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Welcome to Nicolina Jewelry Designs where you will find unique handcrafted beaded jewelry, featuring Swarovski Crystal.
We offer high quality handcrafted jewelry using only the best products available including: Swarovski Crystal from Austria, Bali Silver from Indonesia, Millefiori glass designs from Venice, Italy and other top quality components.
Whether you are looking for a necklace for everyday wear, sparkling earrings for a special occasion, a unique gift for that special someone or a personalized bracelet you've come to the right place.
All of the jewelry found here is unique. Many items are one of a kind. However, it is possible for similar items to be crafted. If you like something, but would rather have a different color, a different clasp or a different size, just ask. Most of the time, your requests can be met. Just e-mail me and let me know what you are looking for.
Swarovski Crystal:
Swarovski Crystal beads from Austria exceed all others in terms of quality and elegance. Swarovski crystal was first created when Daniel Swarovski invented an automatic cutting machine in 1892. In 1895 the Swarovski company was founded.
The Swarovski company has perfected its crystal products by creating brilliantly pure crystals in a wide range of colors with precise machine-cut faceting. The crystals contain a minimum of 32% lead, making the crystal optically pure.
The Swarovski name has since become synonymous with high fashion. In 1955, a collaboration with Christian Dior led to the creation of the 'Aurora Borealis' (AB) effect. The crystal is coated with a reflective foil which gives the crystal extra sparkle. You will find the AB crystals in most, if not all designs from nicolinajewelry.com
For the past 20 years, jewelry containing Swarovski Crystal components has become increasingly popular. It has been seen everywhere- Accenting everyday designer jewelry pieces, adding sparkle to evening designs as well as creating "Best Dressed" statements for Hollywood celebrities.
Swarovski Crystal is unmatched in excellence and distinction. It is considered by many to be the finest quality, full-lead crystal made today.
Bali Silver:
Bali silver is silver made on the island of Bali, Indonesia in the Indian Ocean. The Balinese are highly skilled silversmiths, known for their granulation and wirework decoration.
Genuine Bali Silver is made entirely by hand, starting with the weighing, melting and mixing of the 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper to form sterling silver. The silver, in form of small beads, and bits of copper are heated with a simple torch, attached to a bottle of gasoline with rubber tubing. A foot-pumped bellows adds the needed air. Molten silver is poured into small wooden molds. Once cool, the silver is put through a rolling mill,which is cranked by hand. The worker tightens the rollers after each pass to make the silver thinner and thinner until the desired thickness is achieved.
Beads, as well as bezels and other similar findings, are made from the sheets of silver. The sheeting is cut to size for making a bead of a particular size, then hammered into semi-circular indentations in a brass block. Excess silver is sanded away and two halves the bead are soldered with silver solder. Other designs, such as bezels are cut and then formed into the desired shape. Each bead, earwire, clasp, headpin or bead cap is made one by one with patience and xceptional skill.
Millefiori:
Millefiori is a glasswork technique which produces distinctive decorative patterns on glassware. The term millefiori is a combination of the Italian words "mille" (thousand) and "fiori" (flowers). It is frequently associated with Venetian glassware.
Millifiori always contains flowers and has a pattern to it which is easy to recognize. The millefiori technique involves the production of glass canes or rods, known as murrine, with multicolored patterns which are viewable only from the cut ends of the cane.
Millefiori beads are made of plain wound glass bead cores. Thin slices of cut cane (murrine) are pressed into the bead surface, forming mosaic-like patterns, while the glass is still hot. Millefiori beads can be decorated sparingly with a small number of murrine or they can be covered entirely.
Welcome to Nicolina Jewelry Designs where you will find unique handcrafted beaded jewelry, featuring Swarovski Crystal.
We offer high quality handcrafted jewelry using only the best products available including: Swarovski Crystal from Austria, Bali Silver from Indonesia, Millefiori glass designs from Venice, Italy and other top quality components.
Whether you are looking for a necklace for everyday wear, sparkling earrings for a special occasion, a unique gift for that special someone or a personalized bracelet you've come to the right place.
All of the jewelry found here is unique. Many items are one of a kind. However, it is possible for similar items to be crafted. If you like something, but would rather have a different color, a different clasp or a different size, just ask. Most of the time, your requests can be met. Just e-mail me and let me know what you are looking for.
Swarovski Crystal:
Swarovski Crystal beads from Austria exceed all others in terms of quality and elegance. Swarovski crystal was first created when Daniel Swarovski invented an automatic cutting machine in 1892. In 1895 the Swarovski company was founded.
The Swarovski company has perfected its crystal products by creating brilliantly pure crystals in a wide range of colors with precise machine-cut faceting. The crystals contain a minimum of 32% lead, making the crystal optically pure.
The Swarovski name has since become synonymous with high fashion. In 1955, a collaboration with Christian Dior led to the creation of the 'Aurora Borealis' (AB) effect. The crystal is coated with a reflective foil which gives the crystal extra sparkle. You will find the AB crystals in most, if not all designs from nicolinajewelry.com
For the past 20 years, jewelry containing Swarovski Crystal components has become increasingly popular. It has been seen everywhere- Accenting everyday designer jewelry pieces, adding sparkle to evening designs as well as creating "Best Dressed" statements for Hollywood celebrities.
Swarovski Crystal is unmatched in excellence and distinction. It is considered by many to be the finest quality, full-lead crystal made today.
Bali Silver:
Bali silver is silver made on the island of Bali, Indonesia in the Indian Ocean. The Balinese are highly skilled silversmiths, known for their granulation and wirework decoration.
Genuine Bali Silver is made entirely by hand, starting with the weighing, melting and mixing of the 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper to form sterling silver. The silver, in form of small beads, and bits of copper are heated with a simple torch, attached to a bottle of gasoline with rubber tubing. A foot-pumped bellows adds the needed air. Molten silver is poured into small wooden molds. Once cool, the silver is put through a rolling mill,which is cranked by hand. The worker tightens the rollers after each pass to make the silver thinner and thinner until the desired thickness is achieved.
Beads, as well as bezels and other similar findings, are made from the sheets of silver. The sheeting is cut to size for making a bead of a particular size, then hammered into semi-circular indentations in a brass block. Excess silver is sanded away and two halves the bead are soldered with silver solder. Other designs, such as bezels are cut and then formed into the desired shape. Each bead, earwire, clasp, headpin or bead cap is made one by one with patience and xceptional skill.
Millefiori:
Millefiori is a glasswork technique which produces distinctive decorative patterns on glassware. The term millefiori is a combination of the Italian words "mille" (thousand) and "fiori" (flowers). It is frequently associated with Venetian glassware.
Millifiori always contains flowers and has a pattern to it which is easy to recognize. The millefiori technique involves the production of glass canes or rods, known as murrine, with multicolored patterns which are viewable only from the cut ends of the cane.
Millefiori beads are made of plain wound glass bead cores. Thin slices of cut cane (murrine) are pressed into the bead surface, forming mosaic-like patterns, while the glass is still hot. Millefiori beads can be decorated sparingly with a small number of murrine or they can be covered entirely.
