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Well December is almost over, so it’s time to look at January – if you’re thinking birthstones for a January birthday gift, garnet is the gemstone you want! Or “garnet red” glass stones – which are gorgeous, with beautiful faceeting, and way more reasonable prices than real gemstones. Take a look!
These garnet red stones are beautiful! And the sizes are modest, so these made into earrings would be lightweight and comfortable. That counts too, you know?
Of course there are more gorgeous stones in my shop – and lots of time to create your own special designs for a January gift!
Blue zircon is one of those rich colors that look good year round – on almost every skin tone. And just in case you’re looking for an appropriate birthday gift and Christmas gift combined, for a December birthday girl – zircon is one of the colors considered a birthstone color for December! (It’s a bit trickier for some reason, for December… blue zircon, blue topaz, and a few other ‘blue’ gemstones are all considered December colors. Go figure!)
And as you can see, these handsome blue zircon glass stones make fabulous dangling earrings or pendants!
And yes there should still be time to order these stones – and get them in time for Christmas! Yes it’s getting close – but I mail next day, and the USPS has been pretty terrific this year. No guarantee – but it’s worth a shot when your DIY jewelry is so easy to make – and fabulous!
The sapphire blue glass octagons in this pic are a great example of how to use coordinating stones for your DIY jewelry. The stones shown here are great for earrings and pendants! I don’t even need to add earwires and a chain – you can imagine, just seeing these, how well these stones would work. And seriously, jewelry can be that simple – and look great!
And right now the sapphire blue glass stones in my shop are on sale – from today through Wednesday, December 17, 2005, you can buy one pair – and get one free! Just mention this blog post when you order. Limited to stock on hand, but you figured that out!
Yes there’s still time to order these for Christmas – I ship next day 😉
Garnet red is a rich, deep jewel tone that’s flattering on everyone – not difficult to wear like, say, lime green is (though that’s totally a fun color!) And garnet has long been associated with love 🙂
Which is a pretty cool concept when you’re thinking of making some Christmas gifts, or perhaps selling some favorite jewelry styles that your customers love. Garnet – great in winter, but think how fabulous with a turquoise tank top in summer, too. This rich color just works!
And right now the garnet glass stones in my shop are on sale – from today through Friday, December 12, 2025, you can buy one pair – and get one free! Just mention this blog post when you order. Limited to what I have available right now – but I stocked up.
Make some fabulous Christmas gifts – there’s still time!
I just tried out a new(ish) necklace design idea featuring sapphire blue glass stones from my jewelry supplies shop. Sapphire is another one of those colors that’s almost universally flattering, so if you’re making a gift for someone it’s a good bet. Or if you want to sell your jewelry creations, well, sapphire can be pretty popular!
This is an example of a simple, easy-to-make jewelry design. And I called it “newish” above, because the idea of dangling gems or beads from a necklace chain is certainly not new. But I think I’ve given it a pretty spin here. The sapphire blue diamond shape stones here give extra emphasis to the central teardrop pendant. And of course you can adapt this idea so it works best for your own design idea 🙂
It’s also good to know that sapphire is the birthstone color for September. Handy to know and still lots of time to order – and create!
I just wanted to show off this pendant necklace to show that jewelry can be pretty, and colorful, and eye-catching, and *does not have to be fussy or complicated*. So there!
Ths aqua blue glass oval pendant in this listing is just one of the pendant colors I have available in my shop right now. Of course you can choose your favorite color. And shape, for that matter. And yes you can combine stones, create layers and complexity, and that can be wonderful. But you don’t have to. Sometimes, simple and pretty really works. Like it does here!
P.S. And yes, the aqua here – aquamarine blue – is the birthstone color for March, which is useful to know. But mostly – it looks good!
I thought I’d show off a sapphire glsas necklace design that would work wonderfully with the glass heart jewels I talked about the other day. This lovely glass pear isn’t exactly the same shade as the hearts – but you can see for yourself that it would work wonderfully worn with the heart jewels as earrings (scroll down to the previous post to see those!)
Of course, you could wear it with any other earrings you already own. Or no earrings, it looks great on its own – as is!
And again, I like to emphasize – even a simple design makes beautiful jewelry. You can always add complexity, more jewels, more beads, you name it! And make a lovely necklace. But this pendant, used simply as shown here, is just gorgeous!
And just to remember, sapphire blue is the birthstone color for September. Just in case you need to know that!
One of the great things about DIY jewelry is that you don’t have to work hard. Of course you can – intricate designs can be absolutely fabulous and reflect real skill and artistry. But there are lot of us who like pretty jewelry, and don’t have time (or talent) to weave intricate pieces, or the funds to showcase fabulous precious gemstones.
The thing is – you don’t have to 🙂 You can make lovely jewelry, for yourself or for gifts (or to sell if you’re so inclined) and you don’t have to work hard. Case in point, these lovely glass hearts:
These sheer sapphire blue faceted glass hearts are wonderful for earrings or pendants. Add earwires – and your earrings are ready! Buy or create a chain with clasp, add a jump ring to a sapphire heart charm – and your necklace is ready to wear.
Sometimes easy-to-use, and still beautiful, is the way to go!
P.S. And yes, these lovely hearts are vintage. No extra carbon footprint – and beautiful too 🙂
Deep amethyst purple glass gems are shown here in multi-stone settings. One – they’re lovely (that’s important!) Two – amethyst is the birthstone color for February, which is handy to know. And three – you can customize these!
Of course when you look through my shop you’ll find lots of rich amethyst glass gems, and more favorites. But there’s something wonderful about these multi-stone settings – you choose the color of the tiny round stones, so you can customize these 🙂 Wonderful earring drops, lightweight and easy to wear – and easy to make. Love it!
Now, I will say right up front that teardrops or pears are probably the single most popular style glass gems I have in my shop. Of course there are many favorites – but pears, or teardrops, are gorgeous as earrings. They don’t need extra fuss!
You see what I mean? You can embellish these, and combine with other jewels, and make gorgeous jewelry. But just as is these are fabulous!
P.S. Ruby red is the birthstone color for July. Just in case that’s handy to remember 😉
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