Custom Made Jewerly to your specifications

Are you looking for a custom, designer, one of a kind piece of jewelry made to your specifications? Elizabeta Jewelry can help! We have big name designers that can create the perfect piece for you. If you have an idea, we will run with it. And you would have the opportunity to see a "proof" before we actually produce the final piece, letting you make changes if you would like.

A case history was a client looking for a mother's pendant but she didn't want the usual (yet lovely) mother's pendant that we often see. She was looking for something modern and contemporary. So using the appropriate birthstones, a jewelry designer came up with the piece that is pictured. It uses palladium metal with a ruby, garnet, and aquamarine.

If you are looking for something unique and that reflects your sense of style, please contact us at elizabeta@charter.net and we can put something together. You get all of the convenience of shopping from home but the service and personalization of a designer jewelry store.

Gemstones - Background and Lore - Hessonite

Hessonite is a variety of garnet. It tends to be warm brownish yellows, brownish oranges, or brownish reds. Because of its color and historic connection with the spice producing country of Sri Lanka, the stone is also called the cinnamon stone. It is found in Brazil, Canada, Madagascar, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, and the US. It rates a 7-7.5 on the Moh's hardness scale, and its toughness is considered fair to good. It can fracture if exposed to extreme temperature changes, and it is attacked by hydrofluoric acid. Never steam clean this stone as it may fracture. It is usually safe to clean ultrasonically, but it is safest to use warm soapy water and a toothbrush. Some alternatives to hessonite include almandite, citrine, fire opal, sapphire, spessartite, topaz, and zircon.

The use of this stone increases creativity and good use of the imagination. It may also serve to increase the level of self-confidence and reduce the propensity to be fearful. It can also increase the awareness of a person's subtle senses and increase ambition, which may also be for spiritual advancement.

Physically, it is said to help nervous disorders and such degenerative diseases as cancer. It may improve immune functions and counteract the harmful effects of radiation. Hessonite is said to help avert disasters and to protect against evil spirits. Supposedly it can prevent or avert insanity and protect from sudden misfortunes. It also has a reputation for giving great abilities in the sciences.

Gemstones - Background and Lore - Amethyst

Amethyst has been the most prized member of the quartz family. Early Greek mythology, and its wine purple color, linked amethyst with the god of wine, Bacchus. Other beliefs include amethysts kept their wearers clear minded in battle and business.

One of the original sources of amethyst is Russia, but newer deposits were discovered in South America, Namibia, Sri Lanka, United States, Uruguay, Zambia, and India. Amethyst comes in a wide variety of sizes and colors. The colors range from light lavendar to luxurious purple. Amethyst's royal purple tones are considered the finest color.

Amethyst is the birthstone for February and is associated with the zodiac Pisces. It is believed to increase vivid dreams, relieve depression, promote calm, serenity, and spirituality. It is also believed to help with addiction and stress.

Amethysts are rated a 7 on the Moh's Scale of Hardness, and it has good toughness.
Amethyst can fracture or the color can be altered with severe temperature changes. And some amethysts may fade when exposed to prolonged light.
Amethyst may be damaged by hydrofluoric acid, ammonium fluoride, and alkalies

Some amethysts are treated with heat to lighten color or produce citrine or green quartz.

To clean amethyst, steam cleaning is NOT recommended. Ultrasonic cleaning is usually safe, but warm, soapy water is best.

Some other alternatives to amethyst include Iolite, Rhodolite garnet, Sapphire, Spinel, Tanzanite, Topaz, and Tourmaline.

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June Promotions

June Promotions at Elizabeta Jewelry
The color of the month is red, the color of love and passion. Some red gemstones include the ruby, garnet, and spinel. The ruby is July’s birthstone and also the stone used to symbolize the 15th and 40th anniversary. In folklore, the ruby is said to provide protection from misfortune. The garnet is January’s birthstone and it is said to provide protection from evil. The spinel is perhaps the most under -appreciated of all the gemstones. It has often been mistaken for a ruby. In fact, the famous Black Prince’s Ruby (the central stone in the British Imperial State Crown) is actually a spinel. Due to its excellent hardness (8 on the Moh's scale) and high clarity spinel produces fine jewelry in various cuts and shapes. Spinel is never treated in any way and continues to be a great substitute for ruby and sapphire as well as an outstanding stone in its own right. Today fine red spinel is more rare than ruby.
If you are looking for a special piece of jewelry, whether it be an engagement ring or a piece to celebrate another one of life’s special moments, we would be happy to put together some ideas for you. You can incorporate a red spinel, a traditional diamond, or a diamond alternative to make your purchase unique and symbolic. Elizabeta Jewelry is happy to send you the center stone for inspection prior to setting it into a ring.
10% off our entire offering + Elizabeta Jewelry will donate 10% of the purchase price to the Nature Conservancy or CARE – use promo code JUNE10 .
Or free spinel with the purchase of an engagement ring. We will set the stone for you at no charge. Please contact us for information on the available gemstones.