What do you buy for this birthstone month? January being the first month after Christmas can seem slow after the excitement of the festive season. Spend some time selecting unique and special gifts to surprise the birthday person.
The garnet is January's birthstone.
We hope these suggestions will help you...
Garnet Jewelry
Why not buy the birthday girl some garnets for her special day? There is a lot of choice ranging from bracelets, rings and pendants.
Garnet Tie and Cuff Link Set
Men are often more difficult to buy for so consider buying a tie with matching cuff links and handkerchief in garnet colors.
Swarovski Crystal
A Swarovski Crystal necklace made up of garnets. You may even want to buy earrings to match.
Garnet Emery Board
Purchase an emery board made of garnet. Buy some garnet colored nail polish to complete the set.
Plymouth Savoy
Always difficult to find something for a man, so why not purchase a 1963 Plymouth Savoy in metallic garnet.
Garnet Rogers
For those music lovers in your life, invest in some Garnet Rogers' cds.
Garnet Rings
Rings with garnets are available for both men and women. Often set as a single stone for men or surrounded by diamonds for women.
Garnet Books
Find a book with the word garnet in its title. This gift would be suitable for a woman or a man.
Flowers
Purchase a bouquet of garnet colored flowers. Garnets are found in many colors so a bouquet made up with flowers of red, orange, yellow and purple will be acceptable. Maybe a vase to complete the gift.
We hope this has given you some ideas for unique garnet gifts for the birthstone month of January. We will be updating this page with more suggestions on a regular basis. Please visit and take a look.
Facts about Garnet
The usual color for a garnet is red, but can also be found in purple, red, orange, yellow, green, brown, black and colorless. The blue change garnet was found in the 1990's in Bekily, Madagascar, but this color remains extremely rare. Color change garnets are the rarest and blue is the rarest of these. It is expected that blue color-change garnets will become the most expensive to purchase. In natural light they are green, beige, brown, grey and blue, and when under incandescent light they become reddish or a purple/pink in color.
Garnets when found are all cubic in shape.
Garnets are often used as abrasives because of their hardness, 6.5 to 7.5 on the Mohs scale.