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Jewelry Colors for Spring 2014

Thursday, February 13, 2014

While spring this year has only just arrived, Pantone is already looking ahead, having just released its guide to the upcoming Northern Hemisphere spring 2014 color trends. 
Inspired by blooming flowers, traveling abroad and confident women, Pantone has banded together designers from New York Fashion Week and beyond to create a refreshing, vibrant palette for 2014. 
According to Pantone,the colors for spring 2014 include various tones of 10 colors matching in the chart below.



First on the palette are the very adaptable pastels. Drawing inspiration from nature, 
the three pastels can be combined with any color on the spectrum. 


Placid Blue provokes calmness and a sense of peacefulness. 

Placid Blue

Violet Tulip is a vintage purple, enhancing a romantic feel. 

Violet Tulip

Hemlock mirrors the springtime foliage and provides a summery, 
ornamental green that is unique from previous greens of recent seasons. 
Sand is a lightly toasted, neutral hue, which summons excitement for the relaxing days on the beach.

Sand 

Paloma is an essential neutral that can be combined with any color or can be worn alone, 
creating balance on the lively palette.

Paloma
Cayenne is a spicy red that heats up the neutrals.
Cayenne

Freesia is a blazing yellow that attracts much attention. 

Freesia

Celosia Orange is a spontaneous hue, warm with energy,inspired by tropical flowers. 
Celosia Orange


Both Radiant Orchid and Dazzling Blue arresting hues pair with every color across the palette. Perfectly combined with its companion pastel and screaming confidence when united with the fiery hues, these colors can also be considered staples for the season.
Radiant Orchid 
Dazzling Blue
Be ahead of the game with season trends and consider Pantone’s palette in your upcoming retail collections. Below are some jewelry pieces from Australian brands that have incorporated Pantone’s color forecast.



Author : India Nicholson 
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Woven Bracelet

Friday, August 9, 2013



Woven Bracelet or also known as friendship bracelet is originally made by Indian people in Central and South America.The concept of friendship bracelet is tying a friendship bracelet to your god friend who is wishing for something and the bracelet doesn't supposed to be removed until the wish come true.In Guatemala,the concept was adapted for travelers.People make friendship bracelet and tie it to the friend they made during the trip.Nowadays,it is wore all over the world as a part of fashion.

Traditional Method
The ancient use to make woven bracelet with no jewelry and the material used was natural fiber like hemp,linen and silk but they use colorful fiber and different kind of pattern.The basic pattern for woven bracelet is called "Candy Stripe",there are also a lot of complex pattern such as "Double Chevron", "Diamond","The Egyptian",etc.The bracelet can reflect your friend's personalities as well.Color is the best way to put the character into the bracelet as each color has its own meaning such as pink for a kind person.Orange for an energetic one.If you have a responsible friend,green is the way to tell.Black can be interpreted as strong person while red represent honest.

Trendy Woven Bracelet
Woven bracelet can be worn in any season and occasion as they considered it as not being too serious and is a fun item to wear.However,it is often counted as summer fashion item since you can wear woven bracelet to the beach and even when you swim due to the durability of the material.

Modern woven bracelet can be seen braided with stone and jewelry.The design doesn't depend on the pattern alone anymore as they combine other decorative material to the bracelet.The most popular design of all time seem to be woven chain bracelet while hex nut bracelet's rustic elegant is for those who seek for the balance.Leather woven bracelet is worn a lot by young adult due to the fact that it is classic and is office-appropriate.

If you're interested in this easy-to-wear item,it's also available on online shop.The range of color and design is wide.From simple woven bracelet to chain braid bracelet,they're available for you to choose.