Friday, 23. October 2009
Jewelry, since time began offers a host of the mythical and superstitious. Some stones have healing powers, others will ward off sickness, offer protection, give courage and will even attract the opposite sex. We have all experienced at some time what our birth stone is and what it represents. As there are only twelve months in the year this offers us only the possibility of twelve different gem stones. We are familiar with January being the Garnet, a cousin to the Ruby, February the Amethyst, March the Aquamarine, April the Diamond, May the Emerald, June the Pearl, July the Ruby, August the Peridot, September the Sapphire, October the Opal, November the Topaz and December the Turquoise. Whilst this is all well and good there are some very fine stones out there that were not lucky enough to be chosen as a stone of the month.
Malachite, Lapis Lazuli and Opal come to mind as do Onyx, Tiger eye and Jade. All worthy stones in there own right and if you choose to make one of them your own personal favorite, well who is going to stop you. The stone designated to be your own just because you were born in that month may not be a color that you warm to instinctively. Read more... (557 words)
Posted in Jewellery by Barbara Soanes -
Saturday, 10. October 2009
by Fred Gagnon
Blue topaz, the symbol of love and fidelity, is said to cure many diseases. It is the gemstone for the month of December. These elegant and trendy rings are perfect gifts for December birthdays and to commemorate winter events. Wearers of blue topaz jewelries are believed to gain a pleasant disposition and pleasant attitude.
Topaz is a mineral valued as gemstones. A pure topaz is colorless or clear and transparent. Pure topaz tinted by impurities comes in different colors such as brown, orange, red, blue, pink, wine yellow or pale gray, which makes it more desirable. Blue topaz is the most popular color option available for this gemstone.
Blue topaz comes in many different shades of blue, which ranges from a very light shade of blue to a fairly dark shade of medium blue. The lightest blue variety of blue topaz is easily mistaken for aquamarine. Blue topaz usually looks translucent; however, it can sometimes appear transparent.
People believe that blue topaz can offer many mystical properties. During the ancient times, blue topaz was believed to change color when near a poisoned food or drink. Today blue topaz is said to get rid of mood swings, provide the mind with wisdom and knowledge by relaxing the mind and helping the person think more realistically about things. Read more... (614 words)
Posted in Jewellery by Fred Gagnon -
Wednesday, 26. August 2009
by Wendy Racklave
Most of the time you will find people that collect stamps, some collect coins and other collect collectors beer cans and soda cans with pictures of their favorite sports start printed on them. These are normal things to collect, as they are not too expensive, but then you will find people collecting things like diamond, gold coins, lapidary and gemstones, which gets a bit expensive, just like collecting painting and other more expensive things.
However, when you are in love with anything that s pretty and shiny it is hard to stay away from t. It is like someone who loves to shop. This type of person will spend hours in a store trying on things just to see how items will look on him or her. This type of person will also use shopping as a sort of therapy.
So, when this person is feeling down in the dumps he or she will go out to the nearest mall and spend a ton of money on things that he or she does not need – most of the time, for females and some males, it is shoes. Some people collect tie in the this manner too, and other even collect dresses, most of which will not ever be used. Read more... (463 words)
Posted in Jewellery by Wendy Racklave -
