Dropping Gems

Gemstones by Colour, BROWN & BRONZE

by Leila Haikonen January 11, 2013

BROWN/BRONZE Brown is not the most popular colour in gemstones, but given a name like imperial, champagne or sherry topaz, many are willing to m...

Posted in Agate, bronze, brown, gem, gems, gemstone, gemstones, gift, gift ideas, Imperial Topaz, Smoky Quartz, Tiger's eye, Tourmaline

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Gemstones by Colour, WHITE

by Leila Haikonen January 10, 2013

WHITE This category applies to both colourless gems, like diamond, sapphire, zircon and topaz, as well white gemstones like fire opal and moonston...

Posted in Agate, Diamond, Fire opal, gems, gemstone, gemstones, gift, gift ideas, Jade, Moonstone, opal, Quartz, Sapphire, Topaz, white, Zircon

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Gemstones by Colour, ORANGE

by Leila Haikonen January 09, 2013

ORANGE The most famous orange gems is Spessartite garnet although there are a number of other options. Orange sapphire is created with ...

Posted in Andesine, Carnelian, Citrine, Fire Opal, garnet, Garnet, gem, gems, gemstone, gemstones, gift, gift ideas, Imperial Topaz, Moonstone, pearl, pearls, Sapphire, Spessartite Garnet, Star Moonstone, Tourmaline, Zircon

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Gemstones by Colour, VIOLET & PURPLE

by Leila Haikonen January 08, 2013

VIOLET/PURPLE There are very few violet and purple gemstones but there is something for everyone. The classic purple gemstone is Amethyst, fluorit...

Posted in Amethyst, Chalcedony, Fluorite, gem, gems, gemstone, gemstones, gift, gift ideas, purple, Sapphire, Spinel, Tourmaline, violet

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Gemstones by Colour, YELLOW & GOLD

by Leila Haikonen January 07, 2013

YELLOW/GOLD The most popular yellow to gold gemstone is sapphire, though the most common yellow gemstone is citrine. • Sapphire •&n...

Posted in Agate, Beryl, Chrysoberyl, Citrine, Diamond, Fire Opal, gem, gems, gemstone, gemstones, Gold, golden, Orthoclase, Quartz, Sapphire, Sphene, Spodumene, Tourmaline, Yellow, Zircon

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Gemstones by Colour, GREEN

by Leila Haikonen January 06, 2013

GREEN Traditionally the green gem is emerald, but chrome diopside, chrome tourmaline and tsavorite garnet all make excellent alternatives. ...

Posted in Apatite, Aventurine, Chrome Diopside, Chrome Tourmaline, Demantoid Garnet, Emerald, emerald, gem, gems, gemstone, gemstones, green, Jade, Paraiba Tourmaline, Peridot, phrenite, Prehnite, prehnite Agate, Ruby-Zoisite, Sapphire, Tourmaline, Tsavorite Garnet

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Gemstones by Colour, BLUE

by Leila Haikonen January 05, 2013

BLUE For blue gemstones most people think of the classic blue sapphire. A deeply saturated blue is found in kyanite and spinel. As f...

Posted in Agate, Apatite, Aquamarine, Blue, Fluorite, gems, Gemstone, Gemstones, Iolite, Kyanite, Lapis Lazuli, Paraiba Tourmaline, Rainbow Moonstone, Sapphire, Spinel, Tanzanite, Topaz, Tourmaline, Zircon

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Gemstones by Colour, PINK

by Leila Haikonen January 04, 2013

PINK Tourmaline and spinel are the most popular popular pink stones due to their abundance and intensity of colour. Pink sapphire is gor...

Posted in beryl, gem, gems, gemstones, Kunzite, Morganite, pink, Rhodolite Garnet, Rose Quartz, Sapphire, Spinel, Tourmaline

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Gemstones by Colour, RED

by Leila Haikonen January 03, 2013

RED Red is actually one of the rarest gemstone colours and occurs mainly in ruby, spinel and garnet. Fine red tourmaline...

Posted in Andesine, coral, Garnet, gem, gems, gemstones, red, rubellite, Ruby, Spinel, Tourmaline, Zircon

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Happy New You!

by Leila Haikonen January 03, 2013

New year, new you? Every new year I make resolutions but this year I made a wishlist instead! Resolutions sound so boring, wishes are dream...

Posted in dreams, handmade, healthy, history, lista de deseos, New Year, resolution, wishes, wishlist, womens gifts

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Holiday Gift Ideas

by Leila Haikonen December 13, 2012

The holidays are upon us and with days off ahead, pressure mounting it's the perfect time to discuss holiday jewellery gift ideas. &nbs...

Posted in Christmas, earrings, extra, gemstone, gift, gift ideas, gifts under $100, handmade, holiday, holiday gift, ideas, jewellery, jewelry, necklace, price, price conscious, sparkly, sparkly earrings, special, statement, statement necklace, under $100, woman, women, womens gifts

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by Leila Haikonen September 19, 2012

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Posted in Agate, alexandrite, Amethyst, ammolite, amulets, aquamarine, art, Aventurine, beads, beryl, birthday, Blue sapphire, Blue spinel, Blue Topaz, Blue zircon, bracelet, bride, brooche, care, Carnelian, Cat’s-eye, Christian, chrysoprase, citrine, cleaning, coral, corundum, cozy, currency, devotional, Diamond, earring, earrings, emerald, fall, fall fashion, fine art, fluorite, Garnet, gemstone, gemstones, gift, handmade, handmae, history, Imperial topaz, iolite, jade, jewel, jeweller, jewellery, jewelry, Jewish, lapis, lapis lazuli, marriage, married, medal, metal, moh, Moonstone, necklace, onyx, opal, partner, Pearl, pearls, peridot, Pink tourmaline, precious, precious metals, Quartz, Red garnet, Red spinel, Rhodolite garnet, ring, Ruby, sapphire, sardonyx, shells, Smoky quartz, spinel, Star ruby, Tanzanite, tarnish, tiger’s-eye, topaz, tourmaline, treasure, Tsavorite garnet, turquoise, unakite, valentine, Variscite, wealth, wedding, wedding ring, x-ray, Yellow diamond, Yellow sapphire, Youngite, zoisite

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