þÿ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title>The Beadery &reg; Craft Products - Greene Plastics Corp.</title> <meta name="keywords" content="Beadery Craft Product Greene Plastics beads stones jewelry" /> <meta name="description" content="" /> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <meta name="language" content="en" /> <link href="style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> </head> <body> <div id="header"><div id="header2"> <div id="banner"> <h1> </h1> <img align=left src=images/excelent_beads.gif> </div> <div id="menu"> <ul> <li><a href="index.html">Home</a></li> <li><a href="about.html">About</a></li> <li><a href="catalogs.html">Catalogs</a></li> <li><a href="ideas.html">Ideas</a></li> <li><a href="tips.html">Tips</a></li> <li><a href="purchase.html">Purchase</a></li> <li>Fun</li> <li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li> </ul> </div> </div></div><!-- header --><!-- header2 --> <div id="main"><div id="main2"> <div id="sidebar"> <table cellspacing="6"> <tr><td align="center" colspan=2><font size=+2 color=#348BB4><b><i>"Beads" around<br> the World</i></b></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>English:</b></font></td><td> beads </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Spanish:</b></font></td><td> cuentas </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>French:</b></font></td><td> perles </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>German:</b></font></td><td> Perlen </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Italian:</b></font></td><td> perline </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Portugese:</b></font></td><td> contas </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Dutch:</b></font></td><td> kralen </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Irish:</b></font></td><td> coirníní </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Welsh:</b></font></td><td> gleiniau </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Maltese:</b></font></td><td> |ibe! </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Danish:</b></font></td><td> perler </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Finish:</b></font></td><td> helmet </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Norwegian:</b></font></td><td> perler </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Swedish:</b></font></td><td> pärlor </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Icelandic:</b></font></td><td> perlur </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Slovak:</b></font></td><td> korále </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Czech:</b></font></td><td> korále </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Polish:</b></font></td><td> koraliki </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Hungarian:</b></font></td><td> gyöngyök </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Romanian:</b></font></td><td> margele </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Bulgarian:</b></font></td><td> <J=8AB0 </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Croatian:</b></font></td><td> kuglice </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Serbian:</b></font></td><td> ?5@;5 </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Slovenian:</b></font></td><td> biseri </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Macedonian:</b></font></td><td> <>=8AB0 </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Greek:</b></font></td><td> Ǭ½ÄÁµ </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Russian:</b></font></td><td> 18A5@ </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Latvian:</b></font></td><td> krelles </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Lithuanian:</b></font></td><td> karoliai </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Estonian:</b></font></td><td> pärlid </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Ukrainian:</b></font></td><td> 1VA5@ </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Georgian:</b></font></td><td> ÛëØÕÔÑØ </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Armenian:</b></font></td><td> x‚lx‚v„ve€ </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Azerbaijani:</b></font></td><td> muncuq </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Turkish:</b></font></td><td> boncuk</td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Persian:</b></font></td><td> EG1G </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Arabic:</b></font></td><td> 'D.12 </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Hebrew:</b></font></td><td> ×èÕÖÙÝ </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Swahili:</b></font></td><td> shanga</td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Chinese:</b></font></td><td> sà </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Japanese:</b></font></td><td> 0Ó0ü0º </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Korean:</b></font></td><td> ÅüÈü </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Malay:</b></font></td><td> manik </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Filipino:</b></font></td><td> kuwintas </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Telugu:</b></font></td><td> * B 8 2 A </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Thai:</b></font></td><td> #03 </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Vietnamese:</b></font></td><td> h¡t </td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font color=#348BB4><b>Hindi:</b></font></td><td> . K $ @ </td></tr> </table> </div><!-- sidebar --> <div id="content"> <div class="post"> <div class="entry"> <h3>Trivia &amp; Other Fun Stuff</h3> <hr color=#348BB4> <h4>What's your birthstone?</h4> <table> <tr><td> <table> <tr bgcolor=#348BB4> <td width="120" align="center"><font size=+1 color=white><b><i> Month </i></b></font></td> <td width="120" align="center"><font size=+1 color=white><b><i> Birthstone</i></b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b><i><font size=+1 color=#348BB4> January </font><br> Garnet </i></b></td> <td align="center"><img height=80 src=/images/bs-01.jpg></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b><i><font size=+1 color=#348BB4> February </font><br> Amethyst </i></b></td> <td align="center"><img height=80 src=/images/bs-02.jpg></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b><i><font size=+1 color=#348BB4> March </font><br> Aquamarine </i></b></td> <td align="center"><img height=80 src=/images/bs-03.jpg></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b><i><font size=+1 color=#348BB4> April </font><br> Diamond </i></b></td> <td align="center"><img height=80 src=/images/bs-04.jpg></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b><i><font size=+1 color=#348BB4> May </font><br> Emerald </i></b></td> <td align="center"><img height=80 src=/images/bs-05.jpg></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b><i><font size=+1 color=#348BB4> June </font><br> Pearl<br> or Moonstone </i></b></td> <td align="center"><img height=80 src=/images/bs-06.jpg></td> </tr> </table></td> <td> <table> <tr bgcolor=#348BB4> <td width="120" align="center"><font size=+1 color=white><b><i> Month </i></b></font></td> <td width="120" align="center"><font size=+1 color=white><b><i> Birthstone</i></b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b><i><font size=+1 color=#348BB4> July </font><br> Ruby </i></b></td> <td align="center"><img height=80 src=/images/bs-07.jpg></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b><i><font size=+1 color=#348BB4> August </font><br> Peridot </i></b></td> <td align="center"><img height=80 src=/images/bs-08.jpg></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b><i><font size=+1 color=#348BB4> September </font><br> Sapphire </i></b></td> <td align="center"><img height=80 src=/images/bs-09.jpg></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b><i><font size=+1 color=#348BB4> October </font><br> Opal<br> or Tourmaline </i></b></td> <td align="center"><img height=80 src=/images/bs-10.jpg></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b><i><font size=+1 color=#348BB4> November </font><br> Topaz<br> or Citrine </i></b></td> <td align="center"><img height=80 src=/images/bs-11.jpg></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b><i><font size=+1 color=#348BB4> December </font><br> Turquoise<br> or Blue Topaz</i></b></td> <td align="center"><img height=80 src=/images/bs-12.jpg></td> </tr> </table> </td></tr></table> <h4>A brief history of birthstones:</h4> The first mention of birthstones is in the book of Exodus, where Aaron wore the ceremonial breastplate of the high priest which was set with twelve gemstones representing the twelve tribes of Isreal. These stones were later realigned in the 1st and 5th centuries AD to represent the twelve signs of the zodiac, where wearing the correct stone for the current astrological sign would have special or theraputic benefits.<br><br> The idea of wearing the gemstone associated with a person's birth month did not come around until the 18th century, when Jewish gem traders in Poland introduced this idea.<br><br> The modern birthstone list above was not created until 1912 by the National Association of Jewelers in the United States. This is only one version of the birthstone list. Variations in the list will be found depending on your country, culture or religion.<br><br> <br><hr color=#348BB4><br> Coming Soon... <h4>Beads as money?</h4> <br><hr color=#348BB4><br> <h4>Why are pony beads called "pony" beads?</h4> <br><hr color=#348BB4><br> <h4>How long has man been making beads?</h4> <br><hr color=#348BB4><br> <h4>What else? 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