Think only diamonds are a girl’s best friend? Guess again! This week’s Wiener Wednesday will prove that the ladies like something else just as sparkly!
I told you in my last blog that Jeremy’s gift inspired my Wiener Wednesday. He got me this beautiful Swarovski teal blue bracelet.
There are 5 sets of crystals…one for each year we’ve been married. It was the perfect gift, and it is my favorite color! Swarovski is a lot more than just flower and animal knick-knacks that our grandmothers collect in curio cases. It has a wide range of jewelry, fashion accessories, handbags, stemware, and home accessories. More importantly, it originates in Austria!
Daniel Swarovski was born to a glass cutter in the Austrian monarchy in 1862. I guess this got him a good start because in 1892 he patented an electric cutting machine that assisted the production of crystal glass jewelry. In 1895, Daniel got a financial backer and opened a crystal cutting factory in Wattens, Austria. He was able to take advantage of the local hydroelectricity in Wattens to aid the exhaustive energy used in the grinding process. The original Swarovski logo had an edelweisss flower on it, but it was replaced with the current swan in 1988.
I could go into a long description on how they make their crystals all shiny and rainbowy, but I’m afraid I would lose you…I kind of checked out myself when I was reading about it! Instead I’d like to show you some interesting places Swarovski shows up.
Did you know that the 550 pound (or 250 kilo) star on top of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is made by Swarovski? How else would it get so sparkly?
2 comments:
Very interesting facts on crystal! I love your beautiful new bracelet!
That is one crazy waterfall/fountain thing!!! He did such a great job picking out that bracelet! Beautiful!
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