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We took a look ahead to find out the what June’s birthstones are.  There’s a jumble of gems to work with!

Pearl is one of the most widely recognized June stones.  It’s nice that recent years have brought countless new styles and shapes of affordable freshwater pearls, including the ones you see here.  Have fun picking out a pearl that fits the personality of your June baby (or client!).

Agate is the other commonly used birthstone for June.  It’s also the birthstone for Gemini, May 21 through June 20.  Are you aware of the huge variety of agate beads available?  This is another great browsing opportunity.

For a more unique touch, we’ve also found these stones used for June:

• Emerald (also the Spring gemstone, and Cancer’s birthstone, June 21 to July 22) — a popular color of glass beads
• Ruby (which is the Summer gemstone too, i.e. June 21 onwards) — there are lots of ruby-colored glass beads as well!
• Moonstone (also famous for going so great with a basic black dress!)
• Alexandrite — remember you can use glass beads in this color too
• Beryl (St. Thomas)

You can learn about the physical & metaphysical properties of gemstones like these in the new edition of our popular Gemstone Beads Index!

Have you seen other great birthday-jewelry ideas for June?  Post them here in the Comments!

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Have you planned ahead to make February birthstone jewelry?  Next month is almost upon us!  But if you have a rush job, consider this:

Rings & Things can supply your need for the February birthstone, amethyst.

We have the real McCoy in a variety of grades (qualities), plus lavender amethyst and exquisite lab-grown amethyst.  But your options expand when you think about amethyst equivalents:  Have you looked at that color of Swarovski® crystal lately?

There are endless ways to play with amethyst hues in our line of glass beads, too.  A popular new item is our Calypso Beads™ (European-style silver-lined lampwork charms):

There are hundreds of other amethyst glass beads in our online store, ready for your browsing.  How to use them?  Have a peek at Rings & Things’ Design Gallery for great project ideas like the appropriately-named Amy-thyst earrings and bracelet.

So don’t wait till you’re old to start designing with purple!☻☺

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