{"id":37766,"date":"2017-10-09T23:57:02","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T03:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=37766"},"modified":"2017-10-10T01:03:31","modified_gmt":"2017-10-10T05:03:31","slug":"octobers-other-birthstone-tourmaline-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/octobers-other-birthstone-tourmaline-2\/","title":{"rendered":"October&#8217;s Other Birthstone: Tourmaline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October has two birthstones: opal and tourmaline. I&#8217;ve already done <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/jewels-of-the-month-order-your-opals-for-october\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two posts<\/a> about <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/jewels-of-the-month-your-own-opal-designs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opal jewelry<\/a>, so it&#8217;s time to give tourmaline some love.<\/p>\n<p>Tourmaline comes in a variety of colors, and I have two on display in the <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/jewel-of-the-month-toi-et-moi-ring-for-anza-gems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>toi et moi <\/em><\/a>ring I recently created for my friend Monica Stephenson&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.womensforum.com\/inspiring-women-meet-monica-stephenson-of-anza-gems-and-idazzle.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ANZA Gems project<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"7\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BYep1X1ByfE\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">Can&#39;t get over the new #toietmoi @wendybrandesjewelry ring for @anzagems. ?\u2705?? #cantstopstaring #datenightworthy #jewelrywithapurpose #gemsforchange #tourmaline #kenya #jewelrythatgivesback #gems #greengems #goldentourmaline #greentourmaline #idazzle @wendybrandes<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by idazzle (@idazzle) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2017-09-01T00:52:28+00:00\">Aug 31, 2017 at 5:52pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The green tourmaline from Kenya weighs 3.27 carats, and the golden tourmaline, also from Kenya, is 1.90 carats. You can read more about the inspiration behind the design in this post from <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/jewel-of-the-month-toi-et-moi-ring-for-anza-gems\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August<\/a>. As I said in that post and earlier ones about ANZA Gems, Monica personally sources gemstone rough in Africa, and brings it back to the U.S. where it is cut and incorporated into jewelry designs. It&#8217;s a completely transparent journey, which is captured in this ANZA collage that shows the rough, the cut gems, and the finished ring.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/anzagems\/photos\/a.429000887292619.1073741828.368853543307354\/696611980531507\/?type=3&amp;theater\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/rsz_anzastages.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"496\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/rsz_anzastages.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/rsz_anzastages-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/rsz_anzastages-300x299.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/rsz_anzastages-320x320.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As if that&#8217;s not fabulous enough, Monica uses 10% of the proceeds from sales of ANZA jewelry to support schools in the gem-mining communities. You can do some good while you do some shopping! To inquire about my one-of-a-kind design, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anzagems.com\/index.php\/contact-us\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">contact ANZA directly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tourmaline is also found in a deeper shade of green, like the 6.5-carat stone I used for this ring in my own collection.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"7\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BaDZpVbDFtm\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">Tourmaline ring for October birthdays! #birthstone #birthstonejewelry #octoberbirthstone #tourmaline #greentourmaline<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by Wendy Brandes (@wendybrandes) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2017-10-10T03:54:19+00:00\">Oct 9, 2017 at 8:54pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>This is one of my older designs, and I only have this one version of it left in size 6. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Fulvia-Ring\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">It&#8217;s normally $4,000<\/a>, but if you email me at info at wendybrandes dot com and tell me how much you love it, I might be persuaded to give you a special price. Try me! <\/p>\n<p>Finally, I have a pair of tourmaline stud earrings.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37770\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Birthstone-Studs-%252d-Tourmaline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37770\" class=\"wp-image-37770 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/rsz_wb_tourmalineears-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/rsz_wb_tourmalineears-1.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/rsz_wb_tourmalineears-1-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/rsz_wb_tourmalineears-1-300x345.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-37770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to shop.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Don&#8217;t they look delicious? I have two pairs. Get one for you and one for a friend!  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October has two birthstones: opal and tourmaline. I&#8217;ve already done two posts about opal jewelry, so it&#8217;s time to give tourmaline some love. Tourmaline comes in a variety of colors, and I have two on display in the toi et moi ring I recently created for my friend Monica Stephenson&#8217;s ANZA Gems project. 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