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Friday, June 18, 2010

Rubies and Sapphires - Oh My - Beautiful Gemstones

I can’t believe that July is almost here and that the first half of the year is almost over. Where has the year gone??? July brings ruby as the gemstone of the month because it is the birthstone for July. And July 4th in particular bring out patriotic red white and blue jewelry. But beautiful jewelry made of ruby and white and blue sapphire doesn’t have to be limited to July 4th.



Ruby Gemstones and Sapphire Gemstones
One can create exquisite everyday anytime of the year jewelry with ruby and sapphires. Yes, you can find jewelry with “stripes” of red, white and blue. How about inter-mixing them in a scatter band ring or pendant for a different look? Or get a larger sapphire or ruby as a center stone and surround it with the other colors. For example surround a white sapphire with ruby and blue sapphire. Or a blue sapphire as the center stone surrounded by calibrated sizes of white sapphire and ruby could be stunning. How about a bracelet with blue sapphire, ruby and white sapphires instead of the more common rainbow sapphire bracelet? One customer of mine accented a black opal with ruby and sapphires similar to the sample shown. Talk about unique – the rubies and sapphires really brought out the blues and reds in the opal.

Why use white sapphire instead of diamonds? White sapphire has been used as a substitute for diamonds in jewelry for years mostly because there is usually a cost savings. For example, a 2 mm round white sapphire is priced at $19 while the range for a diamond of the same size on average runs about $27 (price will vary depending on the color and clarity of the diamond). AfricaGems.com carries a wide range of small diamonds just in case you would rather have diamond - it's all about what you prefer.

Natural Gemstones
AfricaGems.com carries sapphires (blue and white) and rubies in calibrated standard sizes as well as in free sizes. Rubies and sapphires from AfricaGems.com are 100% natural beautiful gemstones at the best prices around to top quality gemstones.

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