Interesting Facts about Bracelets
Before reading this article please, stand up from your chair and go to your night table. Find a box with jewelry there and see if there�s a bracelet among all the items you have. Maybe there are even several of bracelets, aren�t there? Any lady and almost any gentleman have at least one bracelet in the home collection of jewelry. This kind of jewelry has an interesting history and many various models. But let�s start from the very beginning.
Historical Background
The word �bracelet� is French one and is translated as �wrist�. It means that first bracelets were worn on the wrist and later appeared models that were put on the legs. The first bracelet appeared long ago and at first it was used to keep its owner from the evil people. It was a kind of talisman and every person starting from a child and ending with the old man wore bracelets on the hands or on the legs. Sometimes ancient people were plenty of bracelets in one time and you can see them on the pictures with huge and massive bracelets made of bones of ancient animals.
Later people forgot about bracelets and no one put them on till the 19th century. But that century bracelets made a real splash. They were made of bronze, silver or gold and were worn on the hand � on the wrist or on the forearm. Loving men gave the bracelets to the sweet ladies and they were decorated with small sculptures. Usually it was a golden heart that symbolized love and passion. Even now the bracelet is the expression of strong feelings if it is given to a person whom you love.
Types of Bracelets
Sometimes people refuse to give a bracelet as a gift as they think that jewelry is really expensive type of present and not always we can afford ourselves to give them. But you can be surprised to know that there are many types of bracelets and the prices can also be different. The person of any level of salary can get the bracelet as a present. Types of bracelets can be divided into two groups. The first group includes different variations of bracelets as for materials they are made of. Thus there are bracelets created from expensive materials like gold, sterling silver or platinum. There are also modern kinds of materials like SSS, or sterile surgical steel, and titanium.
Nickel bracelets are not expensive and will look attractive but some people are allergic to that metal. Models made of wood or plastic will look original and won�t cost too much.
The other group includes bracelets that are different as for their shapes. Some of bracelets are flexible or soft. They are made of different small parts like rings that are united in one item. The other type of bracelets is called tough. It looks like a bid ring that is fixed on the wrist. Sometimes it is a big glass ring that is multicolored. That type of bracelet is popular in India.
Handmade Bracelets
Handmade bracelets can be different and symbolize your attitude to the person you give that jewelry. Thus there are bracelets of love, bracelets of friendship etc. Cubetto bracelet is an interesting and stylish model that can be noticed at a far distance as it has a unique style.
A bracelet is really a good kind of presents.