Unimportant birthstone poll

[cherry1111]

I want to get a couple of eternity rings to stack with my kid’s birthstones. Google is messing with my mind on what I should buy for December.

[noodleoo]

I would get London blue topaz which is one of my favorites!

[kath16]

i have a tanzanite for a december birthday. but i would just... pick whichever you like best. the meaning of it is for you, not someone else.

[MDmomof2]

My son was born in December and I have two birthstone items with a blue topaz. They were marketed as birthstone jewelry so I didn't specifically pick it, but it's a very pretty stone!

[Susie]

I am bummed that my kids' birthstones look terrible together, pretty much precluding anything like this.  November and June.  Hmph.

[kdubs923]

Apr 14, 2021 14:09:06 GMT -5 Susie said:

I am bummed that my kids' birthstones look terrible together, pretty much precluding anything like this.  November and June.  Hmph.

Same, November and October is not a great combination. Though I do have a necklace that has both birthstones with their names (similar to this www.etsy.com/listing/751606168/skinny-bar-necklace-with-birthstones?ref=shop_home_active_21&frs=1 )

DD (November birthday) is all about pink and is so offended that the pink stone is her brothers and hers is yellow-ish orange. Explaining the concept of a birthstone to a 5 year old was more complicated that I expected lol

[huskymom]

Mine is November which I agree is the worst, but I scored with April and September kid birthdays. One day I’ll get a diamond/sapphire ring made.

[starburst604]

December baby here - all birthstone rings I've ever had were Blue Topaz.

Susie - I was trying to design a mother's/grandmother's bracelet for my mom and it was so weird how all the kids and grandkids had a green/blue birthstone with ONE red thrown in, and it wasn't a great look.

Me - Blue Topaz (Dec)
Sister - Emerald (may)
DD - Emerald
Nephew 1 - Emerald
Nephew 2 - Garnet (Jan)

[thoseareradishes]

My birthday is in December and I wore a blue topaz ring until I got engaged (I wore it on my left ring finger, I guess because I'm left handed? I don't know).

[cherry1111]

Oh my daughter is November so it’s not the best combo but it is meaningful to me so I’m going with it. I was looking at blue topaz but then googled yesterday to make sure and blue topaz wasn’t even listed on many sites so I was having second thoughts. Thanks!

[isabel]

Apr 14, 2021 14:35:39 GMT -5 huskymom said:

Mine is November which I agree is the worst, but I scored with April and September kid birthdays. One day I’ll get a diamond/sapphire ring made.

This is an excellent idea. My boys are April and May and my favorite color is green, so it's kind of perfect.

[noodleoo]

Apr 14, 2021 14:09:06 GMT -5 Susie said:

I am bummed that my kids' birthstones look terrible together, pretty much precluding anything like this.  November and June.  Hmph.

Same! May and October. I love emeralds but I am not a fan of the pink stone or opals for October. It’s silly that it annoys me but it does.

[cherry1111]

Now you guys are making me second guess if I will be able to stand the colors together!!

I’m terrible at pulling the trigger on things like this.

[hbomdiggity]

I also wanted a stacking ring but pearl (June) was likely my last choice. So I went w sapphire (boy) instead. Figured if we had another I would go with a light blue or pink sapphire.

So, go with what you like. It can still have meaning.

[jorja]

Can I jump in an ask where you’re buying the rings from? I’ve been wanting some just like that since my oldest was born.

[cherry1111]

I haven’t completely decided. There are tons of options on Etsy. I was leaning towards paying a bit more and getting good quality rings made with gold but there are a lot of options under $100 if you want sterling silver. This is the pair I was leaning towards (the seller said she could replace aquamarine with blue topaz) but now I am rethinking everything, lol. etsy.me/3nuYvt0

[cherry1111]

Now I’m considering a diamond band for my daughter (citrine birthstone) because diamonds are a girl’s best friend? and sticking with blue topaz for my son.

[UMaineTeach]

Apr 14, 2021 15:45:06 GMT -5 starburst604 said:

December baby here - all birthstone rings I've ever had were Blue Topaz.

Susie - I was trying to design a mother's/grandmother's bracelet for my mom and it was so weird how all the kids and grandkids had a green/blue birthstone with ONE red thrown in, and it wasn't a great look.

Me - Blue Topaz (Dec)
Sister - Emerald (may)
DD - Emerald
Nephew 1 - Emerald
Nephew 2 - Garnet (Jan)

I didn’t like red Garnet for my January kid, so I got a ring with Tsavorite. It’s a green gem from the garnet family.

[starburst604]

Apr 15, 2021 11:14:20 GMT -5 UMaineTeach said:

Apr 14, 2021 15:45:06 GMT -5 starburst604 said:

December baby here - all birthstone rings I've ever had were Blue Topaz.

Susie - I was trying to design a mother's/grandmother's bracelet for my mom and it was so weird how all the kids and grandkids had a green/blue birthstone with ONE red thrown in, and it wasn't a great look.

Me - Blue Topaz (Dec)
Sister - Emerald (may)
DD - Emerald
Nephew 1 - Emerald
Nephew 2 - Garnet (Jan)

I didn’t like red Garnet for my January kid, so I got a ring with Tsavorite. It’s a green gem from the garnet family.

I have to admit I wasn't sad to end up with a May baby and emerald!

[lo]

My first two kids were ruby and emerald, so merry freakin Christmas. My twins are December, that’s blue topaz I guess. Still not a great combo, in my opinion. I would like to get a piece of jewelry for each stone that I would wear separately.