Diamond Bracelets, Personalized Jewelry

Diamond Bracelets, Personalized Jewelry, Gemestone Engagement Rings

Friday, April 13, 2007

Bakelite Jewelry

If you love the idea of wearing plastic jewelry then the good looks and glitters of bakelite jewelry must have attracted you. These funky, stylist and relaxing jewelries are really great to wear and show a different self in you. No matter if you are wearing a couple of bangles in arms or an elegant pin on the jacket, your aura will be radiant and special.

Patented in 1909 by Dr. Leo H. Baekeland, its developer, bakelite is a metal that can be used for thousand purposes. You can melt and remold it in desired shapes and make your preferred jewelry in almost all the colors of rainbow. During the great recession of 1930’s, when money was scare bakelite jewelry was the only response to the needs of all women and men who love wearing jewelry. Available in different glittering colors such as red, cream and butterscotch, bakelite jewelry gives a trendy and exotic look to the personality of the person.

You can actually find a whole range in bakelite jewelry formulating your ideas and opinions that expresses more about your personality and style. Design and style yourself with numerous options in the form of bangles, neck wears, rings and pins available in bakelite range that not only attracted lower class people but also catering the taste of rich people. You can also get a heavy craved work to a plain design to make your look really well and different. If you are a shape conscious, bakelite jewelry offers you the best with cute figures of pear, cherries, oranges, bananas and carrots. Animal shapes like horses and dogs are really in demand in bakelite with their special attraction.

The exclusive feature of bakelite is also used in making imitation jewelry. After its dying, the effects are so strong that you really can’t distinguish whether it is a coral, amber or tortoishell jewelry. There is lots of jewelry selling in the market in the name of coral and amber jewelry which is bakelite in realty. Nowadays, online stores and manufacturers are using bakelite in their creation that gives an effect of a real coral and amber jewelry. You need to test them chemically to know the difference so ensure your purchases well before paying the bill.

Made in plastic, bakelite jewelry has a very short life and it is generally not preserved for a longer period of time that makes them really lovable and worthy. They also convey a great style and fashion sense of its wearer that is really incomparable.