{"id":33596,"date":"2016-08-02T23:40:16","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T03:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=33596"},"modified":"2016-08-02T23:40:16","modified_gmt":"2016-08-03T03:40:16","slug":"spinel-is-a-new-august-birthstone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/spinel-is-a-new-august-birthstone\/","title":{"rendered":"Spinel Is a New August Birthstone"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, hello spinel! Earlier this summer, two fine-jewelry trade groups<\/a> — American Gem Trade Association and Jewelers of America — announced that spinel would join peridot<\/a> as a birthstone<\/a> for August.<\/p>\n

I\u00a0 love the vibrant yellow-green hue of peridot. I used it in my Susan chandelier-earring design<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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My peridot and diamond Susan earrings, modeled by Eryn Patton. Click to purchase the earrings (Eryn isn’t for sale).<\/p><\/div>\n

But peridot is always some shade of green, and not everyone likes green. Spinel <\/a>comes in a range of colors including rich red, orange and purple. I used a pink spinel in my new ring for ANZA Gems<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Garnet, garnet, spinel.<\/p><\/div>\n

Spinel also comes in black, giving New Yorkers born in August a reason to rejoice<\/a>. Two of my Clemence rings feature black spinel, so I’m putting them on sale for a few days to celebrate the new birthstone. Here’s the mega-Manhattan version, with two black spinels.<\/p>\n

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Click to purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n

This one is Manhattan “lite,” with one black spinel and a rock crystal.<\/p>\n

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Click to purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n

I’ve explained the Clemence inspiration before<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“The Clemence ring is named for Clemence of Hungary, the second wife of King Louis X of France in the early 14th century. In Les Rois Maudits<\/a> (The Accursed Kings), a series of seven historical novels by Maurice Druon, Clemence is portrayed as a pious woman who, after the death of her husband, consoled herself with jewelry.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I figured Clemence would appreciate two nice big rocks! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Well, hello spinel! Earlier this summer, two fine-jewelry trade groups — American Gem Trade Association and Jewelers of America — announced that spinel would join peridot as a birthstone for August. I\u00a0 love the vibrant yellow-green hue of peridot. I used it in my Susan chandelier-earring design. But peridot is always some shade of green,…<\/p>\n

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