Milton Gems Jewellery News

Another part of the Kit Heath designer children’s collection are these pretty silver guardian angels.  Standing on a circular birthstone, you can choose the one for the month required.  The picture to the left is peridot which is the august birthstone and a rather fetching green.

The silver chain is 12 inches long but it has a 2 inch extender if required so will fit a wide range of children.  It’s a solid 4.5 grams in weight.

As with all Kit Heath jewellery, it comes in a very nice designer presentation box - the children’s box is a colourful red and includes a bag as well which is ideal for this childs necklace.

All in all, this kids birthstone necklace is a great present - choose the childs birth month and you’re away!

You can find more children’s jewellery here.

Martin

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A new feature of the Kit Heath children’s silver range of jewellery are the beads.  They are mainly letters but there also other types of symbols such as butterflies, heart, dots etc.  There are special bead necklaces and bead bracelets that are designed to go with the Kit Heath beads and they’re not static.  What I mean by that is one day, your child might want her name spelt out on her bracelet or necklace.  The next day, however, she might want her pets name, or friend or whatever

The beads are 0.8cm across and they’re made of silver and coloured enamel - both sides have the letter on it but with different coloured enamel for greater versatility.

These beads and necklaces / bracelets make wonderful gifts and we’ve only had them up a few days and they’ve been selling well - they make great gifts.  In fact, we recently went to France and in a local restaurant was a lovely waitress who is often helped by her daughter - Samia.  We thought it would be nice to send a bracelet with her name in beads.  We will be going back soon and even though we can’t understand each other, I hope to see the look on her face when she wears it.

Take a look at our range in the alphabet bead category - part of the children’s jewellery category.

Martin

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I mentioned the other day that we were adding the new Kit Heath Children’s range of jewellery to our site and we have - you can find it in the Children’s jewellery section.

There is a great selection of new items from pretty bracelets to cute necklaces.  Children’s earrings and bracelets are there too which is good to see.  Two things I like is their new range of Children’s alphabet beads - you can make your own bracelets or necklaces and Children’s birthstone necklaces.  Both of these I’ll write a seperate post about as I feel they deserve it.

Click here to see the Kit Heaths Children’s range.

Martin

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Silver brooches always go down well as gifts and we at Milton Gems have a nice range.  Here are a couple of new marcasite brooches that caught our eye so much so that we put on our site.

What do you think of the image to the left?  The two cats cuddling - one with mainly marcasite and a silver collar, the other is silver with a marcasite collar.  This would be a perfect gift for either a marcasite brooch lover or a cat lover.

Below we have a nice silver and marcasite dragonfly brooch - dragonfly jewellery has long been a favourite on Milton Gems and we have a range.

All in all, a nice couple of pieces - feel free to take a look.

Martin

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For a lot of people, thoughts of Christmas is a long way off - even though the weather we’re currently having is hardly summer-like!  However, it’s at this time of year that we (at Milton Gems) put together new ranges that are being brought out at this time of the year in time for Christmas.  This means that there’s always a lot of new and exciting items going onto the site which is one of the reasons that there’s not been a blog entry for a while - there’s just so much going on!

But I’ll try and bring you up to speed on what’s been added - I’m sure you’ll like it!

The popular range - D for Diamonds - has had a lot of items added.  Hearts, fairies and horse jewellery are popular at the moment and as always, all D for Diamonds come with a presentation box.

Something else I’m pleased about is that Kit Heath, the widely awarded silver jewellery designer, is in the process of bringing out a new and updated range of Kit Heath children’s jewellery - it is an exclusive range and we’re one of the few who have been chosen to supply the items.  Everything comes in a stylish and colourful designer presentation box and bag and I’m sure you’ll love the new pieces - I like the beaded initials which will go down a storm.  We shall be getting stock in a few days and I shall be putting the items on as soon as they’re available.

Also on the theme of children’s jewellery, we have added quite a few items to our popular Christening jewellery range especially the christening bracelets, christening pendants and christening earrings.  Our Christening bangles remain extremely popular and we’ve also added some more especially non-adjustable ones that are perfect for engraving your Christening message (we don’t engrave, I need to add).

One thing that we are working on is Boys jewellery - we have a nice range but I want to add more and we will be doing in the very near future.

 Anyway, that’s a bit of news with regards to our updates on Children’s jewellery.  I’ll do a seperate post for adults - just so I don’t confuse things!

Martin

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This is a popular bangle of ours - we call it the alphabet bangle simply because it has all the letters of the alphabet engraved on it and is a perfect Christening gift.

Perfect for giving to a baby on their special day, this Christening bangle is adjustable for the perfect fit.  This bangle is from the D For Diamonds range and, as such, includes a diamond and comes packeged in a presentation box.

Feel free to take a closer look at our Christening jewellery collection.

Martin

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We at Milton Gems have just started to add Celtic jewellery to our range of jewellery.  At the moment, the lions share are from the designer, Kit Heath, who is knows for using the classical Celtic style of flowing, organic lines in their jewellery.

To make it easier to browse, we’ve added multiple categories - Celtic earrings, Celtic pendants, Celtic brooches, Celtic necklaces, Celtic bangles and Celtic bracelets.

Take a look - I’m sure you’ll like the silver Celtic jewellery that you see.

Martin

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There are three pages of silver bracelets and on the first page, the piece that stands out as being the mosts popular is the one to the left - a green agate bracelet set in sterling silver.

Agate is extremely popular in the east and is becoming more and more so over here.  Green agate jewellery has the deepness of colour that isn’t abundant in the market place at the moment.

All in all - a very nice piece.

Page two of the bracelets category and the most popular item is a piece from the famous designer, Kit Heath.

The bracelet has 5 dainty, open hearts linked together.  As with all Kit Heath items it comes with a deluxe presentation box so it’s ready to give as a gift straight away.  Of course - you also have the option of having it giftwrapped.

To be honest, the 2nd silver bracelet page had a couple of items that could have been listed here - there’s some nice pieces.

Last silver bracelet page (at the moment…we’re always growing!) and there’s this silver t-bar bracelet there.

The bracelet is 7 3/4 inches long and is made of chunky silver with a t-bar fastening.  Included with this bracelet is deluxe packaging and also free UK Special Delivery postage.

So - that’s it for the silver bracelet walkthrough.  We do have other bracelets e.g. christening bracelets, marcasite bracelets and Celtic bracelets and I will be running through those soon.

Martin.

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Each category on Milton Gems has it popular items and one thing I would like to start doing is to list them in an easily seen way.  To do this, I’m going to start doing a category walkthrough (or walkthru if you’re from the United Stated).  Basically, I’ll go through the pages of a category and show images of the most popular pieces.  Simple as that.  And I’m going to start with silver bracelets!

Martin

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These are pink sapphire and diamond studs some of our most popular white gold earrings.  Dainty and with a diamond and pink sapphire stone in each stud, the white gold is 9ct.  The weight of the diamond is 0.03ct.

Part of the Elements Gold range of jewellery, take a look at more of our gold earrings here.  Or look at our pink sapphire jewellery here.

Martin

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Paua shell comes from the seas around New Zealand and the beautiful green and blue colours are used to great effect in paua shell jewellery.

This butterfly pendant is shaped like a butterfly in silver and inlaid with paua shell.  It comes from the famous designer Kit Heath and while it doesn’t include a chain, one can be ordered at the same time.

All in all, this silver pendant is a pretty piece and certainly a talking point for all butterfly lovers.

Martin

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I just thought I’d pass on a new site I found - called Emperor Jewels and is a US based jewellery site selling titanium, tungsten, stainless steel but mainly gold (in multiple colours such as rose, yellow and white gold). They have the normal section for womens jewellery but they also have mens and childrens jewellery.

They send out orders with free postage over $99 and all in all, it was a nice surf - they had a good range of items and pieces that caught my eye was a 14k gold onyx ring and a 14k gold men’s chain necklace which were very nice too. It’s easy to fill up your shopping cart and then the hard decisions have to be made…

We at Milton Gems have a nice selection of children’s lockets in our Children’s range of jewellery - both in silver and in gold.

Made to have a little keepsake placed in it such as a picture, lockets and chains keep something loved close to their heart.  A nice childs locket would also make a great Christening gift.

Our most popular childs locket can be seen to the left - it comes in a lilac coloured musical gift box and is a pretty little silver locket on a chain.  Our most popular gold childs locket is heart shaped with pink enamel and has a little diamond in the centre.  It comes with a lilac box.

Below I’ve shown some more images of our range of children’s lockets.

CLICK ON A LOCKET IMAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Martin

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Certainly, the bride is the major part of the wedding but you can’t forget the bridesmaids.  Traditionally they are to help the bride on her big day, make sure she’s ready and gets to the Church properly and so on, but they are an integral part of the ceremony.

We at Milton Gems have put together a range of bridesmaid jewellery that we feel would complement each other at the wedding.  Simple, subtle and elegant, these pieces are made to be admired.  While the bridesmaid bracelets, earrings, necklaces, bangle, etc. are for adults, many people give younger bridesmaids gifts from our Children’s jewellery range - we even have pieces that could be given to young pageboys!

So, all in all, say thank you to your helpers and help them stand out in the wedding photographs with beautiful bridesmaid jewellery from Milton Gems.

Martin

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Diamond jewellery may be a girls best friend, but sometimes it is emerald that is loved - the birthstone of may and with the majority of our jewellery, diamonds complement the emerald and gold.

We have just been adding some more emerald pieces - mainly emerald earrings and emerald pendants and all set in 9ct gold - ready for may when it’s the traditional gift to give to a loved one.

CLICK ON A PICTURE OF THE PIECE OF EMERALD JEWELLERY FOR MORE INFORMATION

See more of our emerald jewellery here and emerald page 2 is here or you can see our gold jewellery here.

Martin

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Call me a softy but it’s nice to see a baby that’s all pink and cute and arounds its little wrist is a nice piece of baby jewellery.  Take the image of the silver baby bangle to the left as an example - it’s silver and has Angel written on it which is quite appropriate.  It is adjustable and it suitable for a baby from 0 to 2 years (depending on his or her size, of course).

We also have babies bracelets so take a look and see what your little one would look best with and we even have a category for baby boy jewellery.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE REST OF OUR BABY AND CHILDREN’S JEWELLERY

Martin

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We have sorted our silver and gold jewellery into themes - mainly into types of gemstone e.g. blue topaz jewellery, but also into types e.g. oxidised silver jewellery. Below is a list of the types of jewellery we have - note, these are for adults jewellery - children’s jewellery and baby jewellery can be found seperately.

Firstly, there’s the gemstone jewellery that are for birthstones

Garnet Jewellery - Amethyst Jewellery - Aquamarine Jewellery - Diamond Jewellery - Emerald Jewellery - Moonstone Jewellery - Freshwater Pearl Jewellery - Ruby Jewellery - Peridot Jewellery - Sapphire Jewellery - Opal Jewellery - Citrine Jewellery - Turquoise Jewellery

The eagle eyed among you might notice that there’s 13 gemstones listed above even though there’s only twelve months in the year - that’s because the june birthstone is moonstone or pearl so I put both down.

More, non birthstone categories are Agate Jewellery - Amber Jewellery - Blue Topaz Jewellery - Clear Cubic Zirconia - Coloured Cubic Zirconia - Green Agate Jewellery - Iolite Jewellery - Jade Jewellery - Mother of Pearl Jewellery - Onyx Jewellery - Oxidised Silver Jewellery - Paua Shell Jewellery - Pink Sapphire Jewellery - Quartz Jewellery - Rose Quartz Jewellery - Shell Jewellery - Silver Pearl Jewellery - Smoky Quartz Jewellery - Synthetic Pearl Jewellery - Tourmaline Jewellery - Valentine / Romantic Jewellery - Enamel Jewellery.

All in all, we have a good selection of jewellery in a wide range of gemstones so the chances are, we have something to suit your needs so browse away.

Martin

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White gold jewellery is always popular whether it’s white gold pendants or white gold earrings.  It gets its white colour because it’s yellow gold mixed with another metal, for example nickel, giving it the whiteness.

Sometimes it can be mistaken for silver or other, less precious metals but the white gold lasts and, like yellow gold, doesn’t tarnish.

Some more examples of our white gold jewellery are below:

CLICK ON THE IMAGE FOR A CLOSER LOOK AT THE GOLD JEWELLERY!

And don’t forget - we have a nice selection of children’s white gold jewellery and white gold christening jewellery too!

Martin

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Any child would look even cuter with a nice silver sea horse set of jewellery.  We have a sea horse pendant, sea horse bracelet .  They are all from the well respected girls D for Diamonds jewellery range so, obviously, they have a diamond which, in the case of the seahorses, are the eye.

The zip charm has a lobster claw which allows you to attach it to (almost) anything - zips, clothes, etc. and is approx 15mm x 8mm in size.  The pendant is approx 18mm x 8mm and it comes with a 14″ silver chain.  The seahorse bracelet is 14cm - 16cm / 5 1/2″ - 6 1/4″ (adjustable) and has a number of pretty pink cats eye glass beads.

As with all D for Diamonds jewellery, each item comes with a pretty lilac coloured presentation box.

 We have a nice children’s jewellery range - there’s four sections.  One is boys jewellery, another is girls silver jewellery.  Then there’s girls gold jewellery and finally Kit Heath jewellery - which is an exclusive designer range.

Martin

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Just a quick note saying that we at Milton Gems try to provide as good a service as possible to our customers and one of the ways we thought we can provide that is by offering a jewellery gift wrap service.  For a small fee, we will hand gift wrap your jewellery and write your message on a gift tag - just let us know at checkout (there’s a box to write the message) and we’ll do our utmost.

We also have a range of jewellery presentation boxes that you can choose to have your item sent out in and these especially go with the gift wrap.

Please note that not every item has the option to have a presentation box or gift wrap for example Kit Heath items automatically come with a presentation box.

Any other suggestions on how we can improve service, just let us know via the “Contact Us” at the top of the page.

 Martin

Paua shell comes from the sea around New Zealand and its beautiful blues and greens make it ideal for jewellery.  We at Milton Gems have a good selection of paua shell jewellery including the paua shell bangle (as seen to the left).

The bangle has a stirrup catch making it extremely easy to put on - you just slip one end from the stirrup and you can put in or take out your wrist with no fuss.

The designer is Kit Heath - a well respected name in jewellery and the bangle comes in a presentation box making it perfect for a gift.

You can see more of our silver bangles here.

Martin

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I just love the deep, rich green of emerald and it’s certainly at the top of my list of favourite gemstones and it’s always a pleasure to look at the items when you are sending them out to a customer knowing that they will love the item.

These gold earrings are just the type of piece that’s a pleasure to have - small enough for everyday wear - they are 3mm diameter - and set in 9ct gold they would make a great gift.

Click here and you can see more of the gold and emerald stud earrings or click here to see more of our emerald jewellery - the birthstone of may.

Martin

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To the left is a picture of a stunning amethyst necklace made from silver and 10 smaller amethyst stones and a larger, teardrop shaped amethyst stone.

Hallmarked 925 to prove it’s a quality piece of silver jewellery, this necklace is approx 16 - 17 1/4 inches long (adjustable).  It comes with a deluxe presentation box and also includes free UK delivery.

Click on the image of the silver amethyst necklace to see more information.

Martin.

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It has got to be said that belly bars are a new addition to the Milton Gems Jewellery site.  We’re getting a nice little collection of body jewellery and we intend to grow it a fairly soon.

CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR RANGE OF BODY JEWELLERY AND BELLY BARS

Have a look at some of the other belly bars we have in our range as always…

CLICK ON THE IMAGES TO GET MORE INFORMATION AND TO BUY!

Currently, we have 4 pages of belly bars.  Body jewellery page 1, page 2, page 3 and body jewellery page 4.

Before I forget - I can’t miss out our most popular belly bar - it’s a bunny rabbit and it’s picture is to the left!

 Enjoy the bars!  Martin.

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White gold is a mixture of gold and other metals - mainly nickel but often palladium or zinc to give it the white colour you’d expect.

We have a range of white gold earrings including the earrings you see on this page - click on an image to get more information on them.

Take a look at our gold jewellery category especially our gold earrings.  We also have a special range of children’s gold jewellery.

 Martin

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Some jewellery pieces just get all the attention.  Take this mother of pearl flower pendant, for example - we have shown it on our blog a couple of months ago and it has proven to be extremely popular - so much so we’re showing it again! 

The silver pendant is a nice size - approx 23mm on its widest point and weighs in at about 4.3grams.  It is hallmarked to prove its silver heritage and, as with most of our pendants, doesn’t include a chain but you can choose one on the product page.

It is made from marcasite in the centre and edges and the petals are of mother of pearl making for a beautiful effect.

We also have a pair of mother of pearl and marcasite flower stud earrings which match this pendant.

As always, click on an image and you will be taken to the information page for the product.

Martin

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Ruby jewellery, which is the birthstone for july, and gold makes a great partnership.  The rich, deep red colour of the ruby plays with the light and set in with gold makes for a rich combination of precious materials.

We at Milton Gems have a nice and growing collection of ruby jewellery.  One of my favourites is the heart shaped ruby pendant (to the left) which goes perfectly with a nice gold chain.  One of our most popular pairs of gold stud earrings are shown below – a circular ruby set in 9ct gold makes for an effective adornment.

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I’ve just added three more silver charms and all of them certainly go bling!  Studded with clear cubic zirconia stones, they catch the light beautifully.  They are not small (especially the starfish charm which is approx 37mm), the heart charm is roughly 21mm and the snowflake charm is around 17.5mm.

All have a lobster claw so they can be worn on bracelets, necklaces, handbags or whatever you want to clip them on.

Currently we have two pages - charm page 1 and charm page 2 so check them out and have a look at the detail.

Click on an image to get more information on the item!

Martin

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We had a nice lady buy a set of marcasite and oxyx jewellery recently and I liked the way it looks.  It certainly works well together - the flatness of the onyx surrounded by the texture of the marcasite yet the light reflects different - the onyx is almost like a dark mirror.

The marcasite and onyx pendant (as shown to the left) doesn’t come with the organza ribbon (but can be ordered as well) and would require quite a large chain.  The size of the pendant is approx 34mm x 24mm and it weighs approx 8.1 grams.  It has a hallmark to prove that the marcasite and onyx is set in silver.

These earrings make up the matching set - an oval of onyx surrounded by marcasite and set in sterling silver.

The size of these silver drop earrings are approx 26mm x 18mm and each silver earring weighs in at 4.4 grams.  Hallmarked to show the quality of these onyx and marcasite earrings.

Click here to see more onyx jewellery or here to see more marcasite jewellery.

Martin

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Take a look at our childs initial pendant to the left - it has a diamond in it and includes a 14″ silver chain and includes a “babies” box.  The size of the pendant, obviously, depends on the letter but an example is the M is 7mm wide.  All are approx 6mm tall (not including the bale).  The pendant is part of our Kit Heath children’s range of jewellery which we have only just put on.

As mentioned, the initial pendant comes with a silver chain so would make a great present for a child.

You can see more from our children’s jewellery here.

Martin

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The title of this post says what I feel, I suppose - selling silver jewellery and gold jewellery (come to think of it) is a funny old game.  You do it for a while and you think you know a little and then something stumps you.  Take the silver necklace to the left, for example.  A nice piece.  An attractive piece.  But I wasn’t sure if it would sell.  I put it on Milton Gems and left it to see what happened.  I expected to sell a little but I think the fact that the necklace was a little different caught peoples eye and it’s currently our most popular item.

So, moral of the story - sell a range of items because you can never tell and you’re more likely to have a piece that sells like hot cakes.

Anyway, I’m off to make sure we have enough of the necklaces and order some more.

Martin

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Some call this marcasite pendant a double star.  Some call it a double flower.  I call them stars but, either way, this marcasite set in silver pendant is proving to be extremely popular.

Click here to go straight to the star shaped silver marcasite pendant

The top, smaller star is connected to the bottom by a link so the bottom moves freely and the stars are made of a central circle with 8 (petals?) on the smaller and 12 on the larger star.  In total, from top to bottom the pendant is 37mm approx.  The top star is 12mm, the bottom is 16mm and in total weighs around 3gms.  The bale of the pendant is behind the top star.

As with all our pendants, it’s not sold with a chain but you can choose to order one (we do this as many people have their own favourite charms that they reuse).

You can see more of our marcasite pendants here and here.  Our silver pendants are here.

Martin

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For quite a while we’ve been selling children’s jewellery and while had some boys jewellery (a few pieces), the majority was for girls - especially silver.  However, we’ve recently been asked a few times if we have a larger range of jewellery for boys so we decided to put some more pieces on.

Click here to see our boys silver and gold jewellery category

While there’s not as many pieces as there are for girls, the boys jewellery comes with a very nice blue presentation box so they are perfect for gifts for young boys.

Take a peek - we have two pages up at the moment - boys jewellery 1 and boys jewellery 2 - and I hope to get some positive (or negative - we want to improve!) feedback on the pieces.

Martin

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Today we’ve added a few new silver charms to our collection.  One that I think will be popular is pictured to the left - they’re initials charms.  You can choose the letter you want and because of the way they’re made (with a lobster claw) they can be attached to a chain to make an initial necklace, or bracelet.  They can even be added, of course, to handbags, zips, mobile phones and the like.  Perfect for giving to someone you love - just don’t forget and send them the wrong letter!

Two other charms we’ve added are shown below - a pair of scissors charm and a flower flip flop charm.  The scissors don’t open (just wanted to put that in) but as with all our charms, they’re incredibly detailed and would be a great gift to give to a hairdresser.  The flip flop is pink and green enamel set in silver and made to remind you of summer days!

I shall be putting more silver charms up tomorrow - I think it might be a heart day in honour of Valentines Day that’s just been.

Martin.

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December’s birthstone is Turquoise, and is also known as the 5th and 11th wedding anniversary stone. Its hue can range from the common green blue to a light sky blue. It is believed by some that turquoise got its name from “pierre turquoise” which means “Turkish stone” in French.

Click here to see our range of turquoise birthstone jewellery - December.

Some people believe that the name comes from the Persian word “fiouze” which means turquoise. The Egyptians mined turquoise as far back as 6,000 BC. Some may be surprised when they hear that the finest turquoise comes from Iran, not the American Southwest. You can find special pieces in areas such as Arizona and New Mexico, and areas such as Australia and Afghanistan.

For centuries turquoise has been treated as a holy stone and as a good luck charm. Ancient Egyptian tombs from about 3,000 B.C. hold the oldest proof of human kind’s interest in turquoise. There were beautiful artifacts decorated with this popular gemstone that were buried with the royal dead.

The tomb of Queen Zer was unburied in 1900. There was a turquoise and gold bracelet found on her wrist, making it one of the oldest pieces of jewelry ever found.

Turquoise has had a sacred place in the religious rites of North American Indians and by the Tibetans who include it in their rituals and ceremonies. People all over the world believe that turquoise has the power to promote mental and spiritual clarity to enhance wisdom, trust, understanding, and kindness.

Click here to see more from our range of december birthstone jewellery

Ancient Persians thought that the sky blue gemstones could be used as protection to ward off unnatural death if worn around the neck. This stone is known worldwide as being a good luck charm to help avoid accidents.

Turquoise is not only beautiful its bright colour offers self confidence to different personalities, and is commonly given as a token of friendship. Turquoise is linked to faithful and long lasting relationships.

Come and take a look at our turquoise jewellery

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The birthstone attached to November is citrine, which is said to increase creativity and feelings of joy. Citrine is also given as the anniversary gemstone for the 13th year wedding anniversary. The name comes from a French word for lemon, “citrin”, and comes in a variety of quartz.

Click here to see our range of november birthstone jewellery - citrine

Citrine is mined abundantly in Brazil but has been found in areas of Bolivia. The colours range from a vivid yellow to deep oranges as well as a favorite the “Madeira red”. You can mine natural citrine in the Ural Mountains of Russia, France, Madagascar, and Dauphine.

Citrine has been used for improving the function of the body’s organs such as the liver, heart, kidneys, and the digestive system. Many healing practitioners all over the world use Citrine to remove harmful toxins from the body and treat muscular disorders.

Like all other forms of quartz, citrine has been believed to have magical powers. For centuries people have carried citrine with them as protection against the plague, and evil people. It has also been used as a type of charm that protects against snake and spider bites.

Giving citrine as a gift to someone special symbolizes your wishes for hope and strength. Citrine is glowing with sunshine yellow brightness which makes it perfect to brighten someone’s life.

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Mental health citrine has been known as being highly powerful for simulating someone’s mental capacities and enhancing creativity. Some believe that wearing citrine will improve your memory, give you more energy, and make you feel more optimistic. The magnetic powers of citrine are said to relieve depression and fear.

There is a large amount of citrine that is offered in the huge market today, and most of it is heat-treated amethyst. In fact natural citrine is lighter than the heat treated gems which tend to be a darker orange-brown or a reddish-brown colour.

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Opal is said to enhance insight and dispels fear, and is known as being the birthstone of October. Opal is also given to as a 14th wedding anniversary present. Opal gets it name from the Greek work “opallus” which means to see a change in colour. This is obvious because opal has the ability to reflect wavelengths of light for a beautiful vision. There are more than a dozen different colours of opals.

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Opals are mined from deposits located mainly in Southern Australia, but there are still areas where you can find small amounts such as Mexico, Nevada, Brazil, and Czechoslovakia.

Opal is actually a non crystallized silica which is a mineral found near the earth’s surface in the areas where ancient hot springs once were. Roman’s referred to this gemstone as “Cupid Paederos,” which means a child as beautiful as love. The Romans also believed that opals fell to earth from the heavens in a flash of lightening.

On crowns opals symbolize hope and purity for ages. Ever since the 14th century there have been several cultures that have thought that this stone was an Eye Stone which watches over royal families. They thought that the opal was the king of all gems because it has the variety of all the colours in the rainbow.

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You can purchase a black opal which has a dark body hue compared to most other opals, a white opal also referred to as a milky opal, a boulder opal which is very dark and magnificent in colour, the crystal opal which has a transparent or semi transparent body tone and include forms of black and white crystal, and finally the fire opal which is an American name meaning an opal that has a specific red hue.

It doesn’t matter which colour of opal you purchase just make sure you know what the hue symbolizes.

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September’s birthstone is sapphire and is known to bring physical and emotional balance. Sapphire is also commonly given as the 5th and 45th wedding anniversary. The Greek word for blue “sapphirus” gives sapphires their name.

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Sapphires have long been a tradition for priests who think they symbolize purity, as well as king s who thought they symbolized wisdom.

Compared to other gemstones, sapphires, like rubies, are a variety of corundum. Sapphires come in magnificent colours that range from pink and lavender hues to a rare orange colour and the most popular deep blue sapphire that helped earn its name.

Sapphires have been mined since the 7th century BC in an area of India now known as Sri Lanka. They are also found in other areas around the world such as Australia, Nigeria, Kenya, Madagascar, America, Thailand, Myanmar, Tanzania, China, and Myanmar.

The way that corundum crystals are formed it causes large sapphires very rarely making the largest ones very valuable. The 563 carat Star of India which is on display at the Museum of Natural History in New York City. This sapphire is known as the most famous of star sapphires, which are cut to reflect light from inclusions within the stone and reveal a bright six pointed star pattern.

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It was said that a venomous snake put in a vessel made of sapphire would immediately die. Sapphires have earned a reputation as begin a great all purpose medicine and have been ingested as an antidote to poison. Sapphires have also been ground into powders as a remedy for things ranging from colic to mental illness.

Egyptians once associated the clear sapphire with the eye of Horas, the “eye in the sky”. Sapphires were used by Greeks to tap into their subconscious mind by opening of the “third eye”.

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August’s birthstone is Peridot and comes from the Arabic word “faridat” which means gem. Peridot is often referred to as the evening emerald because when put under artificial light it has a green glow. Peridot is also used as the 16th anniversary gemstone.

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Ancient Greek and Roman jewellery was heavy in peridot and has been popular all the way back to 1500 BC when the Egyptians began mining it. Egyptians referred to the stone as the “gem of the sun” and even believed it had the ability to lower anxiety, enhance verbal communication, and help in the success of marriages.

The transparent colours in peridot come in a variety of greens ranging from a light yellowish green to a dark olive colour. The truer the green hue is of the peridot the most expensive it is going to be. If there is any slight colour of brown in your peridot it greatly lowers the value as well as any visible flaws.

You are able to find peridot crystals in the black sands of Hawaii where this specific gemstone is quite abundant. You are able to find peridot here in large sizes. The Hawaiians believe that peridot is the tears of Pele, their volcano goddess.

While peridot is most abundant in Hawaii you can also find it as far away as Burma, Norway, Brazil, Australia, the Congo, and even Arizona. Where ever it is found it is an amazing gemstone.

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Peridot is said to have helped dreams become a reality and has been given the symbol of fame, strength, and vitality. Peridot is found in Europe in medieval churches, heavily decorating treasures including the Cologne Cathedral.

It is known that Egyptian priests drank from cups made of peridot with the belief that it would draw them nearer to Isis, the goddess of nature.

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Ruby is July’s birthstone and is known to have fire and emotion properties. Ruby is also known as being the anniversary gemstone for the 15th and 40th marriage anniversary. Ruby mining began over 2,500 years ago and is still found in areas such as Burma, Thailand, Kenya, Tanzania, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, Cambodia, America, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.

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Ancient Hindus referred to rubies as the “Lord of Gems”. They are well known as one of the most prized of all gems throughout all periods of history. The intense fiery glow of rubies is known to come from its internal eternal flame.

The ruby is a symbol for many as everlasting love and is a combination of mineral Corundum which is called sapphire when it is any other colour except red. Only the colour red is referred to as ruby.