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History of the Swarovski Brand

 

The Swarovski Company was founded in the late 19th Century when Daniel Swarovski invented an automatic cutting machine for crystal, and in 1895 established a crystal cutting factory in Austria. The birthplace of the factory was Wattens, which was chosen because local hydroelectricity made the energy-intensive process involved more cost-effective.

Today Wattens is home to the Swarovski museum which tells the story of the founder and the company's history and development right through to present day.

The Swarovski range includes jewelry, couture, crystal sculptures and miniatures, home décor and chandeliers. They also create crystal beads and promote other designers including these in their work. In order to maximize refraction and to give Swarovski its magnificent sparkle, the crystal contains around 32% lead. Some of the crystals are also coated in order to refract a rainbow spectrum.

All Swarovski sculptures are marked with a logo, this was originally an edelweiss flower but was replaced by the current swan logo in 1988.

Today all types of Swarovski crystal are hugely in demand as collectibles, and make a stunning display in any home, can be worn as vintage or contemporary jewelry or can be used as an investment piece as their popularity and value continues to rise.

To find out more about Swarovski crystal and beads please visit my Swarovski blog and if you like this lens it would be great if you could rate it or favorite it.

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Designing Your Own Jewellery with Swarovski Crystals 

For the more adventurous or for those who want to flex their creative flair there are now so many beautiful Swarovski crystals available that you can try designing your own individual pieces. It is really not as difficult as it first seems and there are many books available to guide you through the process step by step.

Creating Crystal Jewelry with Swarovski: 65 Sparkling Designs with Crystal Beads and Stones  

Author: Laura McCabe

Creating Crystal Jewelry with Swarovski: 65 Sparkling Designs with Crystal Beads and Stones

Creating Crystal Jewelry with Swarovski: 65 Sparkling Designs with Crystal Beads and Stones

by Laura McCabe

Amazon Price: $14.52 (as of 10/11/2008)

Excellent introduction to creating jewelry with Swarovski crystal, with some stunning designs to try out. It is a wonderful feeling when someone points out a piece of jewelry you are wearing and you can say you have made it yourself - brings a smile to your face.

Princess Jewelry - Jewelry Making Supplies 

Princess Jewellery for Swarovski is a site that I can't recommend highly enough. Really fantastic friendly customer service, beautiful beads, great prices and speedy, low cost shipping - all of this combined makes me return to the store time and again.

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Jewelry Making Guides from Princess Jewellery 

Steph at Princess Jewellery has put together some beginners guides to designing jewelry with Swarovski - I particularly love the Rainbow Bracelet, which can also be done with single or dual colour crystals....Beautiful!

Princess Jewellery - Design Guides

Want to Start Making Stunning Swarovski Jewellery? 

Find Jewelry Making Supplies On Ebay

To get started in the most cost effective way the route to go is Ebay - there are unlimited colour and bead combinations at fantastic prices. So take the first step and soon you could be wearing that individual designer (yes you ARE a designer now) with pride!

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Love Swarovski......check out my lens on collectibles 

featured lens Swarovski Collectibles

Swarovski jewelry and crystal miniatures are highly sought after by collectors and their value increases year on year, with some pieces such as the Swarovski Silver Crystal range being particularly highly prized. For example the Lovebirds in this ran...

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Yahoo-Web-Hosting

great lens with good info about jewelry

Posted August 19, 2008
Mortira

Great lens! Thanks for all the great info on Swars!

Posted July 15, 2008
beeobrien

I love to make jewelry too. Shiny things are good! Very nice lens.

Posted June 22, 2008
beempa

This is a very nice lens. I love the crystals but it would nice to see a few Polaroids of larger, more detailed photos of that sparkling beauty. Remember, you're dealing with crafted JEWELRY in many aspects of the products listed on this page, so a few (maybe 2-3) large detailed photos that capture the beauty and shimmer are a lot better than relying solely on the thumb photos from amazon or ebay. :)

Other than that -- nice content. These crystals would go nicely for creative minds who wish to customize their own look for their Vera Bradley Bags collection on my lens. :) I am going to add you to my lens roll and favorites. :)

Posted June 22, 2008
bwh1

5 stars from a wa fellow
checkout one of my last lenses.
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Who likes nice stuff like Swarowski cristals like nice travels, I'm sure.
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Posted June 21, 2008
 
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I love designing jewelry and this is an intro to where I source my beads and the advice that is around for the beginner and the more seasoned jewelry maker alike - enjoy!

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