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Its bright yellow conceals the mystery of the gem, producing jewellery that makes the wearer both look good and feel good. No wonder it is so fashionable in the 21st century.
At one time, amber was believed to be of divine origin because no one knew were it came from. Alchemists thought amber was formed from the rays of the setting sun, concealed in the evening sea and cast upon the shore in the form of the stone.
Natural amber was formed up to 60-million years ago where seas were then forest. Resin from these trees dripped down to accumulate in puddles. Over millions of years the land was replaced by sea and the weight formed this resin into amber which eventually floated to the surface.
Therefore amber is expensive. However, our very-popular amber will cost you about 1/10 of natural. Like most today, it is ambroid amber - an affordable, immature variety of copal amber mixed with synthetic resin. Amber has been imitated for thousands of years.
Some amber beads found in Egyptian tombs were made from copal – which is also fossilized tree resin, but only thousands of years old. Ambroid, although known as pressed or reconstituted amber, is made from real amber scraps and shavings generated by amber carvers. These tiny pieces are then heated and pressed together.
Try mixing our golden amber beads with more-natural stones to produce quality, but affordable jewellery. It is also very effective combining different tones or green amber. Although amber is usually yellow, brown, orange, or green, it's also available in nearly white to almost black - and naturally darkens to a rich red-brown with age.
If you rub amber against a wool cloth, it became electrically charged, attracting small objects. This is where the word electricity originated: “elektron”, the ancient name for amber. It was thought the stone could magically draw power and energy into its bearer, so people started making amulets from it. Amber was also believed to aid the intellect, prescribed for memory loss and anxiety. And the ancient Romans thought powdered amber taken in a cup of wine could cure fever or asthma.
Keep your amber away from hot water or hot surfaces. Because amber is soft and wears easily, protect it from rubbing by wrapping it in a soft cloth when not wearing it. Remove light soil with a soft cloth dipped in lukewarm water. You can put the shine back into today’s amber by spaying with wood polish like Pledge.
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View a limited range of our amber in the UK at a spring bead fair.
Sunday 17th April: Norwich MrBead Bead Show, The George Hotel, Arlington Lane, Newmarket Road, Norwich, Norfolk NR2 2DA - 11am to 4pm.
Sunday 24th April: Beads Up North! Haydock Race Course, Newton-le-Willows WA12 0HQ - 10am to 4.30pm.
Saturday 7th May: Kentish Town MrBead Bead Show, Kentish Town Community Centre Main Hall, 17 Busby Place, London NW5 2SP - 11m to 4pm.
Sat & Sun 14th & 15th May: Bath & West gem 'n' Bead Fair, Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset BA4 6QN - 10am to 5pm & 10am to 4pm Sun.
Sunday 22nd May: Whetherby Beady Fair, Bramham Hall, Wetherby Racecourse, York Road, Wetherby LS22 5EJ - 10am to 4pm.
Sunday 5th June: Cheshire Bead Fair, Nantwich Civic Hall, Market Street, Nantwich, Cheshire CW5 5DG - 10am to 4pm.
Sunday 12th June: Norwich MrBead Bead Show, The George Hotel, Arlington Lane, Newmarket Road, Norwich, Norfolk - NR2 2DA 11am to 4pm.
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