Ruby Diamonds

Jewelry, since time began offers a host of the mythical and superstitious. Some stones have healing powers, others will fend off sickness, offer protection, give courage and will even draw in the opposite sex. We have all sensed at onetime what our birth stone is and what it symbolizes. As there's only twelve months in the year this provides us only the possibility of twelve different gem stones. We are acquainted 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. Although this is all well and good there are more very fine stones out there that were not lucky enough to be selected 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.

If you happen to be a lover of the more variety that Jade gives you over Emerald shall we say, then by all means choose that. Jade is the bringer of tranquility, wisdom, long life and a peaceful death. Emerald brings healing, success in business and to be able to tell the future. Hmm. Tell the future? Bring those Emeralds on. Well maybe not. Knowing the future may not be such a good thing after all, but you get my drift here.

The wearing of Malachite is supposed to be beneficial to the eyes and blood sugar levels. Lapis Lazuli is supposed to make us more kind and helpful and is the stone of fidelity. I once saw a fireplace surround in King Ludwig's Castle Neuschwanstein in Bavaria made of Lapis. It was a bit excessive but no doubt extravagant in its luxury as non jewelry.

The primaeval connection that Tiger Eye represents is as appealing as animal print silks. It has a luminance that has a universal attraction and is known as a custodial stone and treats eye disease. I guess the eyes have it. Naturally there's a lot more to gems, stones, silver and gold but for now we have scraped the surface and afforded ourselves the chance to delve a little further next time. For now, merely go out and look, touch and go through the wonder of the bauble and who knows, maybe one will verbalize its own special language to you.

While living in the Orient for 23 years Barbara was able to learn about jewelry and is able to talk with authority about the subject. Please take a minute to gain further information at Barbara's Jewelry Box. To view a collection of 'one of a kind' Wearable Art also visit Naga's Jewelry. You will find items on view quite delightful and also very exclusive. Thank you for visiting with us. Aloha from Hawaii.

Many people enjoy collecting items and most people you find will collect stamps or coins, but a great thing you can start collecting and working on is lapidary and gemstones. This is the art of cutting gemstones so that they are made to be perfect for display and collection purposes. When you love pretty shiny things, gemstones are great to collect.

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.

January is the Garnet, February's stone is the Amathyst, March uses the Bloostone but also the Aquamarine, April is the Diamond, May is an Emerald, June's stone is the Pearl or can also be a Moonstone, July is the Ruby, August is the Peridot or Sardonyx, September is the Sapphire or Lapis Lazuli, October's stones are either the Opal or Pink Tourmaline, with November being the Citrine or Topaz and December being Tourquoise, Zircon, or the new one is the Tanzanite.

When you start collecting gemstones you will have to find out as much about them as you can to make sure that your collections only include the best ones. You have to analyze the quality and also look at the cut to see how good it is.

When you collect gemstones you have to know a lot about them. You cannot just like certain gemstone and collect for the look alone. You should take the time to learn the cuts and the significance of each for your collection. You should know when you are looking at a high quality stone or a poorer one.

This means that you will guard it with you life and take care of it like it was your own baby. Painting could get a bit expensive to collect and expensive to maintain. As you know you cannot just wipe a painting down when it get dusty, that will spoil it.

As with painting you have to take care of the way you clean you lapidary/gemstones. There is a certain way to clean it, and you have to use a certain type of cleaner. You will have to do a bit of research into the matter, but if you are looking to become a collector of lapidary/gemstones, then you will have your work cut out for you anyway.