March is the third month of the year and its approaching quite fast, isn’t it? According to the Birthstone List from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) for this particular month of the year the birthstone assigned is Aquamarine. Aquamarine is a fascinating blue gemstone. Its color varies from the light blue of the sky [...]
The brilliance of a diamond comes from the way it is cut, but why hang on to the same regular pattern. I was quite fascinated to discover an innovative way to cut stones and make then look even better. I must admit that I am attracted to creativity rather than standard or classical designs. So [...]
Did you Know? Amethyst is purple variety of the mineral quartz. Amethyst comes from Greek and it means sober, not drunken. It must always be purple in order to be an amethyst, but it can have a wide range of purple shades. The structure of amethyst is long prismatic crystals that have a six sided [...]
1 Turquoise is the birthstone for the month of December. It is also associated with both the fifth and eleventh wedding anniversaries. 2 This mystical gemstone has been mined for thousands of years by various cultures, with evidence suggesting that the ancient Egyptians mined turquoise as far back as 6000 B.C. In modern day, turquoise [...]
Garnet – Did you know? Garnet is the modern birthstone of January. Garnet can be found in all colors of the rainbow except blue. Garnet was thought to offer protection in the afterlife, this is probably the reason why it was often found in ancient burial sites. During the Middle Ages people believed that the [...]
