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Tanzanite is one of the alternate birthstones for December. More importantly, tanzanite is my favorite gemstone, second only to alexandrite. I’ve made an entire blog about tanzanite because I just couldn’t wait until December to talk about it. You can read my thoughts about it here & also look around the blog for great deals & bargains. Tanzanite makes a great present & you can find it affordably, even though it is a rare gemstone.  (I write in really long sentences when I get excited, does it show? Tanzanite is just that pretty)

Christmas is about giving…to me. When I turned 15, my brother thought “What should I get for my sister, a cd, or maybe a shirt, hey I know, a tomahawk”. I still have that tomahawk, but let’s face it, a lot of times we don’t get what we want. True, it’s not all about us, but every year I try to buy myself a little something to celebrate making it through the stress of the holidays. One year a foot massager, lots of earrings, Gilmore Girls DVD’s, just something to celebrate the holiday in my own way. I’ve never bought myself another tomahawk, but there is always time.

Traditional Christmas colors are red & green. The colors of rubies & emeralds. (Sounds a lot like yesterday’s post doesn’t it, well don’t underestimate me). However, if you deepen the kelly green to a darker green, you will have a better holiday look. (Bet you never expected that). When most people think of emeralds they think of a deep clear green. Maybe if you are Jessica Simpson, but most of us can only afford opaque, bright green emeralds. So instead, try chrome diopside, also known as Russian Emerald, or Russian Diamonds. Most Chrome Diopside comes from Siberia, which is apparently cold. So cold, & frozen, that they can only mine this gemstone a few months out of the year. Therefore, Russian Emeralds are pretty rare. It is also one of the few gemstones that isn’t enhanced or color treated, it is naturally that beautiful green color. This gemstone has brilliant color & a pretty neat story. You not only get the great gemstone, but you also have a story to tell about it when someone comments on it. (They will comment on this trust me)