While the holidays are supposed to be joyful and magical, they can also be stressful. Finding just the right gifts for loved ones can be stressful. Luckily jewelry can be the answer to all the stress, no matter who you are buying for! Jewelry is the perfect gift for so many reasons. First, jewelry is […]
Blue is the color of December, at least as far as birthstones go! Blue topaz and turquoise are both gorgeous gems – we have written about them both here and provide more details about blue topaz here. Let’s check out more fun details about turquoise, which is the traditional December birthstone. Turquoise was one of […]
The end of the year is a favorite time of ours here at Bridgewaters. We love to see all the fun and festive things going on from Halloween with kids in cute costumes, to Thanksgiving with pumpkin pie and the beauty of fall colors and, finally, to our December holidays with the scent of pine […]
Those born in November have a choice of birthstones, the beautiful topaz which comes in a rainbow of colors or the yellow, gold or amber citrine. We’ve written generally about both stones here and about citrine here. Let’s focus on the gorgeous topaz today. Topaz come in various tones and saturations of blue, green, yellow, […]
Being in the middle of “Red October” and the MLB playoffs got us thinking: where did the tradition of World Series rings come from? So we did a little research and found out the following really cool facts: Rings for winning the World Series have been a tradition since 1932. However, the concept of valuable […]
Those lucky enough to be born in October have a modern (pink tourmaline) and a tradition (opal) birthstone. We’ve written about opal last year, so thought we would delve into the beautiful pink tourmaline. In addition to being a birthstone of October, it is also the gift for the 8th wedding anniversary. Read on for […]
The September birthday, Sapphire, is beautiful and a favorite of royalty, think “royal blue,” for centuries. We’ve written about them several times sharing and . But there is still so much to know! Keep reading for some fun and interesting facts about sapphires! Toughness: Sapphires are a tough gem, a 9 out of 10 on […]
With National Grandparents Day just past, we started to wonder about the many different names that grandparents are called. While many grandparents choose to remain traditional with Grandma or Grandpa, there is wide spectrum of nicknames: MomMom/PopPop, Meemaw, Gramps/Gram and so many more. So where and why did these nicknames come from? Grandma and Grandpa […]
August babies are super lucky – they get to choose between three different gems: Peridot, Sardonyx and Spinel. We’ve shared details about peridot and sardonyx in past blogs and so today we will focus on spinel, a stone that comes in a multitude of colors from red to purple to blue and bluish green. Spinel […]
The days are getting shorter and when that starts to happen, we all know what time it is! Back to School! If this time of year makes you a little down, we have just the fun facts to cheer you right up. Read on for fun facts about school. Did you know…? High school didn’t […]
