Offering love and protection, the January birthstone is the elegant garnet.
The interesting thing about the garnet is that it comes in all colors, but the most well-known and popular variety is a deep crimson color.
One of the great characteristics of the garnet is that it is thought to engender love in others. Garnets kept wearers safe for travel by being used to charm strangers and they were even believed to give people a sense of direction in the dark. For anybody suffering from panic or fear, a garnet is said to have a calming effect.
At Rings from Ireland, the elegant garnet is available as a Claddagh ring with a January garnet birthstone in a range of metals – silver, 10k and 14k yellow gold and also 10k and 14k white gold.
There is also a gorgeous matching Claddagh pendant available, also in silver, 10k and 14k yellow gold and also in 10k and 14k white gold that sets off the ring perfectly. This would look great as a standalone piece or to accompany the ring.
If you are buying a gift for a loved one for a January birthday, or indeed buying a gift for yourself, there are also Claddagh garnet earrings as part of this collection and these drop earrings come with the options of silver, 10k and 14k yellow gold or 10k or 14k white gold.
Garnets are said to have been used back as far as the Bronze Age and were very popular in ancient civilizations for their healing and spiritual properties. It was prized as an ornamental jewel but also for its strong protective energies.
The garnet is not just a beautiful gem. It is popular the world over as a powerful and energizing stone that balances, strengthens and protects – a great choice for a January birthstone and the start of a new year!