Birthstones


the art of fine jewelry

In the Window
Monthly birthstones and featured works
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Window Shopping
Each month, we like to feature something different in our front window display. We'll often feature a different artist or two and the birthstone for that month.

Everyone has been enjoying the weather, and many happy couples have been stopping in for their wedding bands. In the window we have featured a collection of colored Sapphire jewelry in vibrant sunshine yellows, oranges, and reds. Admire the work of artists Whitney Robinson, Stephen Vincent and more!
Stop by when out on a stroll or an after work drive to see the new pieces, and to give Eli some love!
Stop inside to see more delights by over 2 dozen different artists and craftspeople. Many are from Wisconsin, or hold connections to our wonderful state!

August's Birthstone:
Peridot
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The fresh lime green of peridot is its distinctive signature. Its spring green color also is ideal with sky blue. Peridot is treasured in Hawaii as the goddess Pele's tears. The island of Oahu even has beaches made out of tiny grains of peridot.  Although Hawaii’s volcanoes have produced some peridot large enough to be cut into gemstones, virtually all peridot sold in Hawaii today is from Arizona, another state with extreme geology.
Today most peridot is mined, often by hand, by Native Americans on the San Carlos Reservation in Arizona. Peridot found here is beautiful in color but relatively small in size. Faceted peridot from Arizona is rare in sizes above five carats. Fine large peridot are found in Burma and large quantities of peridot are also mined in China. In 1994, an exciting new deposit of fine peridot was discovered in Pakistan, 15,000 feet above sea level in the far west of the Himalaya Mountains in the Pakistanian part of Kashmir.

Monthly Birthstones

January - Garnet
February - Amethyst
March -
Aquamarine
April - Diamond
May -
Emerald
June -
Pearl, Moonstone, Alexandrite
July - Ruby
August - Peridot
September - Sapphire
October -
Opal, Tourmaline
November -
Topaz, Citrine
December - Tanzanite, Zircon, Turquoise


Wedding Anniversary Stones

1st - Peridot
2nd - Garnet
3rd - Jade
4th - Blue Zircon
5th - Pink Tourmaline
6th - Turquoise
7th - Yellow Sapphire
8th - Tanzanite
9th - Amethyst
10th - Blue Sapphire
11th - Citrine
12th - Opal
13th - Moonstone
14th - Agate
15th - Rhodolite Garnet
16th - Red Spinel
17th - Carnelian
18th - Aquamarine
19th - Garnet
20th - Yellow Diamond
25th - Tsavorite Garnet
30th - Pearl
35th - Emerald
40th - Ruby
45th - Cat's Eye
50th - Imperial Topaz
55th - Alexandrite
60th - Star Ruby
65th - Blue Spinel
70th - Smokey Quartz
75th - Diamond

Birthstone and wedding anniversary information is thanks to the AGTA. Visit them at www.agta.org for information on your birthstone and more.