Birthstones
A birthstone is a precious gift, given to someone based on the calendar month they were born. Making jewellery is very popular in the UK and you may find the perfect piece by looking at the list of jewellery makers on this site.
Birthstones are different to birthday stone, which relates to the day of the week a person was born:
- Monday: pearl, crystal
- Tuesday: ruby, emerald
- Wednesday: amethyst, lodestone
- Thursday: sapphire, carnelian
- Friday: emerald, cat's eye
- Saturday: turquoise, diamond
- Sunday: topaz, diamond
In addition, there is a list of precious birthstones based on the zodiac:
Sign, Dates, Stone
- Aquarius, January 21 - February 19, Garnet
- Pisces, February 20 - March 20, Amethyst
- Aries, March 21 - April 20, Bloodstone
- Taurus, April 21 - May 20, Sapphire
- Gemini, May 21 - June 21, Agate
- Cancer, June 22 - July 22, Emerald
- Leo, July 23 - August 23, Onyx
- Virgo, August 24 - September 23, Carnelian
- Libra, September 24 - October 23, Peridot
- Scorpio, October 24 - November 22, Beryl
- Sagittarius, November 23 - December 21, Topaz
- Capricorn, December 22 - January 20, Ruby
Stones for a Mother or Grandmother
A piece of jewellery can be made up with the birthstones of the mothers or grandmothers children and or grandchildren based on their birth months, rather than the receivers birth month.
A history of birthstones
Birthstone are not a new idea the list has been around for thousands of years. If you read Exodus 28:17-20, then you will see that twelve precious stones were mounted in gold on Aorons breastplate. Alternatively, in Revelation 21:19-20 where the twelve foundations stones are listed.