GemSelect Newsletter - January 2019

Happy 2019 to all of our loyal customers and readers!

GemSelect would like to begin 2019 with a bang, so we have an array of articles designed to stimulate your imagination for the first couple of months. We wish you all a prosperous year and are looking forward to your feedback and our continuing success through 2020. Please browse the articles which have descriptions and links to full pages below and let’s begin the year on the right foot!

• Anyone who loves garnet as much as we do will be thrilled to read our all about garnet article. All about garnet takes a look at the entire gemstone family providing facts and history about the gem types.
• If you have a January birthday, you will be excited to see our latest zodiac and planetary stones article. View the variety of alternate birthstones available to you January born fans by reading our fun article.
• Last but not least for our romantic readers we have a Valentine's Day gift idea article complete with a guide to creating custom jewelry. Don't sleep on this lover's holiday that is right around the corner check out our tips today!

A display of Garnet Including Hessonite, Malaya, Mali, and Spessartite Garnet

All about Garnet provides a detailed look into the gemstone family and details various parts of information relating to the different forms of Garnet; including, the durability of different types of Garnets, color profiles found in each subgroup, origins and current mining locations of specific garnets. This guide details many facts about Garnet and the values of popular gem types within the group plus ways to use each of the gem types in design.

January's traditional birthstone is Garnet read about alternative stones for January

Our Januarys Birthstones and Zodiac Stones article describes all the Planetary, Zodiac, and Talismanic stones that Capricorn and Aquarius with January Birthdays can choose.
We also cover birthstone origins answering the question about why garnet is the official birthstone of the month.

Lastly, you can read about some of the beliefs associated with the birthstone from medieval times until today!

A Display of Heart Shaped Gems from GemSelect: Pyrope Garnet, Apatite, Tanzanite, and Tsavorite Garnet

For Valentine's Day, jewelry is always an excellent gift idea. But, purchasing loose stones and thinking of appropriate designs and gem types to meet your needs is difficult.

If you haven't made a piece of jewelry before buying loose stones can be intimidating. For these reasons, GemSelect has created a complete guide to Valentine's Day gem purchasing that includes tips for mounting your stones with ease.

GemSelect is giving you some simple tips to make sure you get the most out of your gemstone purchasing experience this year and for years to come!

So if you're a beginner and in need of some assistance check out our Valentine's Day Gift Ideas & Guide to Make Custom Gemstone Jewelry.

Every month we answer questions of general interest from our customers. Please feel free to send your questions or suggestions to our support team at help@gemselect.com!

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Happy New Year 2019!

Your friends at GemSelect