Sapphire symbolizes truth, sincerity, and the ability to make dreams come true.  They are also thought to bring their wearers comfort, and consistency in marriage. Sapphires were once believed to be protection against snakes.  Its was said that if a poisonous snake or spider were put in a jar with a sapphire, the insects and reptile would immediately die.  The french of the 13th century believed that sapphires transformed stupidity to wisdom and irritability to good temper. The powers of sapphires are thought to include inner peace, healing properties for rheumatism, colic and mental illness.

The biggest source of sapphires world wide is Australia, especially New South Wales and Queensland.  Australian Sapphires typically are blue stones with a dark and inky appearance.  Sapphires are commonly heated to improve their color and reduce cloudiness that is caused by rutile inclusions.

Many women collect Birthstone Baby shoe charms to represent their child or grandchild on their charm bracelet.  Charm jewelry is a very personal way to represent the loved one born in Septemeber.

You probably remember your Grandmother or Mother wearing a charm bracelet, whenever she walked, her charms jingled, then as time passed you didn’t find any charms or charm bracelets on women.  What happened to them? Before you know it, everywhere you look, you see a someone wearing a charm bracelet and what happens? You have to look, you have to ask and you realize I must have one of those.  Think about all the important people and places in your life.  Charm bracelets are like wearing your life story – a photo album on your wrist.

Its become tradition in many families to start the charm bracelet tradition when a child is born.  We have many customers, who tell us they are starting a bracelet for their grand daughter who was just born and they buy a charm (something significant that happened that year) and add to it each year, so by the time the child is a young teen, they have a lovely piece of jewelry, bringing back all the child hood memories of people, places and things that left an impression on them. What a perfect gift to give – a lifetime of memories.

Peridot is a gem variety of olivine and ranges between 6.5 and 7 on the Mohs scale of hardness (Diamond is a 10).  Peridot naturally comes from Norway, Islands in the Red Sea, Hawaii and is sometimes found in meteorites.

Peridot color ranges from olive to lime green, sometimes with a brownish tinge.  The green color is due to the presence of iron, while the brownish tinge indicates higher iron content.

Its been mined for years as a gemstone and is mentioned in the Bible under the name of Chrysolite.  Legend says that peridot was one of the favorite gemstones of Cleopatra and that some of the “emeralds” worn by her, were actually Peridots!

It is thought to bring the wearer Good Luck, Peace and Success.  Its powers include health, protection, and sleep.  The advantages of peridot are to attract love and calm anger while also soothing nerves and dispelling negative emotions.

Today many women wear Peridot’s on their charm bracelets, such as birthstone baby shoe charms, pacifier charms, birthstone kid charms and even birthstone charms! Many women wear charms to signify the birth of a child or birthday of their children. We carry many Peridot charms, featuring Charming Kids, Rona K Kids, Birthstone Baby Shoe charm and much more – visit us online today to see the entire collection of birthstone charms for the month of August!

January — Birthstone is Garnet, a deep redish brown color – Symbolizes faith, loyalty, and truth and is thought to help deflect evil thoughts and improve intelligence.

February – Birthstone is Amethyst, a purple stone – Is known to encourage sincerity, piety, and even celibacy.  The ancients believed amethyst to be a strong antidote to drunkenness.

March – Birthstone is Aquamarine – a light blue stone – Is said to attract love and encourage new friendships.  For married couples, the aquamarine is said to help promote a long, happy union.

April – Birthstone is Diamond (alternate is White Zircon) – The diamond is the hardest of all gemstones.  Diamonds symbolize invulnerability and incorruptibility, and are associates with love, marriage, joy, excellence and purity.

May – Birthstone is Emerald – a deep green stone – Symbolizes spring, fertility, and eternal youth, as well as honesty and tranquility.

June – Birthstone is Pearl (alternate is Rhodalite) – Symbolizes innocence and purity.  Pearls also are associated with romance, love, and marriage, and are traditionally given on the 12th or 20th wedding anniversaries.  They are said to bring health and good luck.

July – Birthstone is Ruby – a deep red stone – is synonymous with power and passion.  Rubies are thought to thwart evil, dispel sadness and discord, and protect their wearers from deceitful friendships.

August – Peridot – a light green stone -  is a symbol of good luck, success, and happiness and is believed to promote friendships and marriage.  Because peridots seem to glow in the evening light, the ancients believed they protected their owners from danger at night.

September – Sapphire – a deep blue stone – Symbolizes truth, sincerity, and the ability to make dreams come true.  They are also thought to bring their wearers comfort, and consistency in marriage.

October – Opal (alternate Pink Tourlemine) – Represents innocence and purity.  For children, opals are believed to bring good fortune.

November – Topaz (or Citrine – a light yellow color) Topaz is associated with the sun.  Thought to change color if the food offered the wearer is poisoned, topazes were also used to cure asthma, reverse insomnia, and improve eyesight.

December – Blue Topaz, Turquoise (alternate is Tanzanite) Turquoise symbolizes prosperity, courage, and success.   When given as a gift, turquoise is considered to be a  promise of friendship.