JANUARY BIRTHSTONE IS GARNET
Garnet is associated with fire, passion and blood, and as well as January's birthstone is it also a recommended gift for both the 2nd and 6th Wedding Annivesaries.
Garnet is mainly thought of as a deep red colour, but natural colours include orange, yellow, green, purple, brown, black, pink and colourless. The stone is steeped in history - it can be dated as far back as 3500BC when it was found in Egypt round the neck of a mummified body.
FEBRUARY - AMETHYST
MARCH - AQUAMARINE
APRIL - DIAMOND
MAY - EMERALD
JUNE - ALEXANDRITE - MOONSTONE - PEARL
JULY - RUBY
AUGUST - PERIDOT
SEPTEMBER - SAPPHIRE
OCTOBER - OPAL - TOURMALINE
NOVEMBER - TOPAZ - CITRINE
DECEMBER - TURQUOISE - TANZANINTE - ZIRCON
NB: Information used from Jewellery Maker and web
I hope to make the beady box a source of information in the same way as the cupboard. It will take time to list the many things that are going round my head - but to make a start I thought I would start with Birthstones. Just made January with a few interesting facts about Garnet! Must get busy now checking out February.
Hi Ikki, thank you for the list of birthstones. I knew my own (aquamarine) but never knew the others :o)
ReplyDeleteJackie xx
I love that you provide useful info along with your beady inspiration, Ikki. My birthday is actually tomorrow (Jan. 27) so I am a garnet girl. I inherited a garnet necklace from my great grandmother because I was the first granddaughter to be born in January. I have now passed that necklace on to my only granddaughter born in January. It is such a treasure!
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