Birthstone Rings

Farewell October Birthstone

It’s almost time to say goodbye to that fabulous October birthstone – the opal.
Here in New Zealand, it is the last day of the month. In the USA you still have one final day to celebrate the opal birthstone before we move on to the next.
October’s child is born for woe,
And life’s vicissitudes must [...]

Opal Rings For The October Birthstone Girl

The October birthstone girl is spoilt for choice when it comes to opal rings. There really is a lovely selection about. Today we’re looking at opal rings from Jewel Basket where you’ll find a choice selection not found in the usual online shops.
One thing I love about Jewel Basket is that [...]

Biggest Baddest Black Opal In Town

Okay you October birthstone fanciers. Here’s a black opal to feast your eyes upon.
Image show courtesy of and with permission of Aussie Treasure Chest

Is that not the biggest baddest black opal you’ve seen?
Now I’m not suggesting you race out and buy it – unless your purse is a whole lot deeper than [...]

Opal Earrings – 14kt Yellow Gold Huggies

These opal earrings really must be something. I won’t pretend I’ve seen them in person – I haven’t – BUT they have 10 5 star reviews! I mean you know we jewelry lovers don’t bother much on writing reviews. We’re far too busy out and about flashing our latest acquisition.

But 10 ladies [...]

Diamond And Opal Rings

One thing I love is the sheer variety of design you can find within diamond and opal rings. There really is something to suit everyone.

Take a look at this
14k Gold Diamond and Opal Ring Don’t you love that faint quirkiness to it. It has that ‘crooked house” feel to it to me! [...]

Lucky Opal Charm Bracelet

I love it when there is a little magic in the story behind birthstone jewelry and that is the case with this opal charm bracelet.

This Sterling Silver Hawaiian Blue Opal Honu Bracelet features a turtle. Honu is simply the hawaiian word for turtle.
In Chinese mythology, the sea turtle was believed to represent [...]

Fire Opal Pendant

This fire opal pendant takes us to the other side of the world. We’ve been featuring some of the lovely opals from Australia as we look at the October birthstone but the fire opal usually comes from either Mexico or Brazil.

14k Yellow Gold Fire Opal and Diamond Flower Pendant
Fire opals can be anything from [...]

Birthstone Jewelry – Buyer Beware

One of the dangers when you buy birthstone jewelry online is that you have only two things to base your decision on – the image and the words used to describe the item.
You really need to look at that image and read those words very carefully.
The two most common causes of dissatisfaction are that [...]

Opal Pendant Sale

Yee-ha!!
Opals DownUnder are having a mad October sale just for you October birthstone folk. 10% off. And, of course, if you aren’t an Australian resident then you save another 10% because you don’t have to pay the 10% GST (Australian tax.)
They’ll be giving the opals to you next.
I’ll give you a [...]

October Birthstone Heart Charm

The October birthstone heart charm is for all you ladies who love charms.

This heart charm is made from 14 k gold and synthetic tourmaline Tourmaline is the secondary birthstone for October so although it is synthetic it is a pretty little charm at a very affordable price.
The most important point to be aware of [...]

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