I don't know why but I absolutely love opals. I want one so bad, besides the fake one I already have that isn't near as pretty as a real one, but I don't have the money to buy myself one plus I'm sick of 
having to buy my own jewelery. I've actually been made fun of for buying my own jewelery. I found this wonderful web page that sells all sorts of jewelery made with precious stones including opals. On this page they have a history for all the different stones. It was very interesting to me to read that in most cultures opals were considered to be a sign of hope, love, and fidelity. They were, and still are in some cultures, given as wedding gifts with the belief that it will bring good luck to the newly wed couple. Though they lost popularity and were thought to be bad luck
for several years, all because of one man's fictional novel, they are regaining popularity again. Ancients believed that they had healing powers and young blond women used to wear them believing that wearing opals protected your hair from going gray. I'm leaving a link to the website so you can read more about opals and other precious stones and shop for some truly beautiful jewelery on this website if you wish to.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
I Love Opals
Posted by Celtic Rock Chic at 8:27 AM
Labels: heart's desire, looks, love
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3 comments:
I love them too. My hubby gave me an opal ring when I graduated from BYU. Unfortunatley I don't fit it right now. I will blame that on my pregancies. But I take it out of my jewelry box every now and then and admire it. It is marque cut with three little diamonds on each side, stunningly beautiful. What I love about opals it their iridescence, picking up any color they are near.
Vicki
Opal is the gem for my month - October. So for my 16th bday my parent's got me an opal ring. Unfortunately, I'm not really a jewelry person so I never wear it.
Well, you should hang it on a chain from your rearview mirror or something. They're supposed to be really good luck!
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