These Gold Rope ornaments are 18 inches long. The Gold Rope is braided with a string of Gold beads. Enhancing the elegant Gold Rope is a nearly 1½ inch long by 1¼ inch diameter Crystal Teardrop shaped ornament. These Beautiful ornaments elegantly drape over any branch on your tree. You can add more elegance by pulling one side over the branch a little farther and twisting the two Ropes together. This will more fully enhance the beauty of the Gold Rope and give a tapered effect to the way the Crystals hang. Select this link to view our Gold Ornament and Red Christmas Ornaments.
Gold.
Gold is the most malleable and ductile metal. A single gram can be beaten into a sheet of one square meter, or an ounce into 300 square feet. Gold leaf can be beaten thin enough to become translucent. The transmitted light appears greenish blue, because gold strongly reflects yellow and red. Select this link to view our Gold Leaf Ornaments.
Gold readily forms alloys with many other metals. These alloys can be produced to increase the hardness or to create exotic colors. Gold is a good conductor of heat and electricity, and is not affected by air and most reagents. Heat, moisture, oxygen, and most corrosive agents have very little chemical effect on gold, making it well suited for use in coins and jewelry. Select this link to view our Gold Cord and Crystal Ball.
Gold flake was used by the nobility in Medieval Europe as a decoration in foodstuffs and drinks, in the form of leafs, flakes or dust, either to demonstrate the host's wealth or in the belief that something that valuable and rare must be beneficial for one's health.
Gold can be made into thread and used in embroidery. Gold is ductile and malleable, meaning it can be drawn into very thin wire and can be beaten into very thin sheets known as gold leaf. Select this link to view our Crystal Angel.
Beads.
A bead is a small, decorative object that is pierced for threading or stringing. Beads range in size from under a millimeter to over a centimeter or sometimes several centimeters in diameter. Glass, plastic and stone are probably the most common materials, but beads are also made from bone, horn, ivory, metal, shell, pearl, coral, gemstones, polymer clay, metal clay, resin, synthetic minerals, wood, ceramic, fiber, paper, and seeds. A set of beads made from Nassarius shells, which are approximately 100,000 years old, are thought to be the first known examples of jewelry. Select this link to view our Sisal Gold Ball.
Beadwork is the craft of making things with beads. Beads can be woven together with specialized thread, strung onto thread or wire or adhered to a surface such as fabric or clay. Select this link to view our Chandelier Ornaments with Crystal Facets.