Welcome to "A blog of gems".

Hi my name is Natty,
I am the editor of " loc and roll" a natural hair blog as well as " A blog of gems".
I have been blogging now for over 2 years and have thoroughly enjoyed it. I decided to start A blog of gems as being a girlie girl I find that not only does my hair have to look right but my make up, clothes and accessories.
No matter how much we hate to say it, we are all a slave to fashion in some shape or form.
Be it shoes, clothes, hand bags or jewellery.
I personally feel that the right piece of jewellery can totally up lift your whole outfit as well as tell you so much about it's wearer.
I first got into jewellery making as a teenager and have dabbled in it, on and off for many years. I have put together a few pieces for sale and also helped to design as well as create a few wedding pieces. Such as necklaces, bracelets and earrings .I have also run a few basic jewellery making workshops.
So with lots of encouragement and positive feed back about some of my hand made pieces. I decided to take my interest a little further.
I do not consider my self an expert but may be a half a step up from a beginner, lol.
I currently work with polymer clay as well as stringing bead projects.
So join me as I document my projects with you all and gain my confidence in a field that I love.


A quick bead history.

Beads have been important to many countries and cultures for eons. They have been used, as money as well as talismans and amulets. To bring wisdom, fortune , good luck and even fertility.
Beads can be made from shells, claws, wood, bone, seeds, glass, and gem stones. To state just a few.
It is estimated that beads date back may be 100,000 years ago and is also thought to be when the first jewellery pieces where created.
Now a days beads are mostly used as fashion accessories, as well as for health and well being.
Beads can range from being very expensive, for the likes of precious stones and pearls. To very cheap for mass produced beads, such as acrylic and wooden. You can even get mass produced beads to simulate precious stones and pearls.
Beads also come in a mass variety of shapes, sizes and colours, to suit every need and colour combination. So as you have gathered beading projects can be endless.

My aim is to not bombard you with to much information but to make my posts quick, interesting and informative reads. I have decided to do posts for this blog monthly for now but may be more regularly in the future.
So stay tuned for my next post which you can be alerted of by following this blog. It would not be right of me to end this post with out a mention of Loc and roll
My other blog page, so for a quick read or if natural hair care is an interest, why not take a look until next time,
Natty.