Birthstone Jewelry

Birthstone Jewelry – The Perfect Jewelry Gift

Are you wanting to buy birthstone jewelry for a special person? If you have been racking your brain for that perfect gift for a special someone in your life, a choice that can never go wrong is definitely birthstone jewelry. A person’s birthstone is determined according to the month that he or she was born.

According to stories, this tradition had started many centuries ago with the creation of the Breastplate of Aaron. Based on descriptions found in the Bible, this breastplate is encrusted with twelve different stones, each representing a month of the year.

Some astrologists have also come up with a different set of birthstones that represent the astrology signs instead of the birth-month. Regardless of which system you follow for determining a person’s birthstone, they would certainly appreciate receiving birthstone jewelry as a gift from you.

Birthstones According to Month and Astrological Signs

January. The birthstone for this month is garnet, while the gemstone for Capricorn is ruby. Both stones are red, so you can use either when choosing birthstone jewelry to give as a gift.

February. Amethyst is the birthstone for February but for the Zodiac sign of Aquarius, the gemstone is actually garnet. When buying birthstone jewelry based on Zodiac signs, it is important to know the exact birthday of the person because each month will have two possible gemstones.

March. The birthstone for March is aquamarine, which a very nice light blue stone. Pisces-born individuals, however, may also appreciate a piece of amethyst birthstone jewelry.

April. Traditionally, the birthstone for April is diamond. If you find these diamond jewelry to be beyond your budget, or if you simply prefer following the Zodiac birthstone, you can choose to give bloodstone pieces instead.

May. Emerald is the birthstone for the month of May, and for the Zodiac sign of Taurus, the birthstone is sapphire.

June. For this month, alexandrite is the birthstone, which is a stone that seems to change color. Under bright light, it appears to change from blue to green but in dim light, it looks more like red. This can be a rare stone to find though, so you can also consider giving agate, which is the Zodia sign for Gemini.

July. Cancer is the zodiac sign for most of July, and its birthstone is emerald, but if you want to follow the traditional system, the birthstone for July is actually ruby.

August. The usual birthstone jewelry for this month would include the peridot stone but if the person was born under the sign of Leo, you can also give onyx.

September. Blue sapphire is the traditional birthstone for the month, while the Virgo birthstone is carnelian.

October. If the person is a Libra, it would be a good idea to give birthstone jewelry that has peridot. But following the usual birthstone system, you can choose to givie opa.

November. Scorpio comes with the birthstone of Beryl, but the traditional birthstone for November is topaz.

December. The last month of the year, December is an easy month if you want to give away birthstone jewelry because the zodiac birthstone and the traditional birthstone are the same and it is blue topaz.