyramids with their famous gold-laden burial tombs?

Yes, there is no doubt that the brilliance of gold and gold jewlery has magnetically drawn we human beings from the beginning of recorded history.  We’ve hunted it, coveted it, horded it, and we’ve even killed many times over for it.

The allure of diamond jewelery today is almost as strong as the the love for gold jewellery has been all down through time.

While diamond jewlery has been sought after and worn throughout a great deal of recorded history, the art and science of cutting loose diamonds is relatively new, and it has only been during the last 150 yrs. or so that jewlery made with modern cut diamonds  has been available to the general public.

That was a definite surprise to me as I thought that jewlers had been using the kinds and cuts of diamonds we see in our jewelery today for much longer than that.

Today, almost all jewlery stores offer a large selection of diamond jewlery, but prior to 150 years ago it was almost exclusively worn by royalty in their crowns and rings.

What about costume jewlery?

Where and when did it originate? From what we can gather, costume jewlery, as we know it today, appeared in the 1930′s.

It came into being as an inexpensive and disposable  jewlery accessory made and meant to be worn with a certain outfit.  It was never intended to be handed down from generation to generation.

When fashions changed, so did the look of costume jewlery.  It was created to be fashionable for a brief period, shortly out date itself, and then something new would be created for the next fashion, fad or style.

Cheap jewelry also existed prior to the 1930s. Paste or glass jewelry dated as far back as the 1700s. The wealthy had their fine diamond and gold jewlery duplicated for a variety of reasons, usually to keep if from being stolen.  Glass or paste stones were used on gold plated or rolled gold mounts as substitutes for real gems and 14 or 18 carat gold.

In today’s world, jewlery still symbolizes so many different things, from marriage to the Pope’ ring to simple friendship, and it is even used to help bring attention to causes such as breast cancer research and awareness.