My First Piece of Costume Jewely - Fashion Jewelry A-Z The Beginning

Taking care of my pieces of precious fashion jewelry tonight, I came across a memory that how I got my first piece of costume jewelry.

I was five years old back then. My mom used to get up early at six o'clock to go to the market. Since I was small, I remembered seeing everything so tall and big. There was a hawker near the entrance of the wet market selling fashion jewelry. I always stood right in front of the hawker's booth to wait for my mother. As I was attracted by the sparkling crystal jewelry, I usually wished my mom would shop longer so that I could stare at the earrings, rings, bracelets and necklaces for an hour or so. And I was especially fond of a ruby ring which is a gold-plated metal ring with a man-made stone studded on it. I loved it so much that would try the ring every time. The hawker was so nice that he even offered to give it as a gift for my birthday. When I mom knew it, she paid the hawker for the price of the ring.

Anyway, it was my first piece of fashion jewelry that I treasured for years.

Rings and Colors

Like we have discussed in previous posts, rings always go further than accessories in many cultures.

In this post we are going to talk about how we should choose a ring base on our skin color and age.

As a way of contrast, it is usually good to opt a ring that is of complementary color of your own skin coloration. That is, if you have fair skin, a light color ring can be your choice. If you have dark skin, you can buy a bolder color ring, which would easily draw other's attention.

For young people, white and colors that are light match you well.

For the mature group, gold and colors that are similar are you perfect choice.

Wiki: Complementary color

Opposite color tool

Rings and Personality

Other than the traditionally meaning implied behind wearing ring on each fingers in some culture and custom, the finger you choose to put a ring on might reveal your character.

The index finger:
You are an aggressive person but sometimes lack the view of the whole picture.

Right hand middle finger:
You enjoy your current life and do not want to compete with others.

Left hand middle finger:
Family is always your first priority. You are a responsible person.

The forth finger:
You would not waste your time on trivial things. You are easy-going.

The little finger:
You are kind of keeping things to yourself.

The Meaning of Each Finger for Rings

Not only wearing rings on the forth finger is considered meaningful, putting a ring on each finger does help to convey different messages. Though most people today may just take ring as a kind of fashion jewellery to enhance their fashion outfit, it is no harm to learn the meaning behind wearing ring on each finger.

In some culture, the following are the implicated meaning when a ring is put on each finger.

Thumb: You may wish to pursue a love relationship with someone special.
Index: You are thinking about to propose!
Middle: Congratulations! You are engaged.
Forth: You shouted I would. Wish you happy ever after. You are married.
Little: The marriage did not work out. A divorce is the outcome...

Instead of telling the status of your love life,
there are different meanings implied behind to wear a ring on each finger in other tradition.
The following are links you may wish to have a look at:

Meaing of each finger for rings
Significance and meaning of rings on the five fingers

The Ring Finger - Meaning to the wedding ceremony

You left hand's forth finger is usually referred as the ring finger which is the finger people wear their wedding rings on to significant their martial status. Why is this finger so special? Since it is believed that there is a vital vein running from your second-to-the-last finger to your heart, the most important organ in your body, which thus helps to implicate the special meaning of the ceremony of marriage.

Want to know more about the ring finger,
visit these:

eHow.com
Ring Finger Meaning, Which Is The Ring Finger

The Origin of Rings

It was said that the rulers of ancient Egypt was the earliest ring wearer.

They started so about three thousand years ago as a symbol of power and nobility.

The noble Egyptian people back then usually carried a chop around to symbolize their status.

Due to the inconvenience of carrying things around,
they invented rings for the adornment of their authority.

People soon found out the beauty of wearing rings.

After years of advancement, rings have become a daily jewel for many.


If you are interested in the history of rings,
here are a few websites you may wish to browse:

British Museum
Virtual Egyptian Museum
The origin of jewelry