What is a Joyas? Joyas is the Colombian word for a jewelry shop that sells bisuteria or costume jewelry. Joyas have become extremely popular all over the world, especially in recent years. Joyas and the bisuteria that they sell make it possible for women all over the world to own beautiful pieces of jewelry without having the huge price tag attached to them. These pieces of jewelry are made with very simple, inexpensive materials, made with machines and in mass quantities. This process makes the
Bisuteria extremely inexpensive for the consumer and makes business for joyas even better.
Joyas can deal in any style of bisuteria and the jewelry itself has increased in value as the years go by. Swarovski crystals are very popular in the production of higher end costume jewelry now and sell at much higher prices than the typical bisuteria. There are entire joyas dedicated to jewelry created with Swarovski crystals, these shops make quite a bit of money and are lucrative to the people who open them. Some of the other ways that bisuteria can make it onto the higher end of the price spectrum at
joyas are using gold plated base metals in the jewelry pieces, this adds to the value of the item.
Also, using some semi-precious stones or gemstones, such as, turquoise, amethyst, moss agate, lapis lazuli, quartz, snowflake obsidian and ruby. These are all stones that are polished and cut to be made into bisuteria for joyas. These are not rare or expensive stones but they are beautiful. There are also organic materials like amber or jet that are not minerals but they are still hard enough to be used in the same way for bisuteria. There are also entire joyas dedicated to this type of bisuteria as well, this style of costume jewelry is beautifully made and connected to nature, which some consumers really appreciate.
Bisuteria is meant to outdate itself so the styles of it are constantly changing just the way fashion trends are constantly shifting. Joyas need to keep up with the always changing customer needs. There are huge bisuteria shows where many manufacturers get together and set up stands for joyas owners to view their selection of costume jewelry. These big shows help purchasers to make the best decision out there because many of the manufacturers are on the spot to answer questions and give quotes to the owners of the joyas.