Showing posts with label birthstones. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birthstones. Show all posts

August 1, 2011

Grandmother's Bracelet For A Friend

Last week was a friend's birthday. Her third grandchild was due any day and she was so excited. I thought, what could be a better gift than a grandmother's bracelet. I made a shiny aluminum chainmaille bracelet of byzantine segments. The segments are divided by Swarovski crystals, each one representing the birthstone of a grandchild.

I just gave her this special gift and she loved it. It made me so happy to see how thrilled she was to receive it. As an added bonus, it is also a mother's bracelet. Her birthday and the birthdays of her 2 daughters are in the same months as her grandchildren. So this is a double duty bracelet.


December 10, 2007

Birthstones

After I made some birthstone bracelets for my friend's daughters it got me thinking. Is birthstone jewelry as popular as it was when I was growing up? I remember being in High School and everyone had birthstone earrings, necklaces or rings. Maybe it was easier back then to recognize birthstone jewelry. My birth month is July so my birthstone was Ruby. Now July sometimes uses Carnelian.

I was thinking of making my Mother-In-Law a grandmother's bracelet for her birthday in January. Do I use all traditional stones or do I use modern? Or, perhaps, I use a combination to make it more visually appealing.




January - Garnet or Rose Quartz


February - Amethyst or Onyx


March - Aquamarine or Bloodstone


April - Diamond or Rock Crystal


May - Emerald or Agate or Chrysoprase


June - Pearl, Moonstone or Alexandrite


July - Ruby or Carnelian


August - Peridot or Sardonyx


September - Sapphire or Lapis


October - Opal or Tourmaline


November - Topaz or Citrine


December - Blue Topaz, Turquoise, Zircon or Tanzanite




I made this sterling silver and Swarovski crystal chainmaille bracelet for my shop for all the January birthdays. Hmmm, should I have used Rose Quartz instead?