October 1, 2011 – 10:16 am
If you love gemstone jewelry like we do, you’ll adore these deals. One of our favorite gemstone jewelry stores, JeGem has two wonderful coupons for this month. As they already have their jewelry quite marked down, these are great bargains.
Save on Opal and Citrine
Opal is the October modern birthstone; Citrine is the [...]
December 1, 2010 – 5:57 am
Perhaps the most difficult part of choosing a birthstone gift for someone celebrating a December birthday, is trying to decide which one you want to buy. December birthstones are zircon, Turquoise, Tanzanite, Lapis Lazuli and blue topaz. It is all a matter of personal taste.
Each of the stones has it’s special qualities. The turquoise has [...]
November 1, 2010 – 5:56 am
The modern birthstone for November is the beautiful topaz. Attributed to Scorpio, it too can make a distinct statement. The thought of a topaz brings to mind it’s lovely honey color. In nature, topaz comes in other colors as well. You can find red, violet, green or blue topaz. The blue topaz falls into a [...]
October 1, 2010 – 5:56 am
It is amazing how one birthstone can have such a mythical history. Once revered, opal was defamed by a novel written by Sir Walter Scott in which the main character died immediately after moisture hit her opal.
The myths continue, with some saying that the only time it is unlucky is if you were not [...]
September 1, 2010 – 5:55 am
The September birthstone, both traditional and modern, is the beautiful, blue sapphire. The word sapphire comes from the Greek word for “blue stone”. It is in the corundum family of gemstones. It’s color can vary from the familiar blue. It is also found in pink. If it is seen in red, it is a ruby. [...]
Emerald is the birthstone of the fifth month, May. Sapphire and agate joins emerald, however, as the Mystical and Ayurvedic May birthstones, respectively. As May overlaps two star signs, Taurus and Gemini, and as with each sign there are multiple gemstones, the category of May birthstones expands even further. Taurus’ birthstones are sapphire, turquoise, [...]
Diamonds are the widely accepted birthstone of the month of April. Aside from diamonds, however, there are other April birthstones. Opal is the Mystical birthstone. April overlaps two zodiac signs, Aries and Taurus. The birthstones of Aries are bloodstone and diamond, jasper is its planetary stone, and all three are considered its lucky charms; the [...]