Hi,
I am pretty new here at Etsy and slowly getting used to it all :)
I thought this would be a good place to promote October as being Opal Birthstone month and they make a special and unusual gift for yourself or someone you love.
Birthstones are a fun way to celebrate your birth month. Each month has its very own gemstone. Wearing your birthstone is considered lucky and providing good fortune.
October Birthstone - Opal Properties
For those who were born in the month of October the Opal is the traditional birthstone. The October birthstone poem reflects some of the properties with which the Opal is associated - hope, innocence and purity. The Traditional Metaphysical Properties for the October Birthstone Opal are happiness, faithfulness, loyalty and confidence. The healing properties of the October birthstone are reputed to be effective for health problems relating to the eyes and eye infections. The Opal is also used to enhance visualization,
October Birth stone poem - the Opal
"October's child is born for woe,
And life's vicissitudes must know,
But lay an opal on her breast,
imagination, dreams and healing.
And hope will lull those woes to rest."
Thanks to
http://www.birthstones.org for the above info. :)
