Amazing Amethyst - February's Semi-Precious Gemstone

What do I love about February’s Amethyst?  Mostly that it was my mother’s birthstone and I always think of her when i see amethyst.  My first experience with it was when I was perhaps 6 or 7 years old and decided to take my mother’s amethyst fashion jewelry to the white elephant sale at my elementary school, Seven Oaks in Winnipeg.  Of course, my mother knew nothing of it.  I vaguely remember her coming to the school to pick up the absconded jewels.  I suppose I was turned in before the beautiful purple bracelet and earrings sold for a penny or two to someone else’s mother.

The beautiful amethyst brooch below is circa 1850 and available via 1st Dibs.

I also love this Calico Juno handmade amethyst necklace.  I love the way it is delicately strung on a gold chain with an intricate clasp that you rarely see these days.  Imagine it worn in royal courts or on the ladies of Downton Abbey.   Luckily   this kind of jewelry just doesn't go out of style and reinvents itself to be worn in 2015 with jeans, mini dresses, long dresses, pants or jumpsuits.  Just about anything goes in 2015 and I love it!