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Learn about Mother's Birthstone Rings and Necklaces

Mother's rings and necklaces represent your family, made with your family’s birthstones, one birthstone for each family member.

Shows birthstones by month with an image: January-garnet, february-amethyst, march-aquamarine, april-diamond, may-emerald, june-alexandrite, july-ruby, august-peridot, september-sapphire, october-tourmaline, november-topaz/citrine, december-zircon

Birthstones

Birthstones are gemstones that represent the month of your birthday. 

Some months have more than one birthstone. For example, June is pearl, moonstone, and alexandrite. October is opal and pink tourmaline. December is all things blue: Turquoise, tanzanite, blue zircon. Although not technically a December birthstone, blue topaz is often used.

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Shows mothers necklaces with different birthstones and quantities: one is a heart, one is infinity, one is a bar, and one is a circle

Which family birthstones should I include?

For a newer mom, it is usually her kid’s birthstones. You can also include the husband’s birthstone, and mom’s too, for the entire family!


For a grandma, mother’s rings and necklaces are extra special. Necklaces can usually hold more birthstones than rings, so if there’s a large family, that might be a better choice. Alternatively, just the grandkid’s birthstones can be used.

Which order should I put the birthstones?

Sometimes the birthstones are placed in birth order. For a grandmother’s ring, you might have her oldest child’s kids, followed by the next child’s kids, and so on.

Other times people choose the most aesthetic look. At Fox Fine Jewelry, we’ll help you decide the best layout of your birthstones.

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a coil ring on a hand with bezel set enhanced colored diamonds, and a yellow gold bypass ring with enhanced colored diamonds

Colored diamonds are more durable

At Fox Fine Jewelry, we recommend using colored diamonds to represent the birthstones for mother’s rings and necklaces:

  • Some birthstones are more prone to chipping and scratching.
  • Diamonds are not only durable, they sparkle much more.
  • In birthstone sizes, diamonds don’t cost that much more.

Plus, diamonds are forever - just like family!

About the Author

Debbie Fox, CPA, is Fox Fine Jewelry’s co-owner and VP of Operations. Debbie worked in public accounting in tax and audit, taught math and accounting, and studied fine art before transitioning to the jewelry industry. These skills give her the ability to meld the art of jewelry with the broad skills required to run a successful business.

Debbie received the City of Ventura Mayor’s Arts Award and the Ventura County Arts Council Award. Fox Fine Jewelry was named the Best Jeweler in America, and has been voted the #1 jeweler in Ventura County every year since 2008.

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