Yellow cubic zirconia drop earrings

If you haven’t got Christmas gift buying burnout at this time of year … then you’re exactly like me, and you leave everything to the last minute!

For those of you who have loved ones born in December, and your creative skills just can’t cope with the stress of having to think of another gift, there is a solution that will satisfy everyone! Jewellery is a gift which is personal, sentimental, longlasting and always makes guys and gals feel loved … and choosing December birthstone jewellery instantly narrows the search for the perfect piece to make life a little easier! Put this together with our hot picks for new and popular December birthstone pieces, and all that gift-selection stress will instantly melt away. Here are our top picks for December birthstone jewellery for both the guys and the gals.

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Pearl and blue topaz necklace

The topaz is a gorgeous, and very suitable birthstone for November. At this time of year (at least in the Southern hemisphere), the weather is warming up, the spring rains have almost disappeared, and every morning the sky is a dependable, clear blue … a lot like the gorgeous joyful blue of the traditional coloured topaz! It would be a pity to miss out on a birthstone gift for any November-born loved ones, since they’re such a beautiful symbol of the time of their birth. Today we check out some new November birthstone jewellery items in store, as well as a couple of old favourites that are guaranteed to please. This should be a little push down the slippery-dip past our whole range of topaz jewellery, to help you find the perfect November birthday gift!
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Beautiful Opal boulder doublet bracelet

Opals are one of the most unique and instantly recognizable gemstones. It is an amorphous form of silica, the only gemstone that is able to refract every colour in the visible light spectrum, and a gemstone which is very amenable to the unique look of smooth polishing and asymmetrical shaping. Best of all, as an Australian jeweller, we have access to some of the most budget-friendly high quality opals in the world! Opals are also the birthstone for October-born women and men, and opal jewellery is one of easiest ways to make a heart melt with a fast and easy gift search! Today we pick out some of the most popular opal jewellery items, as well as some newcomers to the opal gemstone jewellery range.

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Pandora Sapphire Gold Charm

In this world of factory runs, economies of scale and department store shopping becoming the only affordable option, everybody is looking for something they can truly make their own. Pandora bracelets (and indeed, the rest of their personalizable jewellery range) really came along and filled a need within girls and women the world over! If the shimmering, ever-changing styles of the Pandora bracelet charm range has captured the heart of one of your loved ones, you’ve got birthday gifts all wrapped up … the only thing you need to do is choose from the thousand-strong range of charms. That’s what we’re here to help you with today! Check out our top picks for Pandora charms for September birthdays.

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Pandora pink sapphire earrings

As a kid, birthdays were something that you looked forward to all year. My daughter said to me the other day that her birthday was getting close. I told her that it wasn’t, it was 4 months away … and she said that yes it was getting close, it was only 4 months away! As you get a bit older though, you tend to buy things for yourself as you need them throughout the year. This not only puts a blank look on your face when people ask what you’d like as a birthday present; it also makes other adults incredibly difficult to buy for! The best solution is to buy people the things that they wouldn’t buy for themselves – usually that means something to make them feel special, treated and looked after. Jewellery is just the thing – and if your loved one’s birthday falls in September, an easy way to narrow down the jewellery search is by searching for September birthstone jewellery. The birthstone for the month is the sapphire – today we check out a few choice old favourites, and some of the new arrivals on the sapphire birthstone jewellery scene!

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Striking peridot and diamond pendant

It’s a chilly time of year, but it can actually be pretty easy to warm a lucky girl’s (or guy’s!) heart with the right birthday gift. The August birthstone harks forward to warmer mornings, longer days, and a refreshed feeling throughout the world – the gem is the ultra-clear light green peridot. Birthstone jewellery makes for an easily personalised, longlasting and universally appealing gift for August-born women, men, girls and boys. Today we pick out a few of our most popular pieces of all time, as well as some of the newer peridot jewellery items for August birthdays in store.

Pandora Lovepods mixed three pod 18ct yellow gold necklace

Peridot yellow gold stud earrings

Pearl, green peridot and purple iolite earrings

The peridot pendant at the beginning of the article is a quintessential August birthstone jewellery piece, with its generously sized peridot and affordable 9ct gold base. That asymmetrical gold framing gives the pendant a very contemporary edge – a great choice for females at the cutting edge of fashion, or who like things a little quirkier! A 0.03ct brilliant cut white diamond accents the peridot and yellow gold … like a reflected sunbeam set against a backdrop of grassy fields and golden sunshine. Ahhhh! The peridot is an oval cut stone, and at 7mm x 9mm is quite large – this gives it a 2.1ct weight, and the overall pendant is 1.7cm long. The chain you see on the picture is for display purposes – if your birthday girl doesn’t have an all-purpose chain that this will suit, check out our chain selection.

The Pandora Lovepods necklace at right is more of a luxury birthday gift … but it really is one that will be treasured forever. The base is a bright, gentle 18ct gold, and the necklace features three ‘pods’ – one peridot, one blue topaz and one red topaz. Topaz is actually one of the alternative birthstones for August, making this an especially suitable birthday piece! The chain is 45cm long – high enough to sit nicely above the neckline of your loved one’s clothes and be shown off wherever they go! Although this is a luxury item, it’s designed as an everyday wearer, with its slimline design and the gemstones sized so that they accent outfits rather than overwhelming or clashing with other colours.

The beautiful oval-cut peridot earrings at right are an obvious match for the August birthstone pendant at the beginning of the article. If your budget doesn’t stretch to getting your loved one a matching set for their birthday, bookmark these earrings anyway for a ready-made Christmas present! The peridots are 6mm x 8mm,  the same proportions as the stone in the pendant, and they are also set in affordable (but beautiful!) 9ct yellow gold. If you’re buying a non-romantic present for a loved one (such as for your sister, mother or a platonic friend), birthstone earrings are especially suitable.

With their calm and mysterious under-ocean feel, the pearl, peridot and purple iolite earrings at right are quite different to most other birthstone pieces! The rounded, polished finish of the peridots and the iolites is not only a parallel for the pearls, but makes for a greater depth of colour … looking at them, you almost feel as if you’re watching seaweed waft around your face while staring outwards into the clouded purple depths! These gorgeous earrings are made for pierced ears – the post and butterfly fitting sit behind the joint of the top iolite and the top peridot stones. They are 4.5cm long – perfect if you want to add to your loved one’s costume or evening jewellery collection.

Remember, there’s actually an entire universe of jewellery waiting to unfurl into spring at Gilletts! Check out the rest of our August birthstone jewellery collection, or look into alternative options like carnelian and topaz jewellery if green’s not her colour. But most of all, keep looking – this little selection is just the icing on a much bigger cake!

3mm Rhodolite garnet yellow gold earrings

It’s the beginning of a fresh New Year … the holidays are trailing to a bittersweet end, work is knocking at the door, and we’re all trying our darndest to make this year different, and keep those resolutions! New Years can actually be a time when things feel a little flat after the holiday high … so if you know somebody who’s having their birthday in January, it’s the perfect time to lift their spirits and make them feel special! Garnets are the birthstone for people born in January, and they offer an easy way to make women’s jewellery gifts a little more personal and special. Today we check out some new and classic garnet jewellery items for girls born in January.
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Pandora light blue topaz gold pendant

It’s December … and if you’ve been doing your spousely, brotherly, sisterly, parent-ly and childly duties, you’ve probably used up a lot of inspiration on deciding what Christmas presents to buy everybody! People with a birthday in December often get a bit of a poor showing when it comes to birthday gifts … it isn’t that people don’t care, but their minds are usually in other places. There is an easy and personalised solution – grab a December birthstone jewellery gift, and you have instant personalisation in a sentimental and very longlasting gift! December can even be a difficult month to buy birthstone jewellery for (!) so today we check out all your options for pre-Christmas babies … and their adult versions .

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Pink sapphire bunny brooch

With a massive variety of colours ranging from deep, calm ocean blue, to rosy romantic pink, mossy green and fiery orange, September-born guys and girls are almost guaranteed to find a birthstone jewellery piece that reflects their personality incorporating sapphires. Sapphires are traditionally a luxury gemstone for jewellery, and while they do have a definite exotic, special feel, there are plenty of sapphire pieces that are within budget for us ordinary people! Today we check out a niche selection of these great-priced, beautiful quality September birthstone gift ideas.

Golden sapphire and diamond ring

Stunning sapphire and diamond pendant

Sapphire and diamond earrings

Pandora pink sapphire pendant with leather necklace

If your lucky September-born lady is also a Mum, we love the idea of the pink sapphire-eyed bunny brooch at the beginning of the article. It can be difficult to find Mums’ gifts that aren’t specific to the baby’s gender, but this gorgeous brooch takes the cake nicely. The bunny is made of 18ct yellow gold, with two pink sapphires of 0.02ct each as eyes, and a total length of 3.2cm overall. You can also choose this design in 18ct white gold, if your September-born loved one would prefer. Just make sure you buy her plenty of real nappy pins to go along with it … wouldn’t want her to mix up her gift in a moment of baby-brain induced insanity!

Though we’re most used to deep ocean blue as the colour of sapphires (with an occasional bright, feminine pink), they come in a massive variety of colours. As far as September birthstone gifts go, the golden sapphire and diamond ring at right is a very unusual one … and unusually well-priced, as well! It features a 6mm x 4mm golden coloured sapphire as the centrepiece, surrounded by a little army of 10 brilliant cut genuine white diamonds. The band is a very comfortable 2mm wide, and if you’re looking for a romantic gift for your loved one this September, this ring is a great choice. You’ll need to know finger size when ordering, and it is definitely best to have this checked at a local jeweller rather than slipping pieces of paper round her fingers while she’s sleeping … (!)

As one of the traditional gemstones of old, you’ll often find sapphires in elegantly traditional arrangements of gemstones like the pendant at right. The sapphire centrepiece is a .40ct piece in rich natural blue, and is surrounded by 12 brilliant cut white diamonds in a sunburst pattern. The design is very noticeable, but the pendant itself is quite daintily sized at 1.7cm long, and is perfect for unobtrusive everyday wear. It ships for free across Australia, and while it isn’t quite in the ‘budget’ category, it is actually fantastic value for money, with the high gemstone weight and 18ct gold base.

If you are looking to make this September birthday particularly special, the sapphire and diamond earrings at right make an excellent accompaniment for the pendant above … though they are just as stunning as a solo act! The huggie design is becoming very popular, allowing everyday wear and plenty of surface area for sparkle, without being unwieldy like some dangle and drop designs. These gorgeous earrings have an 18ct white gold base again, and a combined sapphire weight in the alternating gemstones of .27ct, along with 0.17ct of white diamonds. You can also layby them for around the cost of a night of takeaway per week … I’d say these are far more worthwhile!

The Pandora jewellery necklace at right is one of our most affordable sapphire jewellery pieces for September birthdays. The gemstone is again lovely quality, but dainty – the aspect which makes most difference to the price is the use of vintage, down to earth materials rather than the 18ct gold base which is common across other September birthstone jewellery. The bubbled metal design, dainty pink sapphires set in 14ct yellow gold inlays and looping style is encapsulated in a range of Pandora pieces – there are bracelet charms, rings and neat, everyday-wear post and butterfly fitting earrings that you can either choose to go with the necklace, or simply keep in mind as a Christmas gift!

Sapphires are a luxury, highly traditional stone – but September birthstone jewellery with sapphires doesn’t have to come with ‘traditional’ price tags … keep browsing and see for yourself! There are plenty of great value September birthstone pieces on site, and with our in-store layby option you’ll be able to choose something stunning without denting your budget too much. If you have any questions about the pieces, just ask our friendly store staff via the Live Help link at the right of screen in the store area.

Oval peridot yellow gold pendant

The birthstone poem originally published by Tiffany and Co., that set out the traditional array of birthstones as we know them, said that those born in August would remain unmarried unless they wore peridots. “The August born without this stone / /’Tis said, must live unloved; alone’. Nawh!! Pity the many, many poor women who couldn’t afford to buy peridots back in 1870, the pamphlet’s publication date. Or perhaps, don’t pity them … because it seems that many women managed to get married without the magical help of this nevertheless fresh, pretty and delightful stone! The not-very-subtle ways that Tiffany used to sell their peridot jewellery back in the 19^th century don’t take anything away from the fact that peridots are a gorgeous gemstone for August birthdays; with a fresh, light colouring, an innate versatility, and a suitability for all budgets. All modern budgets, at least! Today we check out some beautiful peridot July birthday gifts from the range of birthstone jewellery on site.

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