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Citrine

Posted on November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 by Artful Gems

Citrine is November’s birthstone and the 13th anniversary gemstone. It is a variety of quartz that ranges from pale yellow to brownish orange in color. Its yellow hues are caused by traces of iron in quartz crystals. These transparent crystals are found in all sizes as geodes, points, and clusters. The largest producer of this quality Read More

Turquoise Blue

Posted on December 12, 2018December 12, 2018 by Artful Gems

Turquoise is the birthstone for the month of December. Its colors range from sky blue through various shades of green; to greenish and yellowish gray. It is an opaque stone of hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate.It is also the stone for Sagittarius which runs from November 22-December 21. And, it is the anniversary gemstone for the Read More

Seed Pods

Posted on July 31, 2018October 6, 2018 by Artful Gems

Seed-pods is this month’s Art Elements‘ monthly challenge and once again, I joined. I love the idea Jennifer Cameron came up with! So, when you see the hashtags #AEthemechallenge and #AEseedpod on places like Instagram, know they are referring to the challenge. Unlike last month, I started working early on the post. I want to pass on as Read More

Sunflower

Posted on June 30, 2018 by Artful Gems

Hello, Today I’m moving from my usual posts to something totally different. A few months ago, I came across a site called Art Elements. I found it through Pinterest. It is a super cool blog, so I decided to follow it and I subscribed. One of the things I liked, besides the cool ideas, is Read More