Original Post published on Gabriel & Co by Siobhan Alvarez | May 3, 2021 – Are you searching for the perfect Mother’s Day gift to make the mom in your life feel special? This year it’s more important than ever to make sure you show Mom how much you appreciate her. As a …
The traditional birthstone for May is the Emerald. Each month is associated with a single gemstone; however you will notice a few months will have multiple birthstones. The birthstones associated with birth months today are not necessarily the same ones that were used in ancient times. The birthstone Emerald conveys …
The traditional birthstone for April is the diamond. Diamond also represents the Zodiac signs Aries and Taurus. You might already know of the diamond’s toughness? In fact, it’s the hardest gemstone and is made of only one element, carbon. Its structure makes it 58 times harder than anything made in …
All You Need to Know About Aquamarine Aquamarine is the birthstone for March since 1912, represents the 19th wedding anniversary, and represents the zodiac sign Pisece. Aquamarine is a gemstone with colors ranging from a tinted clear blue, to a sky-blue color. Heat treatment can be used to make the …
Amethyst is the birthstone for February, represents the sixth wedding anniversary, and represents the zodiac signs Aquarius and Picese. Amethyst is a quartz with colors ranging from a lilac color to a deep wine-like color purple. Some of the lilac colors can carry more of a pink hue, than a purple hue.
The most popular birthstone for January is Garnet. Garnet is also the stone that celebrates the 2nd anniversary of marriage. The name “garnet” comes from the Latin word “Garanatus,” meaning “seedlike,” in reference to pomegranate seeds. This connection makes sense because small garnets resemble the red seeds you find inside …
