January

Garnet (deep red in color) – Symbolizing love & passion.

February

Amethyst (purple in color) – Symbolizing luck & good health.

March

Aquamarine (pale aqua in color) – Symbolizing happiness & understanding. An alternate birthstone for June is Bloodstone.

These pieces were made by Katja of Katja Adams Design, Debbie
of Crysallis Creations and Holly of Bijoux d’Odalisque, respectively.

April

Diamond (clear in color) – Symbolizing eternal love. For a less expensive piece, you can look for jewelry created with rock quartz.

These pieces were made by Ginger of MsBellee, Sheela of
Eclettica The Atêlier and Holly of Bijoux d’Odalisque, respectively.

May

Emerald (deep green in color) – Symbolizing love, fidelity & goodness.

These pieces were made by Asta of Anastassias Atelier,
Heather & Mel of Heather & Mel and Jo of Gemheaven, respectively.

June

Pearl (lustrous white in color) – Symbolizing peace, beauty, nobility & purity. An alternate birthstone for June is Moonstone.

July

Ruby (red in color) – Symbolizing love, strength & devotion.

The second and third pieces were made by Anna-Karin of små blå
and Holly of Bijoux d’Odalisque, respectively.

August

Peridot (pale green in color) – Symbolizing success, dignity & protection. An alternate birthstone for August is Sardonyx.

These pieces were made by Amy of Amy Olson Jewelry,
Catherine Marche Jewellery and Susanna of Suzy Q Jewelry, respectively.

September

Sapphire (blue in color) – Symbolizing purity, truth & sincerity. An alternate birthstone for September is Lapis Lazuli.

These pieces were made by Anna-Karin of små blå,
Catherine of Modeste Parisienne and Lotta of Silverknuten, respectively.

October

Opal (rainbow in color, but also found in blues and pinks) – Symbolizing beauty, success & happiness. An alternate birthstone for October is Pink Tourmaline.

November

Citrine (yellow in color) – Symbolizing hope, fidelity & health. An alternate birthstone for November is yellow Topaz.

The second and third pieces were made by Ann of Beadiful Things
and Jennifer of Lee Ohio Designs, respectively.

December

Topaz (orange/brown/blue in color) – Symbolizing wisdom and courage. For a less expensive piece, you can look for jewelry created with Whiskey Quartz stones. Sometimes they are the same as jewelers may not know the difference between the quartz and topaz stones as seen with the naked eye. An alternate birthstone for December is Turquoise.

From traditional to modern, ancient to mystical, there are sure to be numerous variations in charts. Ultimately, the best stone selection is one that has meaning to the recipient, whether that happens to be their birthstone or not.

Are there any differences in lists that you use for selecting birthday stone jewelry? Let me know!

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That is, I closed my jewelry shop on Etsy. My supply shop is still open.

Spending this holiday season reviewing the past year made me realize that I was spreading myself thin. With so many people on Etsy now (way more than when I started 3 years ago), it’s almost a requirement to post on a daily or multi-daily basis to maintain visibility, to-do lists for team eligibility, maintaining a presence in the forums…all these things are now the neccessity to be successful.

That’s all fine and good, because those who are successful adapt with the changes. However, this has really morphed my jewelry from something I truly enjoyed making and displaying to just another list of tasks to be done for the day. Not to mention the competitiveness of watching store sales/numbers and the jealousy it pulled out of me…especially towards people I would never wish to be that way with. It was all too much.

So with much sadness (and a little tinge of defeat), I’ve removed myself from all the Etsy Teams I belonged to (and have even passed up applying to join a team I admire a ton.) And as much as I hate to say good bye to all the team members who I’ve really come to know and love, I hope you understand my decision.

Thanks to Etsy’s vacation mode, though, I still have the opportunity to come back if I ever change my mind. (A girl’s gotta reserve her rights!) I will also still be selling through my site here…so don’t think I’m going to stop all together. ;)

Aquamarine Coins on Etsy

Labradorite Marquis on Etsy

Having said that, I did get the chance to post a few new items in the supply shop. I hope you’ll stop by and browse.

Don’t be a stranger, my friends. :)

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1st picture: cloisonne beads
2nd picture: crystal, rutilated quartz, mixed stone rondelles, fire cherry quartz

1st picture: moss agate, lemon quartz, green dyed chalcedony
2nd picture: keishe pearls, crystal quartz, tourmaline, hessonite, labradorite

1st picture: pink dyed chalcedony, amethyst, labradorite, prasiolite
2st picture: aquamarine, tourmalinated quartz, green tourmalinated quartz, rutilated quartz

quartz

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