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Topaz, November’s Birthstone

Posted on November 3, 2018November 4, 2018 by Artful Gems

Topaz is November’s birthstone. Use the blue variety to celebrate the fourth wedding anniversary. It is a colorless gem that has aluminum fluoro-hydroxy silicate. Impurities may vary the intensity of color. Most of the gems are wine, yellow, pale gray, reddish-orange, or blue brown. Blue Topaz does occur in nature, but is rare and almost Read More

Opals for Me

Posted on October 8, 2018October 13, 2018 by Artful Gems

Opal Amy Lowell, 1874 – 1925 You are ice and fire, The touch of you burns my hands like snow. You are cold and flame. You are the crimson of Amaryllis, The silver of moon-touched magnolias. When I am with you, My heart is a frozen pond Gleaming with agitated torches. In the eighth grade, a close classmate, Read More

Ruby the Star of July

Posted on July 1, 2018June 18, 2018 by Artful Gems

This month, the Ruby takes center stage. It is the birthstone for the month of July and the gem for the 15th and 40th anniversaries. Ruby Is a Star Ruby is the most valuable variety of the corundum mineral species, which also includes Sapphires and can command the highest per-carat price of any colored stone. Read More

The Emerald is May

Posted on May 1, 2018May 1, 2018 by Artful Gems

Who first beholds the light of day In Spring’s sweet flowery month of May And wears an Emerald all her life Shall be a loved and happy wife The Emerald is one of the most beautiful green stones in Nature!!! And, the birthstone for May! The month of May is very hectic for me. Read More

April Gemstone Birthday Jewelry

Posted on April 10, 2018April 19, 2018 by Artful Gems

April in New York to me is the best time!!! I shed the layers of clothing and put them away. It is also the best time to show off my jewelry! And so should you! If you are an April baby, your birthstone is the Diamond!!! Nice stone! The Diamond is associated with love, so to Read More

Aquamarine Gemstone Birthday Jewelry

Posted on March 27, 2018March 4, 2019 by Artful Gems

Aquamarine is the Gemstone of the month of March and it is a gemstone that is very close to my heart. It was my grandmother’s birthstone. She passed away several years ago. On one of my visits to the Island of Puerto Rico, I visited my hometown, Mayaguez and went to my grandmother’s house. She always Read More