The stone of peace/sobriety
Amethyst
Birthstone: February
Wedding Anniversary: 6th
Amethyst protects its wearer from harm and reduces stress, irritability, anger, fear, anxiety and grief.
It improves memory, increases motivation, relieves insomnia and assists in dream recall and understanding.
On top of all that, it's said to encourage sobriety and help those struggling with an addiction.
Ametrine
Ametrine is a combination of both Amethyst and Citrine.
Amethyst is great for intellect, said to help with negotiation skills, decision making, problem solving and memory.
Citrine is an energy booster that attracts wealth, prosperity and success. It raises self esteem, encourages creativity and motivation.
When combined these minerals create a sense of harmony, balancing the female and masculine energies.
Apatite
Apatite is said to increase motivation, creativity and intellect.
It helps clear confusion, frustration and irritability and remove feelings of negativity towards oneself and others.
Apatite is meant to give us the guidance we need to maintain the delicate balancing act between following our dreams and the daily responsibilities of adulthood.
The stone of courage
Aquamarine
Birthstone: March
Wedding anniversary: 19th
Aquamarine is said to be a stone of courage, it gives support to those overwhelmed by responsibility.
It's also meant to sharpen intellect and intuition, promote self expression and help build tolerance and compassion.
The stone of encouragement/support
Blue Lace Agate
A great communication aid, particularly for those who have difficulty being heard by others and seek the confidence to speak their truth.
It also helps those who struggle to express their emotions without getting angry or upset.
Beneficial to wear when public speaking – it provides a confidence boost and helps with articulation.
The feel better stone
Carnelian
Birthstone: July
Wedding anniversary: 17th
Carnelian restores vitality, motivation and stimulates creativity.
It helps one to trust in themselves and their instincts and promotes courage, positive life choices and motivates success.
Good for study, memory and relieves mental lethargy.
Chrysocolla
Chrysocolla is said to be a calming stone that cleanses and re-energises its wearer.
It alleviates guilt, heals heartache and increases the capacity to love.
It’s great for communication, self expression and especially useful for those who teach.
It inspires confidence, creativity, truth telling and impartiality and helps combat mental tension.
The money stone
Citrine
Birthstone: November
Wedding Anniversary: 13th
Citrine is said to be an energy boosting stone that attracts wealth, prosperity and success.
It stimulates the brain annd strengthens intellect.
It raises self esteem and encourages creativity, motivation, joy, wonder and enthusiasm.
Dendritic Opal
Said to be a stone for moving forward in life, dendritic opal promotes good luck, optimism, the ability to seize the moment and aids with decision making.
It is also used to enhance intuition and creativity in its wearer.
The stone of successful love
Emerald
Birthstone: May
Wedding anniversary: 20th
Said to promote loyalty, enhance unity and keep partnerships in balance.
Emerald has a healing effect on the emotions, it brings positivity and enables one to enjoy life to the fullest.
Fluorite
Fluorite is said to increase concentration, self confidence and help with decision making.
A great learning aid that focuses the mind and helps us to work well in stressful situations.
It encourages positivity and balances the energies
The pomegranate stone
Garnet
Birthstone: January
Wedding anniversary: 2nd
Garnet is said to inspire love and devotion and bring emotional balance.
It's also meant to help overcome depression and emotional trauma, it activates and strengthens the survival instinct bringing courage and hope.
Garnet sharpens the perception of oneself and others and inspires creativity and vitality.
Grandidierite
Grandidierite is said to give us the ability to challenge, to give us the drive to work for what we want and not just settle for what comes easily.
It provides clear life visions, helping its wearer to choose the best and most successful path.
It boosts execution force, will power and passion helping its owner to achieve their goals and ridding them of the daily stresses that get in the way like fear and anxiety.
Kyanite
Kyanite is thought to be a calming stone that drives away anger, frustration, confusion and stress.
It provides energy and encourages perseverance, reason and mental stamina.
It’s also believed to be good for dream recall and understanding.
The stone of transformation
Labradorite
Labradorite is said to help its wearer adjust to change, imparting strength and perseverance.
It fights off fears and insecurities and encourages imagination, new ideas, intuition and enthusiasm.
The wisdom keeper
Lapis Lazuli
Birthstone: December
Wedding Anniversary: 9th
Thought to be a protection stone that releases stress, brings peace, harmony and a deep inner self knowledge.
Lapis provides qualities of honesty, compassion, objectivity, morality and creativity.
It is also meant to help the wearer to bond with others by enabling them to express their feelings and emotions.
The Atlantis stone
Larimar
Found only in the Dominican Republic
Larimar is said to be an effective 'worry stone' as it helps relieve anxiety - especially social anxiety or anxiety caused by guilt.
Larimar can help you communicate your feelings and recognize when your emotions have no positive effect.
It helps dissolve self sabotaging behaviour and creates a sense of calm.
The wish stone
London Blue Topaz
Birthstone: December
Wedding Anniversary: 4th
London Blue Topaz is known as a wish stone and thought to be linked with love and good fortune.
It’s good for reasoning, creativity, vitality, prosperity, success and individuality.
It helps with decision making and achieving goals. It boosts confidence and helps to overcome stress and anxiety. It encourages self control, honesty and forgiveness.
The stone for new beginnings
Moonstone
Birthstone: June
Moonstone promotes inner growth and strength. Used to soothe emotional instability and stress and provide a sense of calm.
It's also said to enhance intuition, to inspire and bring about good fortune in travel, love and business.
Moss Agate
Said to be a ‘lucky stone’, great for new beginnings and bringing abundance in wealth and self esteem.
Moss Agate shows us the beauty in all we behold, it lifts us up when we’re feeling down, gives us strength when we need to be strong, encourages us to trust and hope and helps us feel closer to nature.
The Queen of gems
Opal
Birthstone: October
Wedding Anniversary: 14th
Opal is said to stimulate creativity and originality, strengthen memory and encourage freedom, independence and self worth.
Wearing opal is also meant to bring loyalty and spontaneity.
Peridot
Birthstone: August
Wedding anniversary: 16th
Peridot is said to be a powerful emotional cleanser, detoxifying the wearer of negative emotions such as guilt, jealousy, resentment, anger and hatred.
It opens our hearts to joy, love and new relationships.
It enhances self esteem, responsibility, confidence, assertion, strength and motivation and encourages us to see our true worth
Fool's gold
Pyrite
Nicknamed ‘fools gold’ for its golden metallic appearance, Pyrite is thought to be a powerful protection stone that can shield its wearer from all kinds of harm and also bring them luck.
It also increases strength, energy, willpower and confidence and aids in achieving wealth and success.
The stone of unconditional love
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz is said to restore trust and harmony in existing relationships and seek out new lasting loves, be that romantic, platonic or even with oneself.
Rose quartz is calming and reassuring and dispels negative energy.
Ruby
Birthstone: July
Wedding anniversary: 40th
Ruby is said to encourage passion and zest for life - it brings about confidence and removes negative energies.
It promotes positive dreams and realistic goals and helps to overcome exhaustion and lethargy.
It attracts laughter, courage, spontaneity, passion and wealth.
Venus hair stone
Rutilated Quartz
Rutilated Quartz is said to be a powerful illuminator.
It cleanses us of negative energies, ill thoughts, depression, fears, phobias and anxieties.
It helps us to reach the true root of our problems and facilitates change and resolve.
Rutilated quartz promotes forgiveness and allows us to be our best selves.
The wisdom stone
Sapphire
Birthstone: September
Wedding anniversary: 5th
Sapphire is said to help fulfil ambitions, balance the emotions, enhance intuition and bring about joy and fun.
It also helps its wearer to see the beauty in everything.
The stone of revitalisation
Spinel
Birthstone: August
Wedding anniversary: 22nd
Spinel is said to be a catalyst for inspiration. It helps its wearer to think outside the box and enables them to articulate new ideas.
It's thought to enhance all the positive aspects of the wearers personality and remove the negative thoughts they may have about their own appearance, talents or capabilities.
Spiny Oyster Turquoise
Turquoise and Spiny Oyster shells compressed together to make the most unique patterns.
Spiny Oyster shell is said to provide strength, courage and luck.
Turquoise is said to be a purification stone that dispels negative energy, stabilizes mood swings and instills an inner calm
Strawberry Quartz
Strawberry Quartz is said to be a stone of love, it stimulates the heart and allows the wearer to accept and reciprocate love.
It also helps to see the reality in any given situation as well as channeling away unused energy to give peace of mind and restful sleep.
Sunstone
Sunstone is linked to good luck and fortune, said to increase vitality, self worth and confidence.
It alleviates fearfulness and stress and encourages optimism and enthusiasm.
Sunstone is also meant to heighten intuition and allow the true self to shine through happily.
Tanzanite
Birthstone: December
Wedding anniversary: 24th
Rarer than diamond, Tanzanite is only found in one place in the world - it will soon be completely mined out and extremely hard to come by.
Tanzanite is said to be a stone of transtormation, it can help dissolve old patterns and allow us to move forward with optimism and inspiration.
It gives a sense of direction and enables us to visualize the future.
The feel good stone
Tourmaline
Birthstone: October
Wedding Anniversary: 8th
Tourmaline is said to be good for love, fun and humour. It dispels negative energy and aids its wearer in understanding themselves and others.
It balances the right and left sides of the brain and promotes confidence, inspiration, compassion, tolerance and prosperity.
Turquoise
Birthstone: December
Wedding anniversary: 11th
Turquoise is said to be a ‘purification stone’ that dispels negative energy, stabilizes mood swings and instills an inner calm.
It fights off depression and exhaustion, lifts sagging spirits and helps with self awareness and creative problem solving.
It’s also widely known as a symbol of friendship, thought to bring happiness and luck.
Vesuvianite
Vesuvianite is said to give us a sense of inner security, removing negativity, fear and feelings of imprisonment.
It gives us the ability to better understand the things on this earth that have no physical substance.
It opens the mind and stimulates inventiveness.