News — Birthday Gifts

     Over the centuries, birthstones have been given as gifts to celebrate birthdays, special occasions, and holidays.  Birthstones were also given to bring good luck or simply for their beauty. The appeal of birthstones is undeniable.       Diamond is the birthstone for April. Centuries ago the diamond was thought to have healing powers. It is also regarded as a symbol of everlasting love.        The white diamond color has properties of purifying energy and signifies cleanliness.  The color white helps to keep your environment peaceful. A diamond inspires awe, intrigue, and enchantment.

The colors of purple and violet are commonly associated with luxury, power, and good fortune. They often represent creativity, wisdom, dignity, peace, mystery, independence, and magic. Throughout the ages, purple has been considered a symbol of wealth and royalty.  Because the color purple is not abundant in nature, creating it required much expense and effort in ancient times. The resources needed to make a purple dye were difficult to come by and therefore costly. This is why purple is associated with wealth, and has been used as a status symbol of royalty. From an emotional viewpoint the meaning of purple...