A crafts forum. CraftBanter

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

Go Back   Home » CraftBanter forum » Craft related newsgroups » Jewelry
Site Map Home Register Authors List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Web Partners

TIDBITS 11/16/03



 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old November 16th 03, 06:25 PM
Benjamin Mark
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default TIDBITS 11/16/03

If any of you want Tidbits emailed directly, let me know and
I'll take care of it. Additionally, if you have friends who you
think would enjoy Tidbits, please make them aware of us...and
help me increase my circulation. URL (http://www.tyler-adam.com)

======================================

If you need an attorney in the area of civil litigation
in the Boston area ... contact Jason Mark at:


=======================================
Beads ... Amulets ... Sha.

Let's start with "Sha" folks. The Egyptian word for "luck" was
the syllable: Sha. The Egyptian word for Beads was: Sha-Sha.
Ain't no tough stretch here to figure the wearing of beads was
considered good luck. Ah ... but it was considered more than
that ... quite a bit more in fact.

It's Monday morning. You're not feeling well. You've had a tough
weekend ... what with betting on the chariot races and playing
nose-to-nose with cobras to see who could come the closest to an
asp's forked tongue without getting fanged ... and drinking mead
and watching Salome do her topless thing at the local bistro.
Besides ... you don't really feel like going to work today. It's
going to be a scorcher and as far as you're concerned ... the
pyramids can wait till Tut goes home. So you go to your local priest
who knows all about the idiosyncracies of the nasty little creatures
that are causing you all your aches and pains. If the mood so
strikes him ... he can get you off the hook for the day with
an Incanter's note telling one and all you're too sick to work today.

Ah ... an Incanter ... that is what this local priest is. He who has
the uncanny ability of recognizing by the pain you describe which
particular demon or demons it is that are tormenting you. Not only
that ... but our talented priest--who is also ... by some strange
quirk of fate ... a jeweler--also has in his back-room parlor a
variety of precious and semi-precious gems in the form of beads ...
each gem containing the particular power required to cure that which
ails you.

There was a constant demand for beaded amulets inscribed with magical
symbols in those days ... not very unlike the enlightened needs of
today in fact.

The wearing of beads and amulets was treated with great reverence by
the wearer ... the seller ... and the prognosticator ... who all had
the symbiotic interest of healing the poor tired soul which was
presently housing a myriad of evil demons. An agate for you dear sir.
A tourmaline for you ma'am. You have a back-ache? Wear this dear soul.
Cramps? I have just the string of beads for you. Blindness ... scurvy
.... syphillis? Wear this ... and this ... and that.

Everybody owned beads ... men ... women ... children ... from
blue-bloods roaming the palaces in regal attire to the lowly collector
of empty soda-cans --you thought maybe they didn't have soda-cans in
those days? Sheesh! Who could afford to be without supernatural
assistance?

And so we come to our modern day beaded necklace ... a $40,000 doo-dad
meant for the elite ... a 582 graduated ... beaded ... seven strand
.... emerald treasure. Beads range from 5.0 to 10.0 mm. Four strands
at the back. 18 karat gold rondelles. Stylized buckle motifs with 227
round diamonds ... total weight 14.00 carats. A site to behold for
those of you who like to wear beads.

For those of you who are new to this thing called Tidbits...may I
direct you to my home page at
www.tyler-adam.com where you will scroll
down the left side menu till you get to the area that says Tidbits
Graphics ... and then click on the link that says: Beads ... where
you'll see an image of a gorgeous emerald beaded necklace.

And there ya have it.
That's it for this week folks.
Catch you all next week.
Benjamin Mark

All issues of Tidbits are copyrighted and available from our home
page. All rights reserved.
_________________________________________________
SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE E-MAIL NEWSLETTER: TIDBITS
Available From Our Home Page At:
http://www.tyler-adam.com
Any Day-Gifts Galore-Visit Tyler-Adam Corp.
_________________________________________________
--Browse the vast resources of TAC-Bourse--
--Our Diamond Search Engine--
_________________________________________________
TYLER-ADAM CORP.--Jewelry Manufacturers
Tel: 1-800-20-TYLER
E-Mail to:
Ads
 




Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
TIDBITS 10/24/04 Benjamin Mark Beads 0 October 24th 04 09:27 PM
TIDBITS 11/16/03 Benjamin Mark Beads 0 November 16th 03 04:39 PM
TIDBITS 10/19/03 Benjamin Mark Beads 0 October 20th 03 01:40 AM
TIDBITS 07/13/03 Benjamin Mark Jewelry 2 July 21st 03 05:22 AM
TIDBITS 07/13/03 Benjamin Mark Beads 0 July 13th 03 11:00 PM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 06:33 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2024 CraftBanter.
The comments are property of their posters.