The three terms rhinestone, lead glass and crystal glass are sometimes used in quite a confusing way, in my opinion, so I wanted to know more about them and explain about my findings in a blog. A rhinestone (paste or...Read More
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Jewellery as a Symbol In Society
People have been wearing jewellery for many different purposes during thousands of years. Of course, jewellery can be used for functional reasons, like a clasp, a buckle or a brooch to keep clothes together and hair pins to keep your...Read More
The Beauty of Swarovski
While I was in the process of finding my own personal style of creating steampunk art jewellery, a friend asked me if I had any intention of using genuine precious gemstones in my designs. So far I had been using...Read More
Steampunk Filigree
Filigree is a delicate and lacelike kind of jewellery metalwork. Fine, pliable metal threads are curled, twisted or plaited in ornamental and intertwined patterns, soldered together at points of contact or with the metal groundwork. Usually metals such as gold...Read More
The Etymology Of The Word ‘Jewellery’
The word "jewellery", or "jewelry" in American English, was invented many thousands of years later than the actual first pieces of decorative items worn for personal adornment were created by men. It derived from the word "jewel", which is the...Read More
Jewellery throughout time – Medieval jewellery making
Europe became more important for the innovation of the jewellery industry after the fall of the ancient civilizations in Egypt, the Middle-East and the Roman Empire, although it took quite some time before European civilizations really established that important role...Read More
GSG Merchandise
If you like the art jewellery of Gwendolyne's Steampunk Gems a lot and would like to show your appreciation in other ways too, then our merchandise items might appeal to you. Please be aware of the fact that delivery of...Read More
Jewellery throughout time – Ancient and early jewellery making
The attachments of small, decorative items to body or clothes, worn for personal adornment or otherwise, happened a long time before there was even a word for these pretty decorations. Ever since humans first started to wear clothes and use...Read More
What is Steampunk?
Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction or science fantasy. When looking for a definition of Steampunk, it is described as: “A genre of science fiction that has a historical setting and typically features steam-powered machinery rather than advanced technology.”...Read More
Steampunk Jewellery and me . . . .
Steampunk jewellery and me. . . . . where do I begin, oh yes, since my earliest childhood, I (Gwendolyne Blaney) have had a great love for Fantasy, Goth and Steampunk. This showed throughh the books I love to read, the...Read More