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" Evil Eye Bead. This thousands of years old talisman continues to fight against the evil eyes all over the world. "
The blue evil eye bead amulets are in a creative collaboration with the other decorative arts in Istanbul. To decorate something, the first item you think of is the eye beads or their figure. Either the eye beads decorate an object or they are decorated by some other objects. They can be assembled with a variety of designs and objects creating exciting combinations.
The gift sector is a live and dynamic sector creating innumerable variety processing the evil eye bead. Behind this sector we see some other actors
providing raw material: The glass makers. They shape glass. They are not masters of bead. They are masters of glass. But when they apply the eye figure to the glass, they end up with interesting results.
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We find the fire and the master side by side once again. Fire melts the glass and the master shapes it.
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The craftsmen working in these workshops use steel rods called fonga, similar to those of the evil eye bead masters. The melted glass is rolled around these rods and very rapidly placed on top of the previous layer of coloured glass.The major issue in producing these glass amulets is to melt the different layers of coloured glass on top of each other in a high temperature. When the temperature gets lower, cracks and distortions appear on the glass.
The people that deal with and have devoted themselves to the evil eye beads, strive to explain and convey this tradition and symbol to the other people. While exporting the glass evil eye bead and eye figured gift objects to 60 countries all over the world, they want to share the positive power of the blue eye with all mankind... With an understanding beyond any religious belief...
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"The eye that has began its journey from Egypt 5000 years ago, continues its trip within the human adventure with the shiny beads of Anatolian bead masters. It gives protection and brings luck to all. With its warm blue, the shine it has derived from the fire and the smiling face that's a typical feature of the Anatolian people, it gives happiness to the friends and the beloved ones.
The blue evil eyes of Anatolia that has been smiling for thousands of years, are eager to meet with the eyes of the new world.
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In Turkey, wherever you look, you'll meet plenty of evil eyes looking at you. Here it is a real evil eye bead paradise.
All those glass evil eye beads would make you feel as if you are being pursued. It is as if secret eyes are following the life and the people. The blue bead eyes might be looking as if trying to say, "Don't bother... Everything is all right... |
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