December

People often associate the month of December with just Christmas.  I know for a fact there are anniversaries out there that exist in the month of December.  We just recently had a couple come in saying they were getting married on the 17th, in  a little bit of a rush to get their mens band, but we made it happen!

Here are a list of some of the "traditional gifts" given on Anniversarys:

First: Paper/ Clocks
Second: Cotton/ China
Third Leather: Crystal / Glass
Fourth: Fruit / Flowers
Fifth: Wood/ Silverware
Sixth: Candy / Iron Wood
Seventh: Wool / Copper
Eighth: Bronze / Pottery Linens / Lace
Ninth: Pottery / Leather
Tenth: Tin / Diamond Jewelry
Eleventh: Steel/ Fashion Jewelry
Twelfth: Silk /Pearls
Thirteenth: Lace Textiles / Furs
Fourteenth: Ivory/ Gold Jewelry
Fifteenth: Crystal/ Watches
Twentieth: China/ Platinum
Twenty-Fifth: Silver
Thirtieth: Pearl/ Diamond
Thirty-Fifth: Coral/ Jade
Fortieth: Ruby
Forty-Fifth: Sapphire
Fiftieth: Gold
Fifty-Fifth: Emerald
Sixtieth: Diamond

October's Birthstone

       October has two birthstones the pink tourmaline and the opal.  Both of these stones come in a wide range of colors.

Tourmaline is available in a wide variety of colors from black to bluish-black, dark brown, yellow, medium brown, blue to neon blue, lime to dark forrest green, red and reddish purple, yellow, pink, and colourless. 

The gemstone Tourmaline is the official birthstone for October as adopted by the American National Association of Jewelers in 1912. It also the tradidional birthstone for October, the stone for the Zodiac sign of Leo, and the accepted gem for the 8th wedding anniversary.

The water content is usually between three and ten percent, but can be as high as twenty percent. Opal ranges from clear through white, gray, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, magenta, rose, pink, slate, olive, brown, and black. Of these hues, the reds against black are the most rare, whereas white and greens are the most common. These color variations are a function of growth size into the red and infrared wavelengths. Opal is Australia's national gemstone.

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