Birthstone Jewelry
People often look to birthstone jewelry to give as gifts; birthstone jewelry is an obvious gift choice for birthdays, but is also fitting to give for many other special occasions and holidays.
People enjoy the personal symbolism of the birthstones. Birth stone jewelry offers an identity of sorts – a special meaning - that other no other precious stones lend the wearer.
Depending on the source, birth stones vary for certain months. In the interest of standardizing birthstones, the Jewelers of America devised a modern birthstone list, accepted in 1912 to be the one list of birthstones. There are at least three other lists that are used, the Mystical, the Ayurvedic, and the Traditional. Of these, the two most widely accepted worldwide are the modern list from the Jewelers of America and the traditional list, which is felt by many to have more significant meaning. It is generally felt that when you want to give a gift of the most popular, well-liked birth stone, you give from the modern list; for the more meaningful stone choice, choose among the traditional birthstones.
Birthstones By Month
For both modern and traditional birthstone jewelry choices, choose among the following; note that not every month differs on the lists.
• January: garnet is the birthstone of choice for either list
• February: give amethyst birthstone jewelry
• March: both lists list aquamarine
• April: diamonds are the overwhelmingly accepted birthstone
• May: emerald, again, by an overwhelming majority
• June: pearl for either modern or traditional, and also moonstone on the modern list
• July: July has always been the ruby
• August: peridot
• September: sapphire
• October: October’s jewelry is either tourmaline or Opal, either list
• November: topaz and citrine
• December: for the last month of the year, a choice; traditionally, December birthstone jewelry is zircon, turquoise, or lapis lazuli, but the modern list designates blue topaz and turquoise only.
Giving Birthstone Jewelry As Gifts
Birthstones are used in every form of jewelry design, and although they are a traditional, failsafe gift for a birthday, birth stone jewelry and charms make excellent gifts anytime of year, and for several special occasions.
• Birthstone child jewelry makes a nice symbolic gift for birthdays and milestones, such as gifts for school graduations, communions, and recitals. Child birth stone jewelry is also a nice gift for baptisms and like special occasions, or as an alternative to child birth stone jewelry, baptismal cups with birthstone inlays can be given.
• Birthstone babies jewelry is often given to newborn babes to celebrate their birth in keepsake fashion. A gift of birthstone babies jewelry also makes a nice baby shower gift.
• Personalized birthstone jewelry makes the gift even more symbolic and individual. The recipient’s name and occasion, including date, make for memorable gift giving.
• Birthstone jewelry gifts for grandmothers and mother’s birthstone jewelry are used not only to mark the occasion of matriarchal birthdays, but also as symbols of their family and children. Mother’s and grandmother’s rings, charms, and pendants inlaid with a stone for each child or grandchild are meaningful ways to pay respect to the woman who grew the family tree. These are especially nice for Mother’s Day gift giving.
There are many options in styles and settings for birthstone jewelry pieces. Any favored metal is available, be it a setting of black hills gold birthstone jewelry or the recently popularized white gold birthstone jewelry. Discount birthstone jewelry is available pre-set or set with manmade gemstones at reduced costs. Loose stones can also be chosen and set into a unique design of birthstone jewelry when you really want to capture the style and preference of the gift receiver.
Birthstone jewelry is a traditional gift choice that has spanned the ages. Giving gifts of birthstone jewelry offers you, as gift giver, the chance to bring history and tradition to your gift in a way that is popular and modern as well. Birthstone jewelry gifts are both modern and traditional in a way few gift options are today.
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