{"id":28640,"date":"2015-02-20T21:53:13","date_gmt":"2015-02-21T02:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=28640"},"modified":"2015-02-22T03:38:12","modified_gmt":"2015-02-22T08:38:12","slug":"jewel-of-the-month-amethyst-birthstone-studs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/jewel-of-the-month-amethyst-birthstone-studs\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewel of the Month: Amethyst Birthstone Studs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m continuing to make a series of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cabochon\" target=\"_blank\">cabochon<\/a> birthstone studs that you can wear alone or with my <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/fitzroy-is-a-marsala-jewel-and-januarys-birthstone\/\" target=\"_blank\">FitzRoy the cat earring jackets<\/a>. Here&#8217;s a close look at a single FitzRoy with January&#8217;s birthstone, garnet.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28641\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=FitzRoy-the-Cat-Earring-Jackets-With-Birthstone-Studs-%252d-Garnet\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28641\" class=\"wp-image-28641 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/FitzroyZ_A__67288_std.jpg\" alt=\"FitzroyZ_A__67288_std\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/FitzroyZ_A__67288_std.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/FitzroyZ_A__67288_std-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/FitzroyZ_A__67288_std-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-28641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to see the pair on my website.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>February&#8217;s birthstone is amethyst and I&#8217;ve got one pair of amethyst studs available for any end-of-the-month birthday celebrations. Amethyst is fifth from the top in this cute photo that <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/introducing-eryn-and-the-new-instagram-account\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eryn<\/a> took for <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/wendybrandesjewelry\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28642\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/y5NkF1DZcL\/?modal=true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28642\" class=\"wp-image-28642\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/birthstonestuds.jpg\" alt=\"birthstonestuds\" width=\"498\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/birthstonestuds.jpg 607w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/birthstonestuds-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/birthstonestuds-300x301.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-28642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to see on Instagram.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Starting from the top of the heart, the photo also shows turquoise (December birthstone); peridot (August); citrine (November); aquamarine (March); amethyst; emerald (May) and ruby (July). Diamond studs for April are in the works, as are sapphire for September; pearl or moonstone for June; and tourmaline for October. All of them are set in 18K yellow gold, and I selected all of the gems personally, doing just one pair of each birthstone at a time. The amethyst studs are available for $400, and the price of the others depends on the gem. Email me at info at wendybrandes dot com to request price information or to order, because these aren&#8217;t on my website yet.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve also got two one-of-a-kind amethyst rings at amazing sale prices. My Clemence ring pairs amethyst with citrine &#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28643\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Clemence-Ring-%252d-Amethyst\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28643\" class=\"wp-image-28643 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Clemence_Cit_Amet_Ring_Zoom__67597_std.jpg\" alt=\"Clemence_Cit_Amet_Ring_Zoom__67597_std\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Clemence_Cit_Amet_Ring_Zoom__67597_std.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Clemence_Cit_Amet_Ring_Zoom__67597_std-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Clemence_Cit_Amet_Ring_Zoom__67597_std-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-28643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to shop.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8230; and here&#8217;s the amethyst <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/queen-min-mysterious\/\" target=\"_blank\">Queen Min<\/a> ring with a koi carving being worn with the lemon citrine Min ring carved with a dragon.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28644\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Queen-Min-Ring-%252d-Amethyst\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28644\" class=\"wp-image-28644 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/queen.min__22462_std.jpg\" alt=\"queen.min__22462_std\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/queen.min__22462_std.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/queen.min__22462_std-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/queen.min__22462_std-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-28644\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to shop.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Both rings are size 6 and can be purchased on my website. If you love these, act fast because I won&#8217;t be making any more of them. Once they&#8217;re gone, they&#8217;re gone for good!<\/p>\n<p> <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m continuing to make a series of cabochon birthstone studs that you can wear alone or with my FitzRoy the cat earring jackets. Here&#8217;s a close look at a single FitzRoy with January&#8217;s birthstone, garnet. February&#8217;s birthstone is amethyst and I&#8217;ve got one pair of amethyst studs available for any end-of-the-month birthday celebrations. Amethyst is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/jewel-of-the-month-amethyst-birthstone-studs\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[592,60,640,295,43,106],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-28640","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birthstone","8":"category-earrings","9":"category-eryn-patton","10":"category-jewel-of-the-month","11":"category-my-designs","12":"category-sale","13":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28640"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28648,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28640\/revisions\/28648"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}