January's birthstone - Garnet

January's birthstone, the fiery Garnet symbolizes friendship and trust. It represents vitality, balance, love and protection.

It also signifies passionate devotion, purification and strong, intense feelings. Garnet is said to avert nightmares and protect its wearer in dark times.

It derives its name from the Latin granatum , meaning a seed or grain. This is why it is associated with the deep red seeds of a pomegranate.

February's birthstone - Amethyst

February's birthstone, the royal Amethyst symbolizes protection against intoxication. It represents peace, tranquility and provides protection to its wearer.

In romance, it is said to strengthen the bond of love between two people.

The rich purple tones of the amethyst is associated with royalty and nobility. This gem is believed to protect the wearer from drunkenness and facilitate a balanced state of mind.

March's birthstone - Aquamarine

March's birthstone, the mesmerizing Aquamarine symbolizes youth, hope and love.

It promotes making new friendships and relationships.

Aquamarine is believed to heal illnesses of the mouth, liver and stomach

Reflecting the blue hues of water, it derives its name from the deep blue sea. It is often believed to protect wearers at sea. Because of this association, people believed to increase the healing power of the gem by placing it in water.

April's birthstone - Diamond

pril's birthstone, the sparkly diamond symbolizes strength. It represents love and beauty making it the perfect gift for a loved one.

This association with love, coupled with the beauty of this stone makes this an attractive choice for an engagement or a wedding.

The diamond is the strongest natural substance known to man. It is the most popular of all gemstones.

It derives its name from the Greek adamus , which means invincible.

May's birthstone - Emerald

May's birthstone, the brilliant Emerald symbolizes wisdom, growth and faith. It represents domestic bliss, success in love, patience and renewal.

It is believed to have healing properties, improve fertility and cause spiritual rebirth.

Emerald vividly radiates the rich green colors of nature in spring. It was one of Cleopatra's favorite gems. In ancient Greece, this stone was dedicated to Venus, the goddess of love and beauty.

June's birthstone - Alexandrite

June's birthstone, the splendid Alexandrite symbolizes good fortune. It promotes both mental and emotional calm, strength and balance.

Because it grounds a person, it is believe to activate creativity, imagination, and intuition.

Alexandrite was first discovered in the Ural Mountains of Russia and is considered to be a stone of very good omen. It is accredited with bringing balance between the physical manifest world and the spiritual astral world.

It is the rarest of all the gemstones and also the anniversary stone for 55 years of marriage.

July's birthstone - Ruby

July's birthstone, the rich Ruby is considered the king of gems and symbolizes health, love and wisdom. It is believed that wearing a red ruby wards of evil and attracts good fortune. It also represents wealth, passion and success in love.

The ruby is the most valuable of all gemstones.

Ancient Chinese warriors wore rubies on their armor and some Arab countries manufactured bullets from ruby.

It derives its name from the Latin word ruber , which means red.

August's birthstone - Peridot

August's birthstone, the brilliant Peridot symbolizes strength. It represents power, protection harmony and good health, and if set in gold will instill power and influence in the wearer and safeguard them from nightmares.

It was once believed that the green peridot crystals found in volcanic ashes were the tears of the volcano goddess Pele.

The ancient Egyptians believed peridot had special healing powers and called it the “gem of the Sun.”

September's birthstone - Sapphire

September's birthstone, the majestic Sapphire symbolizes heavenly grace. It represents loyalty, romance trust and faithfulness. It was once thought to guard against evil and poisoning.

For centuries sapphire was a favorite adornment of royalty and the robes of the clergy. In ancient Greece and Rome, the elite believed that blue sapphires protected their owners from harm and envy. In the Middle Ages, clerics wore sapphires because they symbolized Heaven. Ancient Persians concluded that the earth actually rested on a giant sapphire, which made the sky blue.

October's birthstone - Rose Zircon

October's birthstone, the dazzling Rose Zircon symbolizes prosperity. It represents honor, wisdom and guidance.

It is a popular gemstone, believed to support the achievement of dreams and goals. It will help to attract many honors and goods.

Zircon is said to have the ability to increase self-confidence and to aid the wearer in loving the self as well as others by opening up the heart and bringing in compassion. It is known to be a grounding stone that motivates, inspires and gives guidance when it is needed, therefore helping to achieve one’s goals

November's birthstone - Gold Topaz

November's birthstone, the luminous Gold Topaz symbolizes consistency and faithfulness. It represents friendship, strength and healing and will attract helpful people into your life.

Topaz is a powerful gemstone for the manifestation of personal intentions and desires, through the will.

It derives its name from the Sanskrit word tapas , which means “fire.”

The ancient Greeks believed that topaz gave them strength. In the late Middle Ages, Europeans thought it could dispel anger and thwart magic spells. In India, many people believed that topaz worn above the heart assures long life, beauty and intelligence.

December's birthstone - Blue Zircon

December's birthstone, the radiant Blue Zircon symbolizes purity. It represents the clearing of the mind and healing stagnant energy.

In the Middle Ages, this gemstone was thought to scare off evil spirits and induce deep sleep. In the Hindu religion, zircon was one of the gems worn to protect the wearer and bring wealth, wisdom and good health. In England, the Victorians were fond of blue zircon and many exquisite specimens can be found in English estate jewelry from the 1880s.