Lava is actually a byproduct of volcano explosion, if you think about the buried cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabiae from Mt. Vesuvius explosion. After the discovery of these cities, a new type of jewelry is emerging, as the lava jewelry. Lava from these buried sites was taken way as an inexpensive souvenir which is easy to carry and pack.
In the beginning, lava has been used for beautiful carving of rings, earrings, bracelets and necklaces. With the beauty of these pieces, the lava rock is continuously used for jewelry maker. The lava rock from the Mt. Vesuvius is varied in colors, from the off-white or yellowish color shade to the gray color tone. The lava from different places can also vary in color’s tone, according to its mineral compositions.
The lava jewelry is coming in different forms as handmade jewelry. As the lava is a very light and delicate material, you need the handmade technique for lava jewelry to be sure that it will not brake during the process. Apart from its fragile, lava jewelry has many other good points. First of all, it is not an expensive jewelry at all. The style and design for this jewelry type is capable to use in any party styles. Secondly, you can get attention by wearing this jewelry style in the easy way. The lava jewelry is coming with a handy and very useful design and styles. Last, the lava jewelry is really light in weight. It is really popular for the children jewelry as they can easily carry this jewelry type around without any problem. You can easily look for the lava necklaces with silver chain setting, silver ring with a black lava stone or other pieces of lava jewelry in the jewelry market today.
Natural lava is coming in different shapes and size. To create the lava jewelry, you have to consider for the best in shape for each stone and put them all into jewelry pieces. You can pair the lava stone with sterling silver setting, they are always complement to each other for the best look. You can also match the lava stone with other natural made materials like shells, bones or other stone types. Use your creativity and imagination for the unique style of lava jewelry and enjoy the jewelry made for you.
