Lapis Lazuli Pandora Bead

Thank goodness for Pandora … perhaps if she hadn’t opened that box, she would never have become famous, and we wouldn’t have such an easy, versatile, affordable and beautiful range of gifts to offer! If you are looking for a birthday gift for someone born in December, Pandora bracelets are a great starting point … but where do you go from there?

Blue Topaz six petal flower bead

Sagitarius Bead

Capricorn Bead

Queen Bee

The fast but still thoughtful way to go is to get a birthstone charm. Turquoise is the official birthstone for people born in December, and one of the alternate birthsontes is Lapis Lazuli … deep and exotic, as well as hard wearing. There is a Lapis bead in the Birthstones section. Blue Topaz is also accepted as being a birthstone for December, and in the gemstones section there is a blue topaz with petal surrounds bead, as well as a gold flower with blue topaz bead. Another fast but still thoughtful birthday gift idea for December is to grab a zodiac link – for people born up until the 21st of December, you need the Sagittarius sign, and for Christmas time and New Year lead-up babies, Capricorn is their zodiac sign.

Most people born in December are Sagittarians, who are traditionally fun-loving, extroverted, free and straightforward. It is easy to find beads that reflect these qualities – if your friend leans towards the ‘fun’ side, go for some of the gorgeous and very individual charms in the silver and gold section – like the Queen bee with gold crown, or the golden princess and the pea beads. The silver wedding cake with gold heart bead will remind Sagittarians of their outgoing, party-loving side. There are also some gorgeous, fun flower and polka dot patterned murano glass beads in the glass beads section of the Pandora area. Some especially evocative ones include the deep blue glass beads, as many of the birthstones for December are blue in colour – turquoise, lapis lazuli and blue topaz (obviously!) are all blue, and you can incorporate the feeling of all of them in the murano glass bead; blue with streaky patterns.

For Capricorns, whose starsign characteristics are prudency and responsibility, cautiousness and discipline, you’ll be looking for a more modern, sleeker and more restrained Pandora charm. There are some gorgeous options in the glass beads section here also, including a whole range of colored streaky glass beads like the murano glass bead; pale pink and white ribbon patterns and silver, whose muted colors represent the cautious and traditional nature of Capricorns. You could also consider safety chains as an alternative way to add to a Pandora bracelet for a Capricorn. As cautious people, anything to do with safety should be appreciated! The silver curve lines safety chain is both sweeping, appropriate and restrained, to suit the Capricorn personality.

The Pandora section of the site now also displays the current stock status of each Pandora bead. This allows you to select in-stock beads to make sure your Pandora present arrives on time!