subject: About: Silver Jewelry [print this page] Jewelry has been important to mankind since the ancient times. Jewelry has not just been used by men and women to make them look good, but also to signify their rank and position in their respective societies. In some cultures, jewelry has been used as a form of money. In today's time however, jewelry is mostly used as a piece of adornment. The kind of jewelry worn by a person is an expression of his taste, style, and personality.
Jewelry is mostly made of metals such as gold, silver, bronze, and platinum. These jewelry pieces have the greatest monetary value. Jewelry is also made of materials such as ivory, beads, shells, wood, and stones. But people seem to prefer metallic jewelry to any other form of jewelry.
From the various metals that are used to make jewelry, silver has always been a popular medium. It looks good in any form or design you mold it into. Another reason for the extreme popularity of silver jewelry is its wide price band. If it fits your budget, then, you can purchase some very fine silver jewelry.
But if you cannot afford to spend too much money on jewelry, but still want to own one, you from choose from the more inexpensive pieces of silver jewelry such as earrings, bangles, and bracelets that look equally good.
Silver jewelry holds special relevance in life. Silver jewelry pieces are gifted at all kinds of important occasions such as weddings, births, christenings, graduations et al. It is tradition to gift a piece of silver jewelry to a newly-born baby. It is also gifted to small children on the occasion of their first communion.
Parents and grandparents are especially known to gift silver jewelry pieces to children to commemorate their landmarks in life such as when they graduate from high school or the university.
