These earrings are made with Swarovski crystals, both in clear and the beautiful color of Aquamarine. I've been working on birthstone color jewelry and these are for the month of March.
"If you can picture the cerulean blue waters of the Mediterranean, you will understand why the birthstone for March is named Aquamarine. Derived from the Roman word "Aqua," meaning water, and "mare," meaning sea, this pale blue gem does indeed resemble the color of seawater. The ancient Romans believed that the Aquamarine was sacred to Neptune, the god of the sea, having fallen from the jewel boxes of sirens and washed onto shore. Early sailors wore aquamarine talismans, engraved with the likeness of Neptune, as protection against dangers at sea.
The association with water led to the belief that the Aquamarine was particularly powerful when immersed. Water in which this gemstone had been submerged was used in ancient times to heal a variety of illnesses of the heart, liver, stomach, mouth and throat. Aquamarines were also used to reverse poisoning and to aid in fortune telling."
~ The above was quoted from the website About Birthstones where you can learn different facts, myths, and trivia!
Hi Mary, had to come and peek to see what you did with Aquarmarine colours, very nice, I like the slender look of these....thanks for stopping over to see mine :)
ReplyDeletetake care.....
Beautifully, Mary!
ReplyDeleteAnd like I always share....they way in which you display your pieces make them even MORE enticing!
And thank you for sharing about the aquamarine. I found that so fascinating!
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Hi T, thanks for visiting. Aquamarine really is a pretty color.
ReplyDeleteRon, I'm glad you liked reading about the stone, I did too. And thank you for the compliments... always appreciated.