The Irresistible Lure of Vintage Aurora Borealis Rhinestone Jewelry

The holidays are upon us and like children drawn to icy snowflakes, we cannot resist the urge to be dazzled by the lure of Aurora Borealis rhinestone jewelry. Fire flies from the fabulous facets and rainbow colors reappear in the realms of the mysterious glass beads. Vintage Aurora Borealis jewelry from the 1950s and 1960s can be discovered at http://www.vintagecouturejewelry.com/ and will excite your senses like no other jewelry.

The Aurora Borealis rhinestone can be a clear or colored leaded glass bead that is faceted, polished and then treated with a thin coating of metal which is vaporized in a vacuum. Sounds very sci-fi but when the process is completed, the result is an iridescent finish that shines with many colors. The process was developed and perfected in the late 1950s by Swarovski crystal and Christian Dior. The jewelry that was produced by Kramer for Dior was unsurpassed in its exciting effect and women everywhere could not resist its lure.

The name Aurora Borealis came from the mysterious Northern Lights which are natural light displays in the polar zone night sky. The Roman goddess of the dawn -Aurora and the Greek name for north wind -Boreas were the inspiration for the name of these spellbinding celestial lights. The Cree Tribe called these magical lights Dances of the Spirits.

Once you see this fabulous jewelry you may experience its supernatural power and may just find yourself dancing with the spirits and wishing for a snow day!

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