January - Garnet

When most people think of garnet, think of those magnificent deep-red gemstones found in antique jewelry. But garnet goes beyond being deep-red gemstones and antique jewelry. Its full spectrum of rich colors can make it the perfect accent to lampwork bead jewelry that becomes wearable art, making the perfect statement. There is a broad diversity of colors from the green of summer grass, the gold of freshly harvested wheat, the orange of fiery hot steel, the pink of a delicate rosebud – garnet has is all. Garnet can be found in many areas of the world. Some of the most magnificent sources include Africa, Australia, Brazil, India, Madagascar, Russia, Sri Lanka and the United States.